Math 2415, Fall 2014

John Zweck and Janos Turi

Course Materials

Schedule and Homework
Paper Homework (PHW) Cover Sheet
Lecture Notes (Zweck)
Past Exams

Day One Material

Syllabus for Dr. Zweck's Sections (pdf)
Course Objectives and Learning Goals
Study Habits Survey Results

Material for First Problem Session

Diagnostic Exercises (pdf)
Surface Sketching Primer (pdf)
Surface Sketching Exercises (html)

You may find these helpful:

Alexander Calder's wire-frame sculptures (See them at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC!)
The Cornell Note taking System [pdf]

WebAssign Enrollment Instructions

The first two WebAssign sets are due on Saturday August 30th at 8pm (this is just to make sure you know how to use the website) and Wednesday Sept 3rd at 8pm.

You need to enroll yourself in the WebAssign class roster. If you do not already have a WebAssign account you can create one after verifying the class key.

Note: An access code is not the same as a class key. You need a class key to enroll. You will use your access code to pay your WebAssign fees.

To self-enroll for our class:

Brushing Up on Single Variable Calculus

If you need to brush up on your single variable calculus, here are the sections Stewart's "Calculus (Early Transcendentals)" Edition 7E that we rely on in Math 2415. Starred sections are especially important.

2.1, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4**, 3.10, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 5.1-5.4, 5.5**, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

The material from Chapter 5,6,7 is used in Math 2415 Chapters 15, 16.

The material from Chapter 4,5,6 is used in Math 2415 Chapters 14, 15.

Exam One

Exam I will cover 12.1-12.6, 13.1-13.4 (but not unit speed curves, curvature, components of acceleration, or Kepler's Laws), and 14.1-14.4.

The exam is Friday Oct 3 from 7-8:15 pm.

Exam Two

Exam II will cover 14.5-14.8, 15.1-15.4, 15.7-15.9

The exam is Friday Nov 7 from 7-8:15 pm.

Dr. Zweck's 10am class should go to SLC 1.102
Dr. Zweck's 4pm class should go to CN 1.102
Dr Turi's class should go to CN 1.120

Exam One
Exam Two
Exam One Solutions
Exam Two Solutions