Math 300 At a Glance...

How to interpret the contents of each cell in the syllabus:

Chapter reading for that class

class topic

pre-class homework problems to be handed in at beginning of class

  Monday Wednesday Friday
September Labour Day

Parametric equations
11.1:

HW:3, 22,

Link to excellent graphing resources:

Calculus applied to parametric equations
11.2

HW:3,15

8

Working with Polar Coordinates
11.3

HW:9,16  
11

Working with Polar Coordinates
11.3
13

Finding Areas and Arc Lengths in Polar form
11.4

HW:4,13

15

Parametric equations
11.4

HW:41,49

Assignment #1

Solutions:

pg1 | pg 2 | pg 3 | pg 4

Wrapping up loose-ends


18

IS Conference

Infinite Series
12.1,12.2

HW:12.1, 59
HW:12.2, 29



22

Infinite Series - Testing Convergence
12.3,12.7

HW:12.7:1, 34

Maple worksheet on convergence tests

25

Power Series
12.8,12.9

HW: 12.8:4, 31

27

Taylor Series
29 

 

Taylor series in Maple
October

Binomial Series

HW: 12.10: 40

HW: 12.11:20


2

Applying the Taylor Series

HW 12.12: 27, 34

4

Wrapping up loose-ends   
6

Thanksgiving

9

Vectors


11 

VPython vector demo

13.3 Multiplying Vectors

HW13.2: 17, 29
HW13.3: 7, 47


13

13.4 Multiplying Vectors

HW 13.4: 7, 29

vpython #29

16

13.5 Lines and Planes
18

HW 13.5: 5, 11,44

13.5 Lines and Planes

Wrapping-up

Maple Resources

3dgeometry

20

 

Mid Term

Mid Term Blueprint

Midterm Solution

23

 


13.6 Surfaces

Maple worksheet on quadric surfaces
25

13.7 Coordinates in 3-Space

HW: 13.6: 9, 36

HW: 13.7: 27, 60

 

Maple worksheet on spherical and cylindrical plots

27

14.1 Vector Functions and Space Curves

Maple worksheet on spacecurves
VPYTHON spacecurve animator

HW: 14.1: 5, 25,39

30

November

14.2 Calculus of Vector Functions

HW: 14.2 5, 18, 37
1

14.2 Calculus of Vector Functions

HW: 14.2 5, 18, 37


3  

14.3 Arc Length and Curvature

HW: 14.3; 4,13,23
6

14.3, 14.4 Applying the ideas...

HW: 14.3 #26
14.4: #3, 10

8

14.4 Applying the ideas...

HW: 14.4: 14, 19
10

Assignment #3
solutions 1 | 2 | 3


13  

15.1 ,15.2 -Functions of Several Variables and Limits and Continuity

Maple on limits
Excel on limits

HW: 15.1: 3, 28
HW: 15.2: 12, 27


15



17  

15.3 Partial Derivatives
20  

 

Maple on tangent planes

15.4 Tangent Planes

HW: 15.3: 10, 36, 65
22 

15.5 The Chain Rule for Functions in Several Variables

HW: 15.3: 74

HW15.4: 4, 25

24

 

Mid Term #2

exam blueprint
29

December

15.6 The Gradient Vector


1   

15.7 Maxima and Minima

4

15.7 Maxima and Minima

 

HW: 15.7: 8, 39,47

6

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