Dates |
Topics |
Reading |
Homework |
Miscellaney |
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1/15 - 1/17 |
Higher order partial derivatives |
Jones 3ABC |
Prof Connolly will be leading a reading group in metric space topology this spring. Follow the link for more info. |
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1/20 - 1/24 |
2nd derivative test for critical points |
Jones 3DE, 4DEF |
Starting this Thursday 1/23, our grader Jonathan Sheperd will hold a weekly homework help session in partitioned off space in the math library. Please make the most of the opportunity--Sheperd knows his stuff. Mathematica notebook about quadratic approximation of scalar functions Math for everyone panel discussion Thurs Jan 23, 5-6 PM in HH 117: What to do mathematically over the summer? This one's particularly relevant for those of you thinking about doing REUs and similar such things. |
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1/27 - 1/31 |
Integration on rectangles |
Jones 9A-E Notes about partitions of rectangles |
After polling the class, I've decided to set the midterm date & time to Tuesday, March 18 from 6:30-8:30. Location TBA. Also, I'll reserve a room for Thursday 4/26 from 3-5 PM for paper presentations. Mathematica notebook concerning problem 3-24 from Jones |
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2/3 - 2/7 |
Fubini's Theorem and volume |
Jones 9F-I, 10AB |
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2/10 - 2/14 |
Volume (continued) Change of variables |
Jones 10CD,FG |
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2/17 - 2/21 |
Change of variables (continued) |
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Deadline for homework 5 extended to Monday 2/24. |
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2/24 - 2/28 |
Integrating over curves |
Jones 2B, 11A, 12AB |
Math for everyone talk by David Cox of Amherst College, Thurs Feb 27, 5-6 PM in Jordan 105: Tangents to Four Unit Spheres, an Introduction to Enumerative Geometry Deadline for homework 6 extended to Monday 3/3. |
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3/3 - 3/7 |
Discuss homework problems |
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review sheet for the midterm exam. |
I'll be away at a conference this week. |
3/17 - 3/21 |
Green's Theorem |
12 CD |
Midterm Tuesday 3/18 from 6:30-8:30 PM in HH 125. Math for everyone talk by Arlo Caine of Cal Poly Pomona , Thurs March 20, 5-6 PM in Jordan 105: The Shape of Information |
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3/24 - 3/28 |
Isoperimetric inequality, closed vs exact forms |
12E-G |
Math club talk by Daniel Cristofaro-Gardiner of IAS, Thurs March 27, 5-6 PM, Hayes-Healy 127: Counting Lattice Points in Triangles and the Fibonacci Numbers |
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3/31 - 4/4 |
Volume of paramtetrized surfaces/submanifolds (differential) forms |
8A-C, 11BC (also see 5.0-5.3 in Hubbard and Hubbard) handout |
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No homework collected Friday 4/4. Get your papers done! |
4/7 - 4/11 |
Forms (continued) |
handout |
Course paper due April 9. This is also the due date for entries to the Taliaferro competition. Math for everyone talk, Thurs April 10, 5-6 PM in Jordan 105 Due date for this week's hwk extended to next Thursday April 17. |
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4/14 - 4/17 |
Integrating forms on submanifolds, Stokes Theorem |
handout |
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Our very own Dr. Nicolaescu will be giving a public math talk at St. Marys on Wed April16 at 5PM. |
4/23 - 4/25 |
Classical integral theorems on R^3 |
Chaps 13-14 in Jones |
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4/28 – 4/30 |
Proof of Stokes Thm |
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Review sheet for the final exam. |
We'll have an extra class on Thursday 4/29 at 1 PM in Hayes-Healy 117 The registrar has moved our final exam to Wed 4:15-6:15 (in 316 DBRT which is our usual classroom). |