Previous Weeks in Math 280

This file will contain the week-to-week reading and lecture schedules.  At the end of the week the "this week" will be modified to reflect what actually happened and will be appended to this file.

Week 3: Monday, September 14

• Topics:
  • The geometry of 3 dimensional Euclidean space
• Reading:
• 10.5 - 10.5

Monday:

• No class - instructor ill

Tuesday:

• Lines and Planes in space (10.5)

Thursday:

• Homework questions discussed

Friday:

• Planes in space (10.5)

Other Notes:

• Monday, September 14, is the last day to drop without record.
• Hour Exam #1 will be next Friday

Week 4: Monday, September 21

• Topics:
  • The geometry of 3 dimensional Euclidean space
• Reading:
• 10.6, 11.1

Monday:

• Cylinders and Quadratic surfaces (10.6)

Tuesday:

• Vector functions and their derivatives (11.1)

Thursday:

• Homework questions
• Review for Hour Exam #1

Friday:

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #1 is this Friday

Week 5: Monday, September 28

• Topics:
  • The geometry of arcs in space
• Reading:
• 11.1 - 11.3

Monday:

• Vector functions and their derivatives (11.1)

Tuesday:

• Integrals of vector functions (11.2)

Thursday:

• Exam #1 returned and discussed

Friday:

• Arc Length (11.3)

Other Notes:

Week 6: Monday, October 5

• Topics:
  • The geometry of curves
  • Partial Derivatives
• Reading:
• 11.4 - 11.5
• 12.1 - 12.3

Monday:

• Curvature (11.4)

Tuesday:

• The Frenet apparatus (11.5)

Thursday:

• Discussion of homework problems
• The Frenet apparatus (11.5)

Friday:

• The Frenet apparatus (11.5)
• Functions of several variables (12.1)

Other Notes:

• Next Monday, October 12, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please review the University's add/drop policy in the Academic Handbook (the Logger)

Week 7: Monday, October 12

• Topics:
  • Partial Derivatives
• Reading:
• 12.2 - 12.6

Monday:

• Limits and Continuity in Higher Dimensions (12.2)

Tuesday:

• Partial derivatives (12.3)

Thursday:

• Partial derivatives (12.3)

Friday:

• The Chain Rule (12.4)

Other Notes:

• This  Monday, October 12, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please review the University's add/drop policy in the Academic Handbook (the Logger)
• Friday, October 16, is Mid-term (but not an exam date for us)
• Next Monday and Tuesday are Fall Break days.  No classes or office hours.
• Hour Exam #2 will be next Friday

Week 8: Monday, October 19

• Topics:
  • Partial Derivatives
• Reading:
• 12.4

Monday:

• Fall Break - no classes or office hours

Tuesday:

• Fall Break - no classes or office hours

Thursday:

• Review for Hour Exam #2

Friday:

• Hour Exam #2

Other Notes:

• This Monday and Tuesday are Fall Break days.  No classes or office hours.
• Hour Exam #2 will be this Friday

Week 9: Monday, October 26

• Topics:
  • Differentiation
• Reading:
• 12.4 - 12.8

Monday:

• The Chain Rule  (12.4)
• Directional Derivatives and Gradient vectors (12.5)

Tuesday:

• Tangent Planes and Differentials (12.6)

Thursday:

• Tangent Planes and Differentials (12.6)
• Exam 2 returned and discussed

Friday:

• Tangent Planes and Differentials (12.6)
• Extreme Values and Saddle Points (12.7)

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #3 will be Friday November 13

Week 10: Monday, November 2

• Topics:
  • Integration
• Reading:
• 12.7, 13.1 - 13.3

Monday:

• Extreme Values and Saddle Points (12.7)
• Double and Iterated Integrals over Rectangles (13.1)

Tuesday:

• Double and Iterated Integrals over Rectangles (13.1)
• Double integrals over general regions (13.2)

Thursday:

• Double integrals over general regions (13.2)
• Area by Double Integration (13.3)

Friday:

• Area by Double Integration (13.3)

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #3 will be next Friday November 13
• Because of a doctor's appointment, we will not have class on next Tuesday, November 10.

Week 11: Monday, November 9

• Topics:
  • Integration
• Reading:
• 13.5 - 13.6
• We will skip 13.7 and 13.8

Monday:

• Triple integrals in Rectangular Coordinates (13.5)
• Moments and Centers of Mass (13.6)

Tuesday:

• No class (doctor's appointment)

Thursday:

• Moments and Centers of Mass (13.6)
• Review for Hour Exam #3

Friday:

• Hour Exam #3

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #3 will be this Friday November 13
• Because of a doctor's appointment, we will not have class on Tuesday, November 10.

Week 12: Monday, November 16

• Topics:
  • Integration in Vector Fields
• Reading:
• 14.1 - 14.3

Monday:

• Moments and Centers of Mass (13.6)
• Line integrals (14.1)

Tuesday:

• Exam #3 returned and discussed

Thursday:

• Vector Fields, Work, Circulation, and Flux (14.2)
• No office hours today

Friday:

• Vector Fields, Work, Circulation, and Flux (14.2)

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #4 will be Friday December 4.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.
• Wednesday, November 25 (next week), is a travel day.  No classes or office hours.
• Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27 (next week) are part of the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.  No classes or office hours.

Week 13: Monday, November 23

• Topics:
  • Integration in Vector Fields
• Reading:
• 14.2 - 14.3

Monday:

• Vector Fields, Work, Circulation, and Flux (14.2)
• Path Independence, Potential Functions, and Conservative Fields (14.3)

Tuesday:

• Path Independence, Potential Functions, and Conservative Fields (14.3)

Thursday:

• Thanksgiving Break:  No classes or office hours

Friday:

• Thanksgiving Break:  No classes or office hours

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #4 will be next Friday December 4.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.
• Wednesday, November 25 (this week), is a travel day.  No classes or office hours.
• Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27 (this week) are part of the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.  No classes or office hours.

Week 14: Monday, November 30

• Topics:
  • Integration in Vector Fields
• Reading:
• 14.4

Monday:

• Path Independence, Potential Functions, and Conservative Fields (14.3)
• Green's Theorem in the Plane (14.4)

Tuesday:

• Green's Theorem in the Plane (14.4)

Thursday:

• Discussion on homework problems
• Review for Hour Exam #4

Friday:

• Hour Exam #4

Other Notes:

• Hour Exam #4 will be this Friday December 4.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.

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