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Catalog Description: |
Further topics in differential and integral calculus, including sequences and series, Taylor polynomials, polar coordinates, methods of integration, and applications of the integral.
(Offered each semester.)
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| Prerequisites: |
MATH 110 Calculus I, Part II or MATH 111 Calculus I
- Ability to graph functions and identify extrema and asymptotes
- Understand the use of Riemann sums in finding areas and volumes.
- Understand and use the fundamental theorem of calculus.
- Familiarity with the method of substitution for evaluating an integral.
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Required Course Materials: |
Larson, Hostetler and Edwards, Calculus, 9th edition, Brooks/Cole, 2010 (ISBN: 9780547209982) Web Assign Online Homework Access Card
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| Course Coordinator: |
Douglas C. Phillippy, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Mathematics
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| Course Audience: |
Students majoring in computer science, engineering, mathematics,
physics, or chemistry.
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Course Objectives: |
- To acquire a comparative knowledge of standard coordinate systems and the ability to choose the most efficient system for any specific problem.
- To develop a rigorous understanding of sequences and series with ability to determine their
convergence or divergence.
- To understand applications of the definite integral to problems such as area, volume, arc length, work and centers of mass.
- To enhance learning by examining geometric, numerical and algebraic aspects of each topic.
- To acquire an understanding of the breadth of mathematics by studying applications in a wide variety of scientific fields.
- To use the tools of calculus to formulate and solve multistep problems and to interpret the numerical results.
- To enhance the ability to communicate mathematical concepts through a series of written laboratory assignments and classroom discussions.
- To select and use technology when appropriate in problem solving.
- To develop an ability to recognize calculus concepts in the context of application problems and implement the corresponding processes.
- To develop the process of making appropriate conjectures, finding suitable means to test those conjectures and drawing conclusions about their validity.
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Topics: |
- Applications of integration: a) disk method b) shell method c) area between two curves d) arc length and surfaces of revolution e) work f) moments, center of mass and centroids, and g) fluid pressure
- Techniques of integration: a) integration by parts b) trig functions and products of trig functions, and c) partial fraction representation of rational functions.
- Sequences, arithmetic and geometric, positive terms and limits of sequences.
- Infinite series, positive term series, alternating series, conditional convergence, absolute
convergence, power series, region of convergence, calculus of power series, and applications of power series.
- Polar coordinates and parametric equations: a) study of coordinate systems, b) graphing, and c) areas and arc lengths.
- Conic sections: a) representation in both rectangular and polar form and b) graphs with emphasis on applications.
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