Syllabus: M408D (Fall 15)

SEQUENCES, SERIES, AND MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS

Instructor: Gustavo Cepparo
e-mail: gcepparo@math.utexas.edu

Office: RLM 13.148

Phone: 232-6189

Lectures:
JGB 2.216
M W F 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Instructors Office hours:
M W 11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
F 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Meeting times by section number:

Section

Time

Location

52770

T Th 8:30-9:30

SZB 370

52775

T Th 5:00-6:00

ECJ 1.204

Text: Stewart, Calculus, 7th Edition (Early Transcendentals)

Prerequisite and degree relevance: A grade of C or better in M408C or the equivalent.
(Note: The pace of M408C and M408D is brisk. For this reason, transfer students with
one semester of Calculus at another institution are requested to consult with the
Undergraduate Adviser for Mathematics to determine whether M408D or an alternative,
M408L, is the appropriate second course.). M408D may not be counted by students with
credit for Mathematics 408L or 308M. M408C and M408D (or the equivalent sequence
M408K, M408L, M408M) are required for mathematics majors, and mathematics majors
are required to make grades of C or better in these courses.

Certain sections of this course are reserved as advanced placement or honors sections;
they are restricted to students who have scored well on the advanced placement AP/BC
exam, or are honors students, or who have the approval of the Mathematics Advisor.
Such sections and their restrictions are listed in the Course Schedule for each semester.

Course description: M408C and M408D is our standard first-year Calculus sequence. It
is directed at engineering students and students in the natural and social sciences. The
emphasis in this course is on problem solving, not on the presentation of theoretical
considerations. While the course necessarily includes some discussion of theoretical
notions, its primary objective is not the production of theorem-provers. M408D contains
integration techniques, brief modeling with differential equations, parametric equations, a
treatment of infinite series, partial derivatives, and multiple integrals.
Resources for Students
Some of our students have weak study skills. The Learning Skills Center in Jester has a
wide variety of material designed to help students through Calculus: tutors, drills, videotaped lectures, computer programs, counseling, math anxiety workshops, reviews of
Algebra, Trigonometry, and Calculus.
Calc Lab: The Math Department Calculus Lab (see
www.ma.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/calculus-lab/ ) This is a joint TA session
for all calculus classes taught at UT, and will be staffed at all times by at least two TAs
and 3 undergraduate Learning Assistants. No matter what your question, you can always
get help at Calc Lab.
Grading:
Your grade will be based on your performance on homework and exams following the
grading scheme below. This course does not have extra credit. Homework will be due
every week, and there will be three exams. To master the course material, you must stay
caught up with the topics covered in lectures and with the related homework. This course
will move fast and cover a lot of material! In addition, staying caught up will help you
identify questions to ask during class, which will certainly help others as well.
The specific grading scheme and exam information are as follows:

Written-Homework, due every week in discussion session (Thursday): 8%

Quest-Homework, due every week (Saturday) by 11:00 pm: 8%
2 in-class mid-term exams: 27% each
Final exam (Comprehensive): 30%

Grading. A: 90-100;

B: 80-89;

C: 70-79;

D: 60-69;

F: below 60

Homework:
All sections covered in one week are due the following week on Thursday at the
TA discussion. For example during week 1 we will go over Sections 5.5 and 7.1, so
during week 2 by Thursday you must complete the homework (below see calendar)
before the TA discussion.

The grader will not grade any disorganized or difficult-to-read assignments. Your
homework is your best piece of work. I will not accept homework on loose sheets of
paper. No late homework will be accepted. I will drop two Quest Homework grades.
Format: Must be stapled, and no ripped pages from a notebook will be accepted. Write
your name at the top of each page. The first page should state the class, section number,
instructors name, and book sections included in the homework assignment. Label each
question clearly, specifying the section and exercise number (i.e. 14.1 #32). It should be
organized, clean, and easy to read.

Mid-term Exams:
The exams will be held during lecture and there will be no make-ups. The dates
are on the calendar (below).
Final Exam:
The date and location of the final will be announced in lecture sometime during
the semester.

