Home Page for David B. Damiano

College of the Holy Cross
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

MATH 134 - Spring 2009
Prof. David Damiano

Office Hours: MRF 11 AM - Noon, WF 9 - 10 AM, and by appointment.

Syllabus.
The following is the on-line Texas Instruments handbook for the TI-83 Plus Calculator. It is bulky, but it has step-by-step instructions for all the basics and more. In places, this page will point to specific items in the handbook. Here is the link: TI-83 Calculator Handbook
Course Schedule and Assignments:
- Assignment #1: Due Friday, January 23. Read Sections 4.9, 5.1, and 5.2. Quiz 1, Friday, January 23.
  - Section 4.9: 1-12, 15-24.
  - Section 5.1: 2, 5, 12, 13.
  - Section 5.2: 1, 4, 5, 17, 18, 31, 33, 34.
  - Here is a Riemann sum program for a TI-83 calculator: RIEMANN
    This is courtesy of Prof. Al Shenk of the University of California, San Diego.
  - Sample Quiz 1.
- Assignment #2: Due Friday, January 30. Read Sections 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4. Quiz 2, Friday, January 30, covering Sections 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.
  - Section 5.2: 17, 18, 31, 33, 34.
  - Section 5.3: 1-25 odd, 18, 22, 24.
  - Section 5.4: 2, 3, 7, 8, 19, 20.
  - Sample Quiz 2.
- Assignment #3: Due Friday, February 6. Read Sections 5.5, 5.6, and Trigonometric Integrals in 5.7. Quiz 3, Friday, February 6, covering Sections 5.5, 5.6, and Trigonometric Integrals in 5.7.
  - Section 5.5: 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30, 39, 40, 43, 44, 53, 54.
  - Section 5.6: 3-7, 8-15.
  - Section 5.7: 1-6.
  - Sample Quiz 3.
- Assignment #4: Due Friday, February 13. Read Section 5.7: Partial Fractions and Section 5.8: Tables of Integrals.
  - Section 5.7: 17-21, 23, 25, 27.
  - Class Handout on Tables of Integrals.
- First Hour Exam: Monday, February 16, covering 4.9, 5.1 - 5.6, 5.7: Trigonometric Integrals and Partial Fractions, 5.8: Tables of Integrals.
  - Sample First Hour Exam.
  - Sample First Hour Exam solutions.
- Assignment #5: Due Friday, February 20. Read Sections 5.10, 5.9, 6.1. Quiz 4, Friday, February 27, covering Sections 5.9-6.1.
  - Section 5.9: 6-7.
  - Section 5.10: 8-26, 41-44.
  - Section 6.1: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 16, 17, 18, 37.
  - Sample Quiz 4.
- Assignment #6: Due Friday March 13. Quiz 5, Friday, March 13. Read Sections 6.2, 6.4 .
  - Section 6.2: 1-14 (note additional problems).
  - Section 6.4: 1-6, 14.
  - Sample Quiz 5.
- Assignment #7: Due Friday, March 20. Read 6.5 (center of mass only) and 6.7. Quiz 6, Friday, March 20, covering Sections 6.5 (center of mass) and 6.7.
  - Section 6.5: 35-40.
  - Section 6.7: 2-4, 6-9, 11, 12, 13.
  - Chapter Review Exercises (Page 494) 24, 29-31.
  - Sample Quiz 6.
- Second Hour Exam: Friday, March 27, covering Section 5.9, 5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5 (center of mass), and 6.7.
  - Sample Second Hour Exam.
  - Sample Second Hour Exam Solutions.
- Assignment #8: Due Wednesday, April 8. Read Sections 7.1-7.5. Quiz 7, Wednesday, April 8, covering Sections 7. -7.5.
  - Section 7.1: 1-11 odd.
  - Section 7.2: 1-7, 9, 11.
  - Section 7.3: 1-11 odd.
  - Section 7.4: 2-6, 8-11, 13-16.
  - Section 7.5: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 13.
  - Sample Quiz 7.
- Assignment #9: Due Friday, April 17. Read Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 (comparison test only). Quiz 8, Friday, April 17, covering 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 (comparison test only).
  - Section 8.1: 5-8, 9-16.
  - Section 8.2: 3, 4, 10-22.
  - Section 8.3: 3, 4, 9, 10, 18.
  - Sample Quiz 8.
- Assignment #10: Due Tuesday, April 28. Read Sections 8.3-8.7. Quiz 9, Tuesday, April 28 covering Section 8.3-8.7.
  - Section 8.3: 6-8, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23.
  - Section 8.4: 3-8, 19, 20.
  - Section 8.5: 3-10.
  - Section 8.6: 3-9, 13, 21, 22.
  - Section 8.7: 5-8, 19, 24.
  - Sample Quiz 9.
- Final Exam: Wednesday, May 6, 8:30 - 11:30 AM. The final exam is a comprehensive three-hour exam. It covers Sections 4.9, 5.1-5.10, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5 (center of mass), 6.7, 7.1-7.5, and 8.1-8.7.
  - Exam week office hours and problems sessions:
    - Thursday, April 30, office hours: 11 AM - 1 PM.
    - Friday, May 1, office hours: 11 AM - Noon.
    - Monday, May 4, office hours: 11 AM - Noon, 2 - 3 PM.
      Problem Session: 12:30 - 2 PM. Room TBA.
      Problem Session: 7 - 8:30 (Lauren). Room TBA.
    - Tuesday, May 5, office hours: 10 AM to Noon.
      Problem Session: 12:30 - 2 PM. Room TBA.
  - Final Exam Room Change: Due to construction noise, the final will be held in BEAVEN 403.
  - Sample Final Exam.
  - Sample Final Exam Solutions.
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Phone: (508) 793-2476
Fax: (508) 793-3530
P.O. Box: 120A
email address: dbd@mathcs.holycross.edu

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