Lecture Record

MATH 2550

Here I'll try to keep an updated (more or less accurate) record of the topics, sections of the book, etc. covered in each lecture. There may be some other useful information entered here from time to time.


   Date    Chapter/Topics   or   Page/Problems

M  Aug 19   Lecture 1: Introduction to Introduction to Multivariable Calculus
                       Review of Calculus I and II
                       Space...and stuff in space
                       Vectors and the dot product (12.1-3)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 12.1
W   21      Lecture 2: Vectors and the dot product (12.1-3)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 12.2
F   23      Calculus Review, Chapter 12 preskills
M   26      Lecture 3: Vectors and the dot product (12.1-3)
                       The cross product; lines and planes (12.4-5)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 12.3-4
W   28      Lecture 4: The cross product; lines and planes (12.4-5)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 12.4-5
F   29      Homework 1 and Chapter 13 preskills
M Sept 2    Holiday (no class)
W    4      Lecture 5: Quadric surfaces (12.6)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 12.6
F    6      Homework 2 
M    9      Lecture 6: Vector valued functions of one variable (curves)
                       Motion: velocity and position (13.1-3)
                       Diferentiation and integration (13.1-3)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 13.1-3
W   11      Lecture 7: Arclength parameterization (13.1-3) 
                       Curvature and principal normal (13.4)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 13.4
F   13      Homework 3 and Homework 4
M   16      Lecture 8: Review
W   18      Exam 1 rework copy rework copy scores ironic scores 
F   20      Chapter 14 preskills
M   23      Lecture 9: Functions of several variables (14.1-2)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 14.1-2
W   25      Lecture 10: Partial derivatives and the chain rule (14.3-4)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 14.3
F   27      Homework 5
M   30      Lecture 11: Directional derivatives and the gradient (14.5)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 14.4
W Oct 2     Lecture 12: Linear approximation; differentials (14.6)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 14.5
F    4      Homework 6 and Homework 7
M    7      Lecture 13: Optimization (14.7)
W    9      Lecture 14: Optimization with constraints (14.8)
F   11      Homework 8
M   14      Fall Break  (no class)
W   16      Lecture 15: Taylor's formula (14.9)
                        Review
F   18      Exam 2 rework copy  scores 
M   21      Lecture 16: Double Integrals (15.1-2)
                       approximate actual textbook coverage: 15.1
W   23      Lecture 17: Volumes and areas (15.3)
F   25      Chapter 15 preskills
M   28      Lecture 18: Polar coordinates (15.4)
W   30      Lecture 19: Triple integrals (15.5)
F Nov 1     Homework 9
M    4      Lecture 20: Applications to physical quantites
                        Center of Mass (15.6)
W    6      Lecture 21: Cylindical and spherical coordinates (15.7)
F    8      Homework 10
M   11      Lecture 22: Substitutions (15.8)
W   13      Lecture 23: Review  
F   15      Homework 11
M   18      Exam 3 scores 
W   20      Lecture 24:  Motion on a surface
F   22      Homeowork 12
M   25      Lecture 25:  Integration on curves
                         Integration on surfaces
                         General scaling factors
                         Motion on a curve
W   27      Recess (no class)
F   29      Holiday (no studio)
M Dec 2     Lecture 26: Last lecture (Review)


M    9      Final Exam 2:40-5:30 scores 




Monday December 9  Final Exam J Sections (2:40-5:30)