Schedule for MAT126, Fall 2022

Week Topics Homework Relevant Videos
8/22 Administrivia
5.1 Areas and distances
5.2 The definite integral
Appendix F Sigma notation
WebAssign HW1 (due morning of Wednesday 8/31). 8/24 class Areas and Riemann Sums
3Blue1Brown Integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
8/29
5.2 The definite integral (continued)
5.3 Evaluating integrals
WebAssign HW2 (due morning of Wednesday 9/7). 8/29 class The definite integral
8/31 class Definite integrals and the Evaluation Theorem
9/5 no class 9/5: Labor day
4.8 Review of Antiderivatives
5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
WebAssign HW3 (due morning of Wednesday 9/14).
Paper homework "Civet" (due in recitation during the week of 9/12)
9/7 class The Fundamental Theorem and Antiderivatives.
3Blue1Brown Area and Slope
Explore It Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, part 1 and FTC Part 2.
Lisa The Fundamental Theorem (notes)
9/12
5.5 Integration via substitution
5.6 Integration by parts
WebAssign HW4 (due morning of Wednesday 9/21).
Paper homework "Oil" (due in recitation during the week of 9/19)
9/12 class Integration by substitution
9/14 class more substitution, integration by parts.
Lisa Integration by Substitution (notes)
Lisa Integration by parts (notes)
9/19 5.6 more integration by parts
5.7 Integrating powers of trig functions
Appendix G Partial Fractions
WebAssign HW5 (due morning of Wednesday 9/28).
no paper homework due the week of 9/19
9/19 class more integration by parts
9/21 class integrating trig powers, long division, start partial fractions
9/26 5.7  more partial fractions
review for midterm

Midterm 1 Thursday, 9/29 at 8:15pm
here is more information about the exam
Exams are annoying. Let's take a break from homework, so nothing due next week. 9/26 class partial fractions, some review
9/28 class review for midterm
10/3 5.7 Trigonometric substitutions
5.8 Computer integration
5.9 Numerical integration

Friday, 10/7 4pm: last date to move down to MAT131 or MAT125
I messed up and there was no homework this week either. We'll get back on track soon. 10/3 class Inverse trig substitutions, integrating with computers
10/5 class numerical integration
Integral calculators integral-calculator.com and Wolfram Alpha, among others.
10/10 no class 10/10 and 10/11: Fall Break
5.10 Improper integrals
WebAssign HW6 (due morning of Friday 10/21).
Paper homework "Emu" (due in recitation during the week of 10/17)
10/12 class improper integrals
10/17 6.1 Area between curves
6.2 Volumes
10/21, 4pm: last day to GPNC or withdraw.
WebAssign HW7 (due morning of Wednesday 10/26).
Paper homework "Bldg" (due in recitation during the week of 10/24)
10/17 class more improper integrals, area between curves
10/19 class Volumes
Lisa Area between curves (notes)
10/24
6.3 more volume
6.5 Average value
WebAssign HW8 (due morning of Wednesday 11/2).
10/24 class More Volumes
10/26 class more volume, average value.
Lisa Volumes (part 1), (part 2) (notes)
Lisa Volumes (part 3) (notes)
10/31 6.4 Arc length, Review
midterm 2 Wednesday, 11/2 at 7:50pm
(more information about the exam here)
10/31 class Arc length and review
11/2 class More review
Lisa Arc Length(part1), (part2) (notes)
11/7 * Surface area
1.6 
Parametric curves
Appendix H.1 Polar coordinates
WebAssign HW9 (due morning of Wednesday 11/16).
11/7 class Arc length, surface area
11/9 class parametric equations, polar coordinates
BlackPenRedPen Surface Area
example (MIT OCW) Graph of r = 1 + cos (θ/2)
Applet polar graphing
11/14 Appendix H.2 area in polar coordinates WebAssign HW10 (due morning of Wednesday 11/23).
11/14 class more on parametric equations and polar graphs.
11/16 class area in polar coordinates
Applet polar area
11/21 6.6 Work
Thanksgiving Break: Wed-Fri, 11/23, 11/24, and 11/25
WebAssignHW11 (due morning of Wednesday 12/7).
11/21 class Calculating work
Lisa Calculating Work (notes)
11/28 6.8 Probability
WebAssign Extra Credit (due morning of final: Thursday 12/8).
11/28 class Probability
11/30 class Probability. Brief summary of everything we've done.
3Blue1Brown Probability: binomial distribution
3Blue1Brown Probability: probability density functions
12/5 Last day of classes: Monday, 12/5

Final Cumulative
Thursday, Dec 8, 2:15-5:00pm
more information
12/5 class Review.
Georgina Zoom review session for final, password= +9zA.Lq% (notes).

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