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 |
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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 |
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July 22nd |
MIDTERM 1 |
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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 |
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August 5th |
MIDTERM 2 |
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August 9th |
Triple integrals, divergence theorem |
9.15-9.16 |
August 10th |
Final exam review |
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August 11th |
Final exam review |
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August 12th |
FINAL EXAM |
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Homework
I'll post the homework assignments here. Many of them come from the old final exams which are here.
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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