Detailed Schedule -- Calculus for Physical and Life Sciences, 2

Spring 2008, Prof. Ballantine

This is an evolving schedule. Topics may be added, deleted, or rearranged during the course of the semester. Any changes will be announced in class and here.


Date

 Class Topic

Reading (Stewart)




W 1/14

Areas and distances (review)

5.1

Th 1/15

The definite integral

5.2

F 1/16

The evaluation theorem for integrals

5.3

M 1/19

No class - Martin Luther King Day


W 1/21

Integrals and net change

5.3

Th 1/22

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

5.4

F 1/23

More on the Fundamental Theorem

5.4

M 1/26

Integrals by substitution

5.5

W 1/28

More on substitution

5.5

Th 1/29

Integration by parts

5.6

F 1/30

More integration by parts

5.6

M 2/2

Trigonometric integrals

5.7

W 2/4

Trigonometric substitutions

5.7

Th 2/5

Integration by partial fractions

5.7

F 2/6

Tables of integrals

5.8

M 2/9

Improper integrals

5.10

W 2/11

Approximate integration 

5.9

Th 2/12

Review of methods of integration


F 2/13

Areas between curves

6.1

M 2/16

Volumes by slicing

6.2

W 2/18

Review for Exam 1


Th 2/19

More on volumes by slicing

Exam I given 6:00 - 7:30pm, location TBA

6.2

F 2/20

Arc length of curves

6.3

M 2/23

Average value of functions

6.4

W 2/25

Applications to probability

6.7

Th 2/26

More probability applications

6.7

F 2/27

Modeling with differential equations

7.1

3/2-6

No class - Spring break


M 3/9

Direction fields

7.2

W 3/11

Euler's Method

7.2

Th 3/12

Spare day

7.2

F 3/13

Separable equations

7.3

M 3/16

Exponential growth and decay

7.4

W 3/18

Review for Exam 2

7.4

Th 3/19


More on exponential growth and decay

Exam II given 6:00 - 7:30pm, location TBA


F 3/20

Logistic models of growth

7.5

M 3/23

Logistic models of ecology

7.5

W 3/25

Sequences of numbers

8.1

Th 3/26

Geometric series and convergence

8.2

F 3/27

The integral test and p-series

8.3

M 3/30

Absolute convergence and the ratio test

8.4

W 4/1

Power series, interval of convergence

8.5

Th 4/2

Representing functions by power series

8.6

F 4/3

Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials and series

8.7

M 4/6

More on Taylor series

8.7

W 4/8

Moments and centers of mass

6.5

4/9-13

No class - Easter break

6.5

W 4/15

Motivating probability

6.7

Th 4/16

Probability densities and cumulative distributions

6.7

F 4/17

Mean and median of a distribution


M 4/20

Exponential models


W 4/22


Review for Exam 3



Th 4/23

Normal distributions

Exam III given 6:00 - 7:30pm, location TBA





F 4/24

Spare day


M 4/27

Course wrap-up





The final exam for this course will be given as follows: 

for section 03: Tuesday, May 5, 8:30 -11:30 AM

for section 04: friday, May 8, 2:30 - 5:30 PM


Last modified: January 13, 2009