M408N Differential Calculus for Scientists: Spring 2011

Course information

Instructor Samuel Isaacson
Office RLM 11.164
Office hours WF 10–11 AM, Th 12:30–1:30 PM, and by appointment
Email isaacson@math.utexas.edu
 
TA James Delfeld
Office RLM 10.146
Office hours TuTh 2:00–3:30
Email jdelfeld@math.utexas.edu
 
Course time MWF 1:00–2:00 PM
Course location CPE 2.214
Course website http://www.math.utexas.edu/users/isaacson/m408n-spring-2011/index.html
Course syllabus http://www.math.utexas.edu/users/isaacson/m408n-spring-2011/syllabus.html
 
Unique ID 55826 55827 55828
Section time TuTh 1:00–2:00 PM TuTh 3:30–4:30 PM TuTh 5:00–6:00 PM
Section location RLM 6.118 CPE 2.212 RLM 7.116

M408N is a first-year calculus course aimed at students in the natural sciences. The topics covered include limits, differentiation, optimization, and transcendental functions (exponential, trigonometric, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions). The focus of the course is computational, not theoretic.

Electronic course instructor survey

Electronic course instructor surveys (eCIS) will be available April 25 through May 6. You may fill out eCIS at UT direct.

Homework

For details on the homework policy, see the syllabus. Check Quest for online exercises.

Due date Section Exercises in Stewart
January 24 2.2 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
January 28 2.3 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 26, 27, 30, 36, 39, 43, 46, 47
February 2 2.5 3, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 21, 24, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 43 (a) (b), 46, 49, 50
February 4 3.1 1, 3 (a) (b), 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20, 31, 32, 34, 35, 43
February 9 3.2 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 49, 51, 52
February 14 3.3 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 42, 50, 59, 60, 72, 76, 89, 93, 96
February 16 3.4 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22, 24, 31, 32, 34, 39, 40, 44
February 21 3.5 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 40, 42, 44, 48, 50, 52, 54, 89, 90
February 23 3.6 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, 26, 40, 42, 49, 50, 52.
February 25 3.7 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 16, 18
March 2 3.8 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28, 32
March 7 3.9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 23, 24, 28
March 9 4.1 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56
March 28 4.2 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14, 17, 22(a), 23, 32
March 21 4.3 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 34, 38, 49, 52
April 4 4.4 3, 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 34, 36, 43, 53, 54
April 6 4.5 2, 8, 11, 12, 16, 20, 26, 32
April 11 4.7 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 28, 33, 34, 36, 46, 50
April 18 4.9 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 36, 40, 43, 44, 46, 51, 56, 60
April 18 7.1 1, 2, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32
April 20 7.2 8, 10, 14, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 46, 48, 50
April 22 7.3 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33, 34, 40
April 25 7.4 2, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 21, 22, 26, 30, 32, 37, 38, 42, 46, 48, 50, 54
April 29 7.6 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 13, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 43, 46, 49
May 4 7.8 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 28, 32, 40, 42, 43, 44, 50, 52, 56, 60, 62, 64

Sample exam

Here is a practice final exam with solutions (updated May 12).

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