Summer 2010: MATH 240

Course Syllabus

Class lectures

I'll post what topics we covered as well as the notes here.

Date Lecture topics Sections in Book
July 6th Vector spaces, linear independence, span, matrices and linear maps 7.1-7.6, 8.1
July 7th Matrix operations, systems of equations, row reduction, rank, row-echelon form 8.1-8.3
July 8th More on rank and linear independence, determinants, inverse matrices 8.3-8.6
July 12th Homogenous systems of equations, eigenvectors and eigenvalues, diagonalization 8.6,8.8,8.12
July 13th We finished up the previous lecture, had Quizzo
July 14th Bit more linear algebra, initial value problems (homogeneous and nonhomogeneous), linear equations with constant coefficients 3.1,3.3
July 15th Method of undetermined coefficients, cauchy-euler equations 3.4,3.6
July 19th Spring equations Requested comment 3.8
July 20th Systems of linear differential equations, solving homogeneous systems, phase planes 10.1-10.2
July 21st Reviewed for the test
July 22nd MIDTERM 1
July 26th Repeated roots and 3x3 systems of diffy q's, solving with series solutions 10.2, 5.1
July 27th Series solutions around singular points, vector valued functions, partial and total derivatives, tangent lines and planes 5.2, 9.1,9.4-9.6
July 28th Gradients, directional derivatives, divergence and curl 9.5-9.7
July 29th Line integrals, work integrals, path independence 9.8-9.9
August 2nd Double integrals, polar coordinates, Green's theorem 9.10-9.12
August 3rd Surface integrals, Stokes' theorem 9.13-9.14
August 4th Reviewed for the test
August 5th MIDTERM 2
August 9th Triple integrals, divergence theorem 9.15-9.16
August 10th Final exam review
August 11th Final exam review
August 12th FINAL EXAM

Homework

I'll post the homework assignments here. Many of them come from the old final exams which are here.

Due date Assignment Book problems
July 13th HW1 Zill & Cullen
July 20th HW2 Zill & Cullen
July 27th HW3 Zill & Cullen
August 3rd HW4 Zill & Cullen
Zill & Cullen2
August 10th HW5 Zill & Cullen

Quiz/Test/HW Solutions

Quiz 1 Solutions

HW2 Solutions (to non-graded problems)

Midterm 1 Solutions

Quiz 2 Solutions

HW4 Solutions

HW5 Solutions

Midterm 2 Solutions

Final exam review problems

Solutions to the above problems

Final exam solutions

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