HW 0

Take a few minutes to reflect on your experiences with mathematics. Who were your teachers? What have you learned? What would you like to learn? Write about yourself and your experience with mathematics. To get full credit on this assignment, you must do the following:
  1. Your experience with mathematics. Examples of topics you could write about include:
    • Compare the best mathematics teacher you ever had with the worst mathematics teacher you ever had. What makes a good math teacher?
    • What was the best experience you ever had with mathematics? What was the worst experience?
    • What was the hardest math problem you ever attempted? Were you successful? How did you feel about it?
    • What do you find easiest about mathematics, and what gives you the most difficulty, and why?
  2. The practicality of mathematics. Examples of topics you could write about include:
    • Have you ever attempted to solve a math problem just for the fun of it, or do you only do math problems if they are assigned?
    • Have you ever done a math problem that had an impact (however small) on your life? If so, describe the impact it had.
    • Do you know of any mathematics that has had an impact on your life?
  3. Your expectations in this course.
    • What do you expect to put into this course, and what would you really like to get out of this Calculus course?
    • How do your expectations compare with those of the instructor that are printed in lthe syllabus?
    • What do you think would be the most helpful thing that could be done in this course to help you succeed?

HW1

Review the rules for calculating limits in 1.4. Then read 3.7 L'Hopital's Rule.
Turn in 3.7 #3, 6, 9, 14, 37, 39, 40, 41, 47, 49

Extra Credit(2): In problem 49, find an example of a non-differentiable function where the indicated limit exists.


HW2

Read 6.6 Improper Integrals.
Turn in 6.6 #2, 4 (In 4b, make a table and integrate exactly), 8, 9, 12, 13, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 58 (You may use your calculator's integral instead of Simpson's rule, but tell which you use.)

HW3

Read 8.1 Sequences.
Turn in #3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 34, 35, 38, 43

HW4

Read 8.2 Series.
Turn in 8.2 #3, 7, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 39, 44, 45, 47

HW5

Read 8.3 The integral and Comparison tests; Estimating sums.
Turn in 8.3 #9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 31

HW6

Read 8.4 Other Convergence Tests
Turn in 8.4 #4, 5, 8, 12, 16, 17, 21, 22

HW7

Read 8.5 Power Series
Turn in 8.5 #3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20, 23

HW8

Read 8.6 Representation of functions as power series
Turn in 8.6 #3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 19, 27, 28

HW9

Read 8.7 Taylor and Maclaurin Series
Turn in 8.7 #4, 5, 8, 20, 32, 38, 40

HW10

Read 8.8 Applications of Taylor Polynomials Turn in 8.8 #3, 6, 9, 17, 22, 23, 25, 27

HW11

Read Section 9.1 Parametric Curves
Find Do 9.1 #5, 6, 9, 10, 16, 19, 22, 24, Write parametric equations for a fancy smiley face.

HW12

Read Section 9.2 Calculus with parametric curves
Find Do 9.2 #3, 6, 15, 21, 29, 30, 34, 40, 48

HW13

Read Section 9.3 Polar Coordinates
Find Do 9.3 #2, 3, 6, 12, 13, 16, 31, 36, 40, 47, 51, 57 (look at only)

HW14

Read 9.4 Calculus in Polar Coordinates. Find
Do 9.4 #2, 8, 9, 15, 21, 23, 29, 33, 34

HW15

Read 9.5 Conic sections in polar coordinates. Find
Do 9.5 #2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 13, 25
Last Update: September 1, 2008
Ronald K. Smith
Graceland University
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