Meets MWF 11am - 12pm at CAS 324
Discussion M 10am-11am at CAS 116
Instructor: Dr. Alex Levichev; r.225 at the Dept. of Math.
tel.358-2392 (please, rely on e-mail more)
E-mail: levit@math.bu.edu (or levit@bu.edu when the math network is down)
Exams: three TESTS (10/1,11/5,12/3), each will be 3 units worth. The (cumulative) FINAL (12/16,12.30pm -2.30pm) will be 6 units worth.
webpage: http://math.bu.edu/people/levit
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VIEW YOUR GRADES ON-LINE (on the other website: http://courseinfo.bu.edu
from where you get to our CAS MA 129
From within the CourseInfo site, students should select Student Tools > Check Your Grade.
Prereq: Calculus I
To take your possible questions, I'll be in MCS 225 on Tue, 12/16 11.30-12.15
Test 3 scores posted. Ave is 31.1 in the 18 through 40 range.
Test 3 on Wed, 12/3, covers Chapters 20,22,23,24.
12/2 Current attendance grades posted.
L-26 Ch.24 finished, Ch.25 started. HW 8.6: 3,5,9,11,13,21; Ch.24: 4i, ii, iii.
L-25 Ch.24 (starting from p.502). HW 8.5: 3-17odd.
L-24 Ch.23 finished. HW 8.4: 7,19-27odd,31,33; Ch.23: 1i, 1vii, 1ix, 1xiii, 1xiv..
L-23 Two more tests from Ch.23. HW 8.3: 7-23odd.
L-22 Ch.23 (up to Th.3 on p.469). HW 8.2: 1,9,13-19odd,23-31odd,39.
MA 230, Honors Vector Calculus is the next course in the sequence of honors math courses. Unlike MA 129, you will not be assumed to have any background in vector calculus (just a solid calculus background), and we will cover all the material from MA 225. The focus of the course will be on applications--the text will be "Second Year Calculus: From Celestial Mechanics to Special Relativity" by David Bressoud. If you have questions, please contact me (Glen Hall--MCS 226, rockford@math.bu.edu)
L-21 Print-outs from a "regular" Calc II textbook distributed, Ch.22 discussed, Ch.23 started. HW Ch.22: 4, 9i, 9iii; 11; 8.1: 1-27odd.
L-20 Ch.20 (part of). HW Ch.20: 1i, 1vii; 2i, 2iii.
Test 2 on Wed (11/5) covers Chapters 11, 12, 13 (the notion of different Riemann sums included), 14, 19. Some other related topics have been presented (they might be tested).
L-19 Hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions. HW Ch.18 8, 9.
L-18 Partial Fractions, Hyperbolic Functions (not finished). HW Ch.19 6i, iii, v, vii, viii; Ch.18 6, 7a-g.
L-17 Change of an integration variable, and integration by parts. HW Ch.19: 1i,iii,v,vii; 3i, iii, ix; 4i, ii, v; 5i, ix.
L-16 Ch.19 started, inverse trig f-ns recalled, differential of a f-n discussed. HW 19: 2 (answers 2ii {-e^(-x^2)}/2, 2iv -1/{e^x plus 1}, 2vi {arcsin(x^2)}/2, 2viii {-(1-x^2)^{3/2}}/3
L-15 Ch.14 finished, L_n,R_n,M_n recalled; improper integrals discussed. HW Ch.14 1i, iv,v; 4,5,11,21,25,26,27,28,30.
10/19, regarding Ch.13 # 7vi - you better do # 20, then use it to prove integrability in 7vi.
This is the conference which I've made a talk at: http://www.roerich-heritage.org/ENGL/Conference_3.html (the Russian version has more details, mine is Section 2)
L-15 Ch.13 finished, Ch.13 Appendix discussed, Ch.14 started. HW Ch.13: 5i, ii; 7vi,12,14,19,20 (use 7vi in 20d),33.
10/15 Test 1 final scores posted (5pts added).
L-14 Ch.13 (not finished).
L-13 Ch.12 HW Ch.12: 1i, ii, iii; 5,6,15,19.
L-12 Ch.11 finished. Consider Ch.11 ## 51,62,63,65,66 as part of the text. Concave up/down, inflection pts - we are staying with the Regular Calc I level.
L-11 Ch.11 (started). HW Ch.11: 1i,iii,v; 2i,iii,v; 5i,iii,v;8,9,10,19, 28a, b; 29,48,49.
Test 1 on Wed 10/1 covers up to Ch.10 (included).
9/29: Questions taken, examples presented.
L-10: Ch.10. HW CH.10: 4i, iii; 5i, iii; 7a, 7b; 10i, iii; 22, 26.
L-9: Ch.9. HW Ch.9: 1a,2a,3,12,21; Ch.10: 1i, iii, v, vii; 2iii, ix;
L-8: Ch.8. HW Ch.8: 1i, iii,v,vii; 3a, 12. Start reading Ch.9
L-7: Questions taken, Ch.7 started. HW Ch.7: 1i, iii,vii,ix,xi; 2i, iii; 3i, 5,10,13a. In Ch.7 Theorems 1 - 7 might be tested, ONLY.
L-6: Questions taken, Ch.6 discussed. HW Ch.4: 17, Ch.6: 1, 2(for #17, only),4,16a,b.
L-5 Ch.5 and Ch.22 discussed. HW Ch.5: 1,3,9,10,25,29,30,34. Read Ch.22. Ch.22 HW: 1 (i, ii, iv, v, vi), 2 (i, iii, iv, v); try similar problems from your regular Calculus II text.
The (not-for-credit) test on Fri, 9/12, will cover limits, derivatives, rules of differentiation, tangents to curves, detecting of max, min methods. (integration won't be tested). You might want to bring your Calculus text on Fri (but not a solution manual or study guide).
L-4: kept working on Appendix 1. HW (for Mon): read Ch.5.
L-3: Questions taken, vectors and vector fields discussed. Appendix 1 HW: 1 - 7.
L - 2: Questions taken, Ch.4 discussed. Ch.4 HW: 1-5, 11,12,13. Also, 6,7,8,21 (all four - just to be aware of).
L - 1: Ch.3; HW 1-5,9,10,12,13,14.
The Class' emphasis will be on developing ANALYTICAL SKILLS of students. The course OUTLINE is below. Reading and understanding of the text in the respective section goes each time WITHOUT SAYING as part of the HW. HW problems are assigned daily, they are not collected. You are welcome to turn them in (to get back with my comments). Test problems are similar to those from the text (or to the examples considered by the Instructor).
It is responsibility of the students to know the provisions of the CAS Academic Conduct code. Copies are available in room CAS 105. Cases of suspected academic misconduct will be referred to the Dean's Office.
Only documented reasons for a missed test or meeting might be taken into consideration. To make-up for \ a religious holiday, you are asked to negotiate 3 days in advance.
Grading Policy:
Attendance: 2 units; Tests: 9 units (3 units each), Final: 6 units.
The lowest two from these 17 grades will be dropped. The average from the remaining 15 units will determine the grade for the class.
Text: Calculus by M. Spivak, 3d edition
Course Outline:
Part 2: Foundations
Part 3: Derivatives and Integrals
Part 4: Infinite Sequences and Infinite Series