Math 143 Section 3

Math 143, Calculus II, Section 3
(11-11:50 MTuWF in RH-223)
Final exam: The final is at 8-9:50 on Fri, Dec 12 in RH-223. It is cumulative and similar in format to the midterms, except it is longer. You may use a 3" by 5" handwritten cheat sheet (both sides).

Office hours during final exam week:

2-4 Mon, 12/8
2:30-5:30 Tue, 12/9
10-12, Wed, 12/10
3-5, Thu, 12/11

Syllabus: Here is the syllabus.

Walnut cake and math games: Some of you have asked me to post the recipe of the walnut cake I brought to the last class and the rules of the games we played:

Online resources:

Webwork
I use Blackboard Learn to post your grades periodically throughout the semester
Table of integrals

Homework:

Assigned	Due	Read	Type of homework	Exercises
9/3		7.1, 2		No exercises yet
9/5	9/12	7.2, 3	Webwork	Do Introduction to Webwork, Homework 0, and Chapter7Section1 in Webwork
9/5	9/12		Offline	7.1.150, 152 Explain in your own words how and why integration by substitution works
9/12	9/22	7.4-6	Webwork	Do Chapter7Section2 and Chapter7Section3 in Webwork. These HW sets will open in Webwork on 9/13 for technical reasons.
9/12	9/19		Offline	7.2.58, 70 7.3.60
9/19	9/26	7.5-7	Webwork	Do Chapter7Section4 in Webwork
9/19	9/26		Offline	7.4.24, 62, 76
9/26		7.5-7		Homework holiday. You've just had an exam, enjoy a break.
10/3	10/13	7.6, 7	Webwork	Do Chapter7Section4b and Chapter7Section5 in Webwork Hints for Chapter7Section4b: In problems 6 and 7, use sec²(x)-1=tan²(x). For problem 8, center the larger circle at (0,0) and find a definite integral that gives the area between the two circles.
10/3	10/10		Offline	7.5.26, 28, 56
10/10	10/22	7.7, 8.1, 2	Webwork	Do Chapter7Section6 in Webwork
10/10	10/22		Offline	7.6.44, 46, 54, 58
10/15	10/24	8.1, 2		Do the Worksheet on areas and volumes
10/24	10/31	8.2-4	Webwork	Do Chapter7Section7 in Webwork
10/24	10/31		Offline	7.7.30, 36
10/31		8.3, 4		Homework holiday. You've just had an exam, take a break and enjoy the holiday weekend.
11/7	11/14	8.4-6	Webwork	Do Chapter8Section1 and Chapter8Section2 in Webwork
11/7	11/14		Offline	8.1.35 8.2.52, 54, 78
11/14	11/25	8.5, 6	Webwork	Do Chapter8Section3 and Chapter8Section4 in Webwork
11/14	11/25		Offline	8.3.45, 54 8.4.32, 46 (Give a reason based on mathematics, not physics. Hint: think about the minimum and the maximum the moment could possibly have.)
11/21	12/1	9.1-3	Webwork	Do Chapter8Sections5-6 in Webwork
11/21	12/1		Offline	8.5.40 8.6.34
11/25	12/2	9.2-4	Webwork	Do Chapter9Section1 in Webwork
11/25	12/2		Offline	9.1.68, 70
12/3	12/9	9.4, 5	Webwork	Do Chapter9Sections2-3 in Webwork
12/3	12/9		Offline	9.3.56, 64
12/5	12/9	9.4	Webwork	Do Chapter9Section4 in Webwork

Exam solutions:

First hourly exam pdf
Second hourly exam pdf
Final exam pdf

Educational links:

A serious paper on teaching/learning at the university level by Prof. Steven Zucker
A more light-hearted, but very true guide on how to be on good terms with your professor (who assigns your grade) by Prof. Doug Andrews at Wittenberg University
Some "inside" (really, common sense) advice on getting good grades on Chegg, a textbook retail company.

Math links: The links below lead to sites with encyclopedias of math terms. You can use them to find definitions, examples, and some theorems.

Some scholarship opportunities for prospective teachers:

Knowles Science Teaching Foundation