Math 132: Calculus for the physical and life sciences, II Fall 2009

Exam information: Solutions to the first midterm are available here.

The first midterm is next Thursday, February 25 in class. It will cover Sections 5.1-5.10, excluding section 5.9. (In other words, all the material that has appeared on the homework thus far). There will be 5 problems, and they will be similar to those that have appeared on the homework and quizzes, though some of them will be harder than the quiz problems.

The best way to review for the exam is to work problems, and to make sure you have understood all the homework and quiz problems. There is no homework due next week so as to give you ample time to work the review problems -- you should think of the review problems as homework.

We will spend class reviewing on Wednesday, February 24. I will also stay after class that day until 5 pm for a problem session to help you on the review problems (this will be similar to the review sessions last semester). Also, my office hours on Thursday from 10-11:30 are a good time to come get help with review problems.
Here are the review problems:

Section 5.3, #51
Section 5.4, #2, 19
Chapter 5 Review (pp. 425-427), #1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 39, 43, 55, 57, 59, 65, 68ab.

Practice Exam: if you want to simulate the exam, set aside 50 minutes and work these problems: Review problems from Chapter 5, #20, 30, 34, 60; Section 5.3 #64; Section 5.2 #38. Answers will be posted next week.

Solutions to practice exam problems:
Review problems from Chapter 5:
#20: (-1/3) ln 4.
#30: (1/2) arcsin(x^2) + C (Note: arcsin is also commonly written as sin with a -1 superscript).
#34: arctan(e) - (pi/4) (Note: arctan is also written as tan with a -1 superscript).
#60: 40/3.
Section 5.3, #64: 1800 liters.
Section 5.2, #38: 25.

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