Math 109:  Calculus II (Physical Sciences & Engineering)

Spring 2011 Course Page

Instructor:  Dr. Richard Brown

Sections: 

Text:

Single Variable Calculus:  Early Transcendentals, 6th Ed. James Stewart, ISBN-10: 0-495-01169-X  ISBN-13: 978-0-495-01169-9

 

 

Course Syllabus and Homework Assignment Schedule

 

• Final Examination Arrangements: 

  • Time:  9am - 12pm, Wednesday, May 11, 2011

  • Place:  Gilman 50

• Midterm Exam Solutions:

  • Exam 1

  • Exam 2

• Prerequisite material for this course:  This is the second semester of our course series 110.108-9 Calculus for the Physical Sciences and Engineering.  The Official Department Syllabi for this series can be found here:

  • 110.108 Calculus I (Phys Sci & Eng)

  • 110.109 Calculus II (Phys Sci & Eng)

  If you did not take 110.108 here at Hopkins, you will need to acquaint yourself with the material that I will assume you already know.  Unfortunately, this will have to be done on your own.  Take some time to review the syllabus for 110.108 (the text is the same) and make sure you have covered ALL of this material.  Feel free to consult with me and/or your Section TA about this prerequisite material.

• How to write up Homework Solutions:  Constructing homework solutions in a way which makes for a very effective studying and learning tool may not be something you are used to.  I will take into account the construction of the solution when grading your homework submissions.  Here is a brief idea of what I think makes for a well-constructed homework solution.

• JODE Differential Equations Slope Field Calculator.

• In case you are interested, I ran across a YouTube video about infinite series that is cute.  Just thought I would post it here...

• Here are some example problems that I thought would be good to write up for you.  I will try to do these for the more challenging sections:

  • Section 7.1:  Integration by Parts

  • Section 7.2:  Trigonometric Integrals

  • Section 7.3:  Trigonometric Substitution

  • Section 7.4:  Partial Fraction Decomposition

  • Section 9.5:  Linear Differential Equations

  • Section 10.4:  Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates

This page will be updated regularly when new information about the course arises.  General information about course structure, requirements, as well as specific information related to your lecture or section, will be posted here and updated as needed. 

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Last updated:  01/06/2011