CALENDAR
In class

Wed., Aug. 26
5.5 Substitution Rule

Fri., Aug. 28
7.1 Integration By Parts

Mon., Aug. 31
7.2 Trigonometric Integrals
Wed., Sep. 2

Homework

WEEK 1
Section 5.5
Problems 12, 22, 30, 46, 48, 58, 67, 72,
78, 81, 86
Section 7.1
Problems 5, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18, 22, 26, 42,
52, 68

WEEK 2
Section 7.2
Problems 2, 4, 7, 8, 12, 16, 19, 26, 29, 31,
48, 39, 49
Section 7.3

7.3 Trigonometric Substitution

Fri., Sep. 4
7.4 Integration of Rational Functions by
Partial Fractions

Wed., Sept. 9
7.5 Strategy for Integration

Problems 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 19, 21, 24, 27

Section 7.4
Problems 2, 4, 6, 7, 12, 18, 23, 28

WEEK 3
Section 7.5
Problems 2, 3, 13, 15, 22, 25, 31

Fri., Sept. 11
7.8 Improper Integrals

Section 7.8
Problems 5, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 35, 49, 57

WEEK 4
Mon., Sept. 14
Section 9.1
9.1 Modeling with Differential Equations
Problems 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15
Wed., Sept. 16
9.2 Direction Fields and Euler Method
Fri., Sept. 18
9.3 Separable Equations

Mon., Sept. 21
9.4 Models for Population Growth

Section 9.2
Problems 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 21, 27
Section 9.3
Problems 6, 11, 14, 16, 37, 39, 43, 48

WEEK 5
Section 9.4
Problems 1, 5, 6, 11, 13, 17, 19

Wed., Sept. 23
9.5 Linear Equation

Section 9.5
Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 16, 17

Fri., Sept. 25
9.5 Linear Equations (continue)

Section 9.5 (continue)

Problems 23, 24, 28, 31, 34

WEEK 6

Mon., Sep. 28
11.1 Sequences

Section 11.1
Problems 15, 18, 51, 47, 72, 77

Wed., Sep. 30
11.2 Series

Section 11.2
Problems 14, 20, 27, 32, 48, 59

Fri., Oct. 2
TEST 1

Chapters 7 and 9

Mon., Oct. 5
TEST 1

WEEK 7
Chapters 7 and 9

Wed., Oct. 7
11.3 The Integral Test and Estimates of
Sums

Section 11.3
Problems 8, 11, 20 (hint: Complete the
square), 29, 34, 38

Fri., Oct. 9
11.4 Comparison Test

Section 11.4
Problems 2, 7, 13, 16, 20, 26

Mon., Oct.12
11.5 Alternating Series

WEEK 8
Section 11.5
Problems 2, 5, 14, 23, 26, 32

Wed., Oct.14
11.6 Absolute Convergence and the Ratio
and Root Tests

Section 11.6
Problems 1, 18, 28, 20, 35, 43

Fri., Oct. 16
11.7 Strategy for Testing Series

Section 11.7
Problems 1, 5, 12, 17, 24, 30

WEEK 9

Mon., Oct. 19
11.8 Power Series

Section 11.8
Problems 11, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30

Wed., Oct. 21
11.9 Representations of Functions as Power
Series

Section 11.9
Problems 2, 4, 7, 13, 21, 26
Note: Graph 19 on Mathematica.

Fri., Oct. 23
11.10 Taylor and Maclaurin Series

Section 11.10
Problems 7, 10, 17, 25, 32, 48, 55, 64

WEEK 10
Mon., Oct. 26
Section 11.11
11.11 Applications of Taylor Polynomials
Problems 3, 13, 15, 16, 27
Note: Graph 3 and 13c on Mathematica
Wed., Oct. 28
11.11 Applications of Taylor Polynomials
(continue)
Fri., Oct. 30
Section 10.1
10.1 Curves Defined by Parametