Math 132: Calculus for the Physical and Life Sciences 2
Spring 2009
Homework Assignments
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Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
College of the Holy Cross


 

Homework Assignments

Homework 1 due Friday, January 23

Section 5.1: # 1, 12, 17, 20 

Section 5.2: # 3, 8, 21, 26, 34, 37, 49

Section  5.3: # 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 38, 47, 50, 64


Homework 2 due Friday, January 30

Section 5.4: # 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 21 

Section 5.5: # 2, 5, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 22, 25, 28, 31, 40, 43, 46, 51, 61.


Homework 3 due Friday, February 6

Section 5.6: # 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 34, 37, 42, 45   (Note for # 34 ‑‑ this problem is similar to example 6 on page 397)

Section 5.7: # 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 11, 14


Homework 4 due Friday, February 13

Section 5.7: # 18, 19, 20, 23, 28 

Section 5.8: # 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18 

Section 5.10: # 2, 7, 8, 13, 24, 28, 32, 42, 45


Homework 5  due Friday, February 25.

Section 6.1: #1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14 (the curves meet in only two points; you can guess the points of intersection from the graphs), #15, 22, 38
Section 6.2: #1, 4, 9, 11, 12, 22, 27, 30, 35

Section 6.3: #8 (Hint: x^2+1/2+1/(16x^2)=(x+1/(4x))^2), #22 (after setting up the integral, complete the square, make a u-substitution, and use the tables of integration)

Section 6.4: #2, 3, 6, 10



Homework 6  due Friday, March 13.

Section 6.5: # 36, 38 (assume the mass density is constant)

Section 7.1: # 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12

Section 7.2: # 2, 3-6, 8, 13

Also the following additional problems   (PDF file ). They cover material from sections 6.1-6.5. 


Selected answers to the additional problems: 

1) (a) 293 π/15, (c) 8 π-(π^2)/2, (e) 4 π/3 (√2-1), (g) 49 π/4; 

2) 36 √3; 

3) 40000 π; 

4) (a) The graph is a straight line from the point (3,-2) to the point (11,4). The arclength is 10. (c) The curve is the arc of circle with radius 3 and center (0,0), starting at (0,3) and proceeding clockwise to (0,-3) (one half of the full circle). The arclength is 3 π. 

5) (a) -2/(9 π); 

7) 3.44 units

Complete solutions to additional problems   (PDF file )


Homework 7  due Friday, March 27.

Section 7.2: # 20, 23, 24a

Section 7.3: # 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 35

Section 7.4: # 3, 8, 12, 15

Section 7.5: # 3, 8, 9

Section 8.1: # 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 16, 18, 21, 27, 42, 43


Homework 8  due Friday, April 3.

Section 8.2 # 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 35, 36

Section 8.3 #2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23


Homework 9  due Wednesday, April 8.


Section 8.3 # 19, 24, 25, 27

Section 8.4 # 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25


Homework 10  due Friday, April 17.


Section 8.5 # 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21


Homework 11  due Monday, April 27 at 4PM (if you don't hand in the assignment in class, please bring it to my office by 4PM).


Section 8.6 # 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 23, 33

Section 8.7 # 2, 6, 7, 12, 13, 16, 22, 23, 33, 36, 42