Calculus 2 for Biological Sciences
  Spring 2001
Math 138 Sections 01, 02, and 03


Calendar

Every square contains the material to be covered on that particular day, together with the different due dates for the homework (see the syllabus for the assignment), as well as the days when we have quizzes. Yellow squares are recitations, green squares lectures, and orange squares are exam days.
  Wednesday January 17
Lecture 1

-Integration by substitution (review)
(6.2, 6.5, 12.4)

-General Information
 

 Friday January 19
Lecture 2

-Area between curves
(6.6, 12.4)

-Printed information (calendar and syllabus)

 Monday January 22
Recitation 1

-Practice problems from Lectures 1 & 2

** Homework #1 **
(Lectures 1 & 2)

 Wednesday January 24
Lecture 3

-Integration by parts
(7.1)
 
 

 

 Friday January 26
Lecture 4

-Integration using tables
(7.2)

** Practice Set #1 **
Monday January 29
Recitation 2

-Practice problems from Lectures 3 & 4

** Quiz #1 **
(Lectures 1-4)
 

 Wednesday January 31
Lecture 5

-Numerical integration
(7.3)
 

 

 Friday February 2
Lecture 6

-Improper Integrals
(7.4)

 Monday February 5 
Recitation 3

-Practice problems from Lectures 5 & 6

** Homework #2 **
(Lectures 5 & 6)

 Wednesday February 7
Lecture 7

-Taylor Polynomials
(11.1)

** Practice Set #2 **

 Friday February 9
Lecture 8

-Differential equations, initial value problems
(9.1)
Monday February 12
Recitation 4

-Practice problems from Lectures 7 & 8

** Quiz #2 **
(Lectures 5-7)

 Wed. February 14
Lecture 9

-Separation of variables
(9.2)
 

 

 Friday February 16
Lecture 10

-Applications
(9.3)

 

 Monday February 19 
Recitation 5

-Practice problems from Lectures 9 & 10

** Homework #3 **
(Lectures 8-10)

 Wed. February 21
Lecture 11

-Catch-up and review

 Friday February 23
Lecture 12

-1st Midterm Exam
(Lectures 1-10)
 
Monday February 26
Recitation 6

-Solutions to the first midterm exam

-More practice problems from Lecture 10
 

 Wed. February 28
Lecture 13

-Growth models and logistic equation
(A1, A2)
 
 

 

 Friday March 2   Lecture 14

-Logistic equation
(A2)

 

 Monday March 5
Recitation 7

-Practice problems from Lectures 13 & 14

** Homework #4 **
(Lectures 13 & 14)

 Wednesday March 7
Lecture 15

-1st. order linear differential equations
(16.4)

 

 Friday March 9
Lecture 16

-1st. order linear differential equations
(16.4)

** Practice Set #3 **

 
Monday March 12

Spring Break
 
 
 

 

 Wednesday March 14

Spring Break
 
 

 

 Friday March 16

Spring Break 

 

 Monday March 19
Recitation 8

-Practice problems from Lectures 15 & 16

** Quiz #3 **
(Lectures 15 & 16)

 Wednesday March 21
Lecture 17

-2nd. order linear differential equations
(16.5)

 Friday March 23
Lecture 18

-Non-homogeneous differential equations
(16.6)
Monday March 26
Recitation 9

-Practice problems from Lectures 17 & 18

** Homework #5 **
(Lectures 17 & 18)
 

 Wednesday March 28
Lecture 19

-Systems of linear equations and matrices.
(B1)

 Friday March 30
Lecture 20

-Algebra of matrices
(B2)

** Practice Set #4 **

 Monday April 2
Recitation 10

-Practice problems from Lectures 19 & 20

** Quiz #4 **
(Lectures 17 & 18)

 WednesdayApril 4
Lecture 21

-Determinants
(B3, B4)

 FridayApril 6
Lecture 22

-Invertible matrices. Cramer's rule
(B5, B6)
Monday April 9
Recitation 11

-Practice problems from Lectures 21 & 22

** Homework #6 **
(Lectures 21 & 22)
 

 Wednesday April 11
Lecture 23

-Eigenvalues and eigenvectors
(B7, B8)

** Practice Set #5 **

 Friday April 13
Lecture 24

-Catch-up and review

 Monday April 16
Recitation 12

-Practice problems from Lecture 23

** Quiz #5 **
(Lectures 21-23)

 Wednesday April 18
Lecture 25
-2nd Midterm
(Lectures 13-23)		 Friday April 20
Lecture 26

-Applications of linear algebra to population studies.
(UMAP 1,2)
Monday April 23
Recitation 13

-Solutions to the second midterm exam

-Practice problems (Lecture 26)
 

 WednesdayApril 25
Lecture 27

-Applications of linear algebra to population studies.
(UMAP 3)

 Wednesday April 27
Lecture 28

-Applications of linear algebra to population studies.
(UMAP 3,4)

 Monday April 30
Recitation 14

-Practice problems (Lectures 27 & 28)

** Homework #7 **
(Lectures 26-28)

 Thursday May 3 

-FINAL EXAM
(All material covered during the semester)

4:00-7:00 PM   LSH Aud.
(Livingston)