Math 381  Advanced Calculus


Fall 2019


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Course syllabus

DATE ASSIGNMENT
08/26
Review and Preparation, Part I
Proof Templates
08/28
HW:  Review and Preparation, Part II (includes homework assignment)
HW:  Section 1, p. 5:  #1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11
Peano Axioms and Expanding Number Systems
08/30
HW:  Finish proving the Rational Zeroes Theorem
HW:  Section 2, p. 12:  #1(sqrt(7)), 2(4thrt(13)), 5, 6
09/02
Labor Day Holiday
09/04
Field Properties and Their Consequences
HW:  Finish proving the remaining parts of the Consequences of Field Properties and Consequences of Ordered Field Properties
Due Friday 09/06:  Section 1.1-1.2 and Rational Zeroes Theorem (finished proof)
09/06
HW:  Finish proof of |ab| = |a| |b| (cases 2  &4).  Cases 1 & 3 done in class
HW:  Section 3, p. 19:  #5, 6, 7, 8 [Section 3 Homework Hints]
Complete the first 4 colums of the Bounds worksheet before class next time.
09/09
HW:  Finish the Completeness and Archimedean Property Worksheet and #1(Corollaries) on p.2.
09/11
HW:  Section 4, p. 26:  #1-4(a, e, i , m, q, u, w), 7(b), 8, 10, 11, 14 
HW:  Prove the following:  Let A be a nonempty subset of R that is bounded above.  If x < sup(A), then there is an element a in A such that x < a <= sup(A).
09/13
Questions over Section 4
No New Homework
09/16
HW:  Section 7, p. 38:  #1, 2, 3(b, h, k, l, m, p, q), 5(a, b)
Quiz 1 postponed until Friday, September 20
09/18
HW:  Section 8, p. 38:  #1, 2, 8(a,b)
Quiz Friday 9/20 over Sections 3 and 4 (Chapter 1)
09/20
Quiz 1  Solutions
No new homework
09/23
HW:  Limit Laws Worksheet (Finish #4-5)  [Proof of Claim -- done in Section 8, Example 6]
HW:  Section 8, p. 44:  3, 4, 5 ,6(a)
HW:  Section 9, p. 54: #1, 2, 5, 6
09/25
Questions over homework.  No new homework
Sections 7 and 8 due Friday 9/27
09/27
Continue with Limit Laws in Section 9.  No new homework.
09/30
Review for Exam 1
Exam 1 List of Terms and Named Theorems
10/02
Exam 1  Solutions
10/04
HW:  Finish the proof from class (re-writing the proof of Theorem 9.10 from the book)
HW:  Section 8, p. 44: #7
HW: Section 9, p. 54:  #8, 9.  Read through other diverging sequence limit laws #10-12 and give examples of specific sequences that illustrate the law, but do not prove them.  Read and understand #13-15, but do not prove.   Do #16
Quiz postponed to 10/23
Presentations postponed to week of October 16 & 18.
10/07
HW:  Read through Theorem 10.2 and its proof.  Rewrite the proof in your own style.
10/09
HW:  Section 2.10, p. 64:  #1, 4(10.2 only), 7, 8, 9, 10
Examples for lim inf sn and lim sup sn  Finish the examples on the worksheet.
10/11
Class cancelled
10/14
Fall Recess -- No Classes
10/16
Need to update
10/18
Need to update
10/21
Need to update
10/23
Need to update
10/25
HW:  Section 12, p. 76:  #1(Ignore sigma, just state n_k), 2-4
HW:  Rewrite the construction by induction part of the in-class proof as a formal induction proof.
10/28
Campus Closed - Classes Cancelled
10/30
Geometric Series
No new homework.  [Feel free to start #2 Homework on the worksheet]
11/01
HW:  Cauchy Criterion Worksheet
HW:  Section 15:   #5, 6, 9
HW:  Telescoping Problem (found at the end of the Cauchy Criterion Worksheet)
HW:  The Integral Test Worksheet
11/04
HW:  Limit Comparison Test
HW:  Integral Test and Comparison Test -- Miscellaneous Problems
11/06
Need to update
Take-Home Quiz 2  Solutions
11/08
HW:  Alternating Series and Absolute Convergence
HW:  Section 2.14, #7, 8 [Hint:  Comparison Test(s)], Section 2.15 #6
11/11

HW:  Section 14 #1(a,b,e), 2(a,d,e), 3(a,c,d), 4(a,c)
HW:  Section 15: #1(b), 2(a), 4(c)

11/13
Review for Exam 2
11/15
Exam 2  Solutions
11/18
HW:  Section 17:  #1, 2, 4, 5
11/20
HW:  Section 17:  #6[does not use epsilon-delta], 10
11/22
HW:  Section 17:  #9
HW:  Continuity (epsilon-delta Property)
11/25
HW:  Section 19:  #1, 2, 3
Important:  Class on 11/27 will be held online.  Check you email for accessing the class session on Blackboard
Section 17 and Continuity Worksheet due Sunday, 12/1 by noon
11/27
Online Class on Blackboard
Limits of a Function
HW:  Section 20: #1, 2, 5*, 6*, 9, 10* [11-14 Use Limit Laws/Theorems]
*Use sequence definition(s).

Thanksgiving Break!
12/02
Derivatives
Differentiation Rules
HW:  Finish Worksheet(s)
HW:  Finish Worksheet(s) and Section 28:  #1, 2, 3,6, 7, 14(a)
12/04
Absolute Extrema Theorem and Intermediate Value Theorem
Rolle's Theorem and The Mean Value Theorem
HW:  Finish Worksheet(s)
HW:  Section 18 #6, 7, 5(a).  [How would the work for the example above and/or #6, 7 change if you used the result of #5(a)?]
HW:  Section 29:  #1, 3(a)
12/06
Review for Final Exam

Click link for Finals Week Schedule and Office Hours
12/09
Monday
Optional Review Session (aka Office Hours)  9:15am - 10:15am
Final Exam 10:30am-12:30pm  The Final Exam covers the entire semester.
Office Hours 2:45pm - 3:45pm

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