Math 241 - Summer 2007

"... Nothing wastes more time than slowly thinking."
That is about me.

Welcome to Calculus IV !

This page contains some preliminary notes about our work, and will be updated as times goes by to include pertinent information for specific classes. Here are some organisational details .

TEXTBOOK
Zill & Cullen, 3-rd Edition (2006).

SYLLABUS

TIME AND PLACE:
Math 241-910 MTWR 1:00-3:10 PM 3W2 , Summer Session I (May 21-June 29)

FUN:
Here are some Fourier-analysis videos:
Thick Triangle .
Thin Triangle.
Thick Pulse.
Thin Pulse.

Heat flow video. NEW!

USEFUL LINKS

  • A Wikipedia article about Legendre polynomials NEW!
  • A Wikipedia article about Bessel functions NEW!
    Look at the first two pictures.

    FINAL WEEK OF CLASSES:

  • Here are some Practice problems for the Final .
  • We are going to include in the Final material up to the end of Ch.14 (included)
  • I am going to distribute the take-home final in class on Wed, June 27. It is going to be due in class on Thu, June 28. You have to work on it INDIVIDUALLY.
    NO MAKEUPS, NO MISSED EXAMS, NO LATE PAPERS

  • On Thu I am going to give a brief overview of Ch.15 (during the first hour), and then I am going to distribute a problem or two if someone wants to a add a few points to their exam score.

    A-PROBLEMS

  • Here is Set 2. And some Answers, hints and solutions.
  • Here is Set 1. And here are Solutions. Also, zen hints to two of the problems in the form of a maple graph.

    OLD STUFF:

  • We had Exam 4 on Tue,June 19. Here are the Solutions .
  • Here are Practice problems for Exam 4 .
  • We had Exam 3 on Tue, Jun 12. Here are the Solutions .
  • Here are Practice problems for Exam 3 .
  • We had Exam 2 on Tue, June 5. Here are the Solutions .
  • Here are the Practice problems for Exam 2.
  • We had Exam 1 on Tue, May 29. Here are the Solutions .
  • Practice problems for Exam 1. These are very close to the actual exam problems.

    COURSE ORGANISATION:

  • Homework and Practice Problems: I am going to assign these daily, but will not collect them. They are supposed to prepare you for the
  • Exams - we are going to have exams after each week of class. There will be four of these and they will take place on Tuesdays. This will make it easier on the
  • Final, which will then cover mostly the material from the last 2-3 weeks (details in class).
  • A-problems: There will be several sets of more interesting/challenging problems for those who are aiming at an A-type grade.
  • Participation: it is always encouraged. We are going to discuss problems, examples, ideas, and if you take part in these discussions, it will be easier for me to determine your grade if you are stuck between the grade ranges.
  • Grade: 70% exams (4 x 17.5%), 20% final, 10% A-problems.

    ME:
    My office is 3E6A, DRL
    Email: dalakov AT math.upenn.edu
    This webpage: http://www.math.upenn.edu/~dalakov/recit.html

    OH this week:
    Mon,Thu 10-11 am

    Last update: Sun, June 24, 2007