Math 125A Syllabus and Homework (Autumn 1998)


Here is the plan for the Quarter. I reserve the right to make slight changes as the term progresses.
Note: The homework assignments appear in the week you should be working on them (the week before they are due). The bold number following the C indicates the chapter and the subsequent numbers indicate the assigned problems within that chapter.

Date Chapter Topics Homework
Monday, Sept. 28 1.1 Review of Integration, Area between curves HW #1 Due Tuesday, 10/6/98
Wednesday, Sept. 30 1.2 Distance/velocity/acceleration C1: 1(a,d,e,f), 2
C2: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
Friday, Oct. 2 2 More on Falling Bodies; Volumes of Revolution
Monday, Oct. 5 3 Related Rate Volume Problems HW #2 Due Tuesday, 10/13/98
Wednesday, Oct. 7 4 Arclength, parameterized curves, ellipses C3: 1, 3, 4
C4: 1(a,d), 3, 5, 6
Friday, Oct. 9 4 Arclength, parameterized curves, ellipses (cont.)
Monday, Oct. 12 5 The trapezoid rule HW #3 Due Tuesday, 10/20/98
Wednesday, Oct. 14 6 Center of mass C5: 3, 4, 6;
C6: 1(a,b), 2, 3
C7: 1(a), 2(b), 6(a), 7(a)
Friday, Oct. 16 7 Inverse trig. functions
Monday, Oct. 19 7 Inverse trig. functions (cont.) HW #4 Due Tuesday, 10/27/98
Wednesday, Oct. 21 Midterm Review C7: 1(b,c,d), 2(a), 5, 6(b), 7(b), 8
Friday, Oct. 23 Midterm #1 Covers chapters 1-7
Monday, Oct. 26 8 The natural logarithm HW #5 Due Tuesday, 11/3/98
Wednesday, Oct. 28 9 Improper integrals C8: 1(a,c,e), 3(a,b,e), 4(a,b,c), 5(a), 8, 10(a,b);
C9 1(all, but not handed in);
C10 2(a,b,d), 3(a,d,e), 4(a,c,d).
Friday, Oct. 30 10 The number e and the exponential function
Monday, Nov. 2 10 The exponential function (cont.) HW #6 Due Tuesday, 11/10/98
Wednesday, Nov. 4 11 Exponential growth and decay C10 6(a,b,d), 7, 8;
C11 2,3,4,5, 10;
C12 1, 2(a), 3, 4(a,b).
Friday, Nov. 6 12 Techniques of integration I
Monday, Nov. 9 13 Techniques of integration II: Integration by parts HW #7 Due Tuesday, 11/17/98
Wednesday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day Holiday C13 1, 2, 3;
C14 1, 2, 3
Friday, Nov. 13 14 Techniques of integration III: Rational functions
Monday, Nov. 16 15 Techniques of integration IV: Trig substitutions HW #8 Due Tuesday, 11/24/98
Wednesday, Nov. 18 Midterm Review C15 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Friday, Nov. 20 Second Midterm Covers chapters 8-14
Monday, Nov. 23 16 Differential equations I: Separation of variables HW #9 Due Tuesday, 12/1/98
Wednesday, Nov. 25 17 Differential equations II C16 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 17, 18
Friday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday
Monday, Nov. 30 17 Differential equations II (cont.) HW #10 Due Tuesday, 12/8/98
Wednesday, Dec. 2 18 More Differential equations C17 1(a,b), 2, 6(a,b), 9;
C18 4, 6, 9.
Friday, Dec. 4 18 Even more Differential equations
Monday, Dec. 7 Review for Final Exam
Wednesday, Dec. 9 Review for Final Exam Last Day of Classes
Saturday, Dec. 12 FINAL EXAM Comprehensive