Math 251:05--06 Spring 2003 Homework

Here is a partial list of lecture topics and homework problems for these sections. At any given time, it should show the schedule through the next exam. The recitation of Wednesday will be devoted to topics discussed through the lecture of the previous Friday. The problems listed here do not have answers in the book. Any differences in your solutions will lead to a lively discussion. There is another page prepared by the department giving some odd numbered problems that are suitable for practice.
Lecture Date Textbook Section Page Problems
January 21 12.1 787 8, 12, 16. 18.
12.2 794 20, 26.
January 24 12.3 802 6, 8, 18, 40, 42, 44.
12.5 (lines) 818 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 18.
January 28 13.1 842 8, 10, 12.
13.2 848 4, 6, 10, 22, 24.
January 31 13.3 (arc length) 855 4, 10.
16.2 1057 20, 22.
February 04 14.3 905 12, 14, 18, 24, 30.
14.5 924 2, 4, 6.
February 07 16.3 1066 12, 14, 18, 20.
13.3 (curvature) 855 12, 14, 16, 22 (use any formula for curvature).
13.4 865 10, 14, 30, 32.
February 11 First exam (questions will be based on those assigned here and in lecture notes, except for the portion of section 13.3 and section 13.4 appearing in the lecture of February 07.)
February 14 12.4 809 2, 4, 6, 8, 26, 28.
12.5 (planes) 818 28, 30, 36.
February 18
SNOW DAY		 14.4 916 2, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34.
14.6 (part) 936 4, 8, 10, 22, 26.
February 21 14.7 947 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 38 (concentrate on finding points, not on second derivative test).
14.8 (postponed to 2/25) 956 4, 6, 8, 12, 24.
February 25 15.3 988 2, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 40.
15.4 (part)
(postponed to 2/28)		 994 8, 14.
February 28 15.5 1004 6, 8, 14.
March 04 16.4 1074 2, 4, 8, 20. (use the instructions for problems 1-4 for all problems)
March 07 12.6 825 22, 24, 26, 28.
March 11 Second exam (questions will be based on those assigned here and in lecture notes, except for section 12.6 from lecture of March 07.)
March 14 12.4 809 26, 28. (repeat)
15.6 1008 2, 4, 8, 12.
March 25 16.6 1091 12, 18, 22, 30, 34, 38.
16.7 1103 20, 24, 26, 28.
March 28 16.5 (curl) 1081 2a, 4a, 8a, 14, 16.
16.8 1109 2, 8, 14 (try to find both sides of the Stokes' theorem identity in all of these).
April 01 More area problems (to be announced)
April 04 exam (questions will be based on those assigned here and in lecture notes.)
April 08 15.7 1016 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 26.
April 11 16.5 (divergence) 1081 2b, 4b, 8b, 20.
16.9 1116 4, 6, 10, 14 (try to find both sides of the divergence theorem identity in all of these).
April 15 12.7 831 50, 58.
15.8 1023 8, 10, 18, 20, 22, 24.
April 18 15.9 1033 2, 6, 8, 12, 20.
April 22 Regions bounded by parametrized surfaces
Notes with exercises will be provided.
April 25 Additional coordinate systems
No exercises on this topic.
April 29 exam (questions will be based on those assigned here and in lecture notes.)

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