Course: | MTH1125 Calculus for Engineers III |
Sections: | Seq. 09 (key # 06275) and Seq. 10 (key # 09924) |
Instructor: | Prof. Alex Suciu |
Course Web Sites: |
All sections: www.math.neu.edu/undergrad/mth1125
These 2 sections: www.math.neu.edu/~suciu/mth1125/calc3.sp02.html |
Time and Place: |
Seq. 09: Tue, Fri 10:30--11:35am and Wed 4:05--5:10pm, in 209 KA
Seq. 10: Tue, Wed, Fri 11:45am--12:50pm, in 209 KA |
Office: | 441 Lake Hall. |
Phone: | (617) 373-4456 or (617) 373-2450 for messages. |
Email: | alexsuciu@neu.edu |
Office Hours: | Tue., Fri. 9:30-10:30 and Wed. 10:45-11:45 in 441 Lake. |
Extra Help: |
Mon., Th. 11:45am-1:15pm, and Th. 6:40pm-7:40pm, in 536 Nightingale:
office hours conducted by Abdallah Abou-Tahoun aaboutah@lynx.neu.edu. |
Prerequisites: | MTH1123 MTH1124 (Calculus I & II) or the equivalent |
Textbook: | Thomas' Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 10th Edition, by Finney, Weir, and Giordano |
Calculator: | Scientific, graphing calculator (recommend TI83 or higher) |
Grade: | 60% in-class exams, 40% final exam |
Course Objective |
This course has two main goals: to have students understand the concepts of differential equations and infinite series, and to enable students to display that understanding through a variety of applications. Specific, measurable, manifestations of your understanding that will be tested during the quarter include your ability to: |
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Algebra/Calculus Help and Tutoring |
There are many resources for improving your algebra and Calculus skills. The best one is to go over any problems with your instructor. Other resources: walk-in tutoring in Cahners Hall and from Engineering tutors in 222 Snell Engineering, tutoring by appointment (sign up in the Media Center in the library), and study aids in the library (Schaum's Outlines are great). Most students find infinite series to be the single hardest topic in first- and second-year Calculus. It is essential that you keep up with the material, and -- if you are confused -- immediately go over the material with your instructor or a tutor. |
Attendance |
It is essential that you attend class regularly. The easiest way for you to learn the material, and to know what material has been covered, is to come to class each day. Students are responsible for finding out what material has been covered or what announcements have been made on days that they miss class. |
Excused Absences or Late Work |
In order to turn in assignments late or to take make-up quizzes/tests, students must bring written proof of some emergency situation; notes from doctors or nurses, documents verifying court appearances, receipts from having a car towed are all examples of valid documentation. Notes from family members are not acceptable. If a situation is of a personal nature, discuss the matter with your academic advisor; an e-mail message from your advisor saying that they believe that you should be allowed to make-up work is acceptable. |
Cheating Policy |
Cheating is an insult to honest students -- it will not be tolerated. The University's cheating policy and related disciplinary actions are detailed in the Student Handbook; the Handbook also includes a description of what is considered cheating by the University. Cheating in this class includes (but is not limited to): looking at the papers of others during a quiz or test, talking to other students during a quiz/test, looking at notes during a quiz/test (unless it is specifically announced that you may), copying other students' work outside of class, and obtaining help from others on take-home tests. In this class, working together on homework assignments is NOT considered cheating; however, you MUST write up your homework individually. Please be aware that this policy on working together outside of class varies greatly from one course to the next; the policy on what is allowed, that has been described in this paragraph, may well be considered cheating in your other classes. The use of advanced calculators is NOT considered cheating in this course. Be aware, however, that other courses may well have a policy barring such calculators. Also, your instructor reserves the right to decide on-the-spot between what constitutes a "calculator" and what constitutes a full-fledged "computer". All incidents of cheating will be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs. If you have any questions as to what constitutes cheating, please ask your instructor. |
Additional Contacts |
If you have concerns/problems in the course, and are not comfortable discussing them with your instructor, please contact either of the following:
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Week 0: March 27-29 | Recall §3.2 The mean value theorem and differential equations: 9, 12-14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 29 |
Week 1: April 1-5 |
§3.4 Graphical solutions of autonomous differential equations: 1-3, 9, 11, 15, 17
Recall §4.1 Indefinite integrals, differential equations, and modeling: 33-36, 47, 50, 57, 60 |
Week 2: April 8-12 |
§5.4 First-order separable differential equations: 1-6, 8, 16, 19, 22, 24
§6.4 Euler's method: population models: 1, 3, 7-9, 13 a |
Friday, April 12 -- Last day to drop without a W grade | |
Week 3: April 15-19 |
§8.1 (briefly) Limits of sequences of numbers: 1-3, 5, 6, 9, 13-15, 19, 25, 28
§8.2 (briefly) Subsequences, bounded sequences, and Picard's method: 1, 2, 11, 12, 17, 20 |
Week 4: April 22-26 | §8.3 Infinite series: 1, 3, 4, 7-9, 17, 19, 20, 22-24, 26-29, 33, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 47, 49, 53 |
Week 5: April 29-May 3 | §8.4 Series of nonnegative terms: 1, 2, 4, 9, 12, 23, 27, 29, 34, 38, 39, 41, 48, 56, 59, 61 |
Week 6: May 6-10 | §8.5 Alternating series, absolute and conditional convergence: 1, 3, 6, 13, 15, 16, 18, 30, 45, 46 |
Week 7: May 13-17 | §8.6 Power series: 1-4, 7, 16, 19, 30, 32-34, 41 a,b, 42 a,b |
Friday, May 17 -- Last day to drop with a W grade | |
Week 8: May 20-24 | §8.7 Taylor and Maclaurin series: 1, 4, 6-8, 13, 22, 24-26, 35-38, 45, 46 |
Monday, May 27 Memorial Day -- University closed | |
Week 9: May 28-31 | §8.8 Applications of power series: 1, 2, 7, 12 |
Friday, June 7: Final Exam |
Quiz 1 | |
Quiz 2 | |
Quiz 3 | Solutions to Quiz 3 |
Quiz 4 | Solutions to Quiz 4 |
Quiz 5 | Solutions to Quiz 5 |
Quiz 6 | |
Quiz 7 | Solutions to Quiz 7 |
Here are some helpful notes on series of constants by the course coordintaor, Prof. David Massey.
And here is an old final exam, together with answers:
Final exam from Spring 2001, Final exam with answers from Spring 2001
Final exam: Friday, June 7, from 10:30am - 12:30pm, in 220 SH. |
Final grades are posted below. |
Department of Mathematics | Office: | 441 Lake Hall | |
Northeastern University | Phone: | (617) 373-4456, (617) 373-2450 | |
Boston, MA, 02115 | Email: | alexsuciu@neu.edu |
Started: June 3, 2002 Last modified: June 7, 2002
URL: http://www.math.neu.edu/~suciu/mth1125/calc3.sp02.html |