Math 171 Spring 2011

 
Office Hours: MW 10:30-12:00 and TuTh 9:15-11:50 in UCB 102D

Mathematics Department Course Information

What is mathematics?

http://www.idea.wsu.edu/  is a very interesting undergraduate mathematics instruction project centered on applications of differential equations.

MathSciNet  contains all you need to know about the mathematics profession.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive 

Some Nice Fractals 

 


Homework Assignments

Note that following homework list can change at anytime and dates will change as the semester progresses. When changes are made, they will occur weeks in advance and I will send email notices of such.

Homework is only accepted at the beginning of class.

Note: Problems in red are to be done using Maple or some other CAS. We will work those problems, chosen by the students, during the lab time. For Maple help, see below under Maple help.

 

Assignment Number and Due Date

Problems

1: Due 01-19-11

Math171-ReviewWorkSheet.pdf

 

§ 1.1: #1, 4, 15, 18, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 47, 50, 53, 56, 63, 64

 

§ 1.2: #5, 6, 7, 10, 25, 28, 31, 34

 

§ 1.3: #7, 10, 31, 34, 39, 42, 47, 50, 51, 54

 

§ 1.5: #1, 4, 7, 10

 

§ 1.6: #1, 4, 7, 10, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 44, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 63

 

Sign-Chart-WorkSheet.pdf

 

Also, go to my.wsu.edu and update your e-mail forwarding.  Does this still do anything?

 

For fun: Tell me why this works.

2: Due 01-26-11

§ 2.1: #1, 4, 7-9, 12, 15, 17, 20, 21

 

§ 2.2: #1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 16, 21, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 39, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 60, 61, 86, 89

 

§ 1.4: #1, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30: We will work these in the lab on Jan 24th.

3: Due 02-02-11

§ 2.4: #1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 37, 40, 43, 46

 

§ 2.5: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26, 27, 30, 33, 38, 39, 42, 43, 48, 71, 76

 § 2.3: #55, 56, 61, 64, 66

4: Due 02-09-11

§ 2.6: #1, 2, 3, 6, 9 ,12, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 37, 40, 43, 46, 53, 58, 80, 85

 

(Use the definition to do these problems.)

§ 3.1: #1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29, 32, 37, 42, 47, 50

5: Due 02-16-11

(Use the definition to do these problems.)

§ 3.2: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, (16 Challenge Problem), 17, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 39, 40, 42, 64, 67

 

§ 3.3: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 26, 32, 35, 37, 41, 42, (45, 48, 51 simplify these first, then differentiate), 63, 64

 Exam #1: February 16th. Please bring photo ID.  Please show up on time in to your proper section.

6: Due 02-23-11

§ 3.4: #1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 25, 28-30, 31, 34

 

§ 3.5: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, 33, 35, 38, 47, 53, (60 challenge problem), 61

7: Due 03-02-11

§ 3.6: #1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21-23, 28, 33, 38, 43, 48, 49, 51, 54, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 79, 84, 87, 98, 109, 110

 

§ 3.7: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24, 27, 30, 31, 34, 37, 40, 42, 44, 47, (49, 52 Challenge Problems), 55, 60

8: Due 03-09-11

§ 3.8: #1, 4, 5, 8, 11, 16, 21, 26, 30, 31, 34, 37, 40, 41, 48, 51, 54, 55, 60, 67, 72, 73, 79, 80, 84, 88, 89, 94, 103, 105

 

§ 3.9: #(1, 4, 7, For Practice), 9, 12, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42-44, 62, 63


§ 3.10: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 33, 34, 37, 41, 42

 

Spring Break

9: Due 03-23-11

§ 3.11: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 39, 42, 45, 50, 51, 56, 61, 70, 71

 

Sign-Chart-WorkSheet.pdf

 

Exam #2, March 30th

10: Due 04-06-11

§ 4.1: #1-7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 35, 38, 41, 44, 45, 48, 51, 91, 94, 97

 

§ 4.2: #1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 21, 24, 27, 34, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 50, 51, 54

 

§ 4.3: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54

11: Due 04-13-11

§ 4.4: #1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 38, 43, 44, 49, 52, 55, 58, 59, 62, 65, 81, 84, 85, 88, 91, 94, 97, 100, 123, 126

 

§ 4.5: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 51, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66

 

§ 4.6: # 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16abd, 20a, 21a, 25, 27, 30, 33, 37, 40, 46, 50

maybe

§ 4.7: #12, 14

 

Exam #3, April 20th

12: Due 04-27-11

§ 4.8: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 71, 74, 77, 80, 89, 91, 96, 101, 106, 111, 115, 118, 119, 122, 129, 132

 

§ 5.1: #2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 23, 26

 

§ 5.2: #1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 19, 22, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45

B: Day of the final

§ 5.3: #1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13-15, 18, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 58, 61, 63, 66, 69, (89 92, 95, 102 skip)

 

§ 5.4: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 35, 38, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 61, 64, (Challenge Problem 71), (85, 88, 89, 92 skip)

 

§ 5.5: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 59, 62, 65, 71, 74

Next Semester

§ 5.6: #1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 47, 52, 55, 56, 59, 62, 63, 68, 73, 78, 81, 84, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105

Bonus

Math171-ReviewWorkSheet-b.pdf, all problems

Trig-WorkSheet.pdf, problems 8-13

 

The final is TU8:00-10:00AM May 3rd during finals week in our lecture room.



The Unit Circle-Click on it.

 

The Unit Circle

 


 

Exam Review Material--To be Updated

Math171Exam1Review.pdf

Math171Exam2Review.pdf

Math171Exam3Review.pdf

Math171FinalReview.pdf

 


 

Old Math 171 Exams--To be Updated

Math171-Fall-2008-Exam1.pdf

Math171-Fall-2009-Exam1.pdf

Math171-Fall-2008-Exam2.pdf

Math171-Fall-2009-Exam2.pdf

Math171-Fall-2008-Exam3.pdf

Math171-Fall-2009-Exam3.pdf

 


Maple Help

Maple Basics.pdf

Maple_intro_Print.pdf

e-d-def-of-limits.pdf

Secants and Tangents.pdf

Implicit Plots and Differentiation

Absolute Extrema

An example of a Riemann Sum.

 


 

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