Detailed Syllabus for Math 290-2, Section 65, Winter 2007

This syllabus is meant to be a rough guide as to when topics will be taught. It is tentative!

Books used:
Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Friday:
Jan. 1
No class.
Jan. 2
No class.
Jan. 3
L6.1: Inner Products
Jan. 5
L6.2: Orthogonal Sets
Jan. 8
L6.3: Orthogonal Projections
Jan. 9
Homework Due. Quiz.
Jan. 10
L7.1: Diagonalization of Symmetric Matrices
Jan. 12
L7.2: Quadratic Forms
Jan. 15
Martin Luther King Day.
No class.
Jan. 16
Homework Due. Quiz.
Jan. 17
C1.1-1.3: Vectors, Matrices, etc.
(Introduction to Colley's notation)
Jan. 19
C1.4: The cross product
Jan. 22
C1.5: Planes and Distance problems.
Jan. 23
Homework Due. Quiz.
Jan. 24
C1.6: n-dimensional geometry
Jan. 26
C1.7: New coordinate systems
Jan. 29
C2.1: Functions of several variables. Graphs.
Jan. 30
Homework Due. First Midterm. Covers material through C1.7.
Jan. 31
C2.1: Functions of several variables. Graphs.
Feb. 2
C2.2: Limits
Feb. 5
C2.2: More limits
Feb. 6
Homework Due. Quiz.
Feb. 7
C2.3: The derivative
Feb. 9
C2.4: Higher-order partial derivatives
Feb. 12
C2.5: The chain rule
Feb. 13
Homework Due. Quiz.
Feb. 14
C2.6: Directional derivatives and the gradient
Feb. 16
C2.6: Directional derivatives and the gradient
Feb. 19
C3.1: Parameterized Curves
Feb. 20
Homework Due. Second Midterm. Covers material through C2.6.
Feb. 21
C3.2: Arclength
Feb. 23
C3.3-3.4: Vector fields. The Gradient, Divergence, Curl, and Del
Feb. 26
C4.1: Differentials and Taylor's Theorem
Feb. 27
Homework Due. Quiz.
Feb. 28
C4.1: Differentials and Taylor's Theorem
Mar. 2
C4.2: Extrema of functions
Mar. 5
C4.2: Extrema of functions
Mar. 6
Homework Due. Quiz.
Mar. 7
Review?
Mar. 9
Reading Week.
The final exam will be held on Friday, March 16th from 12-2pm.
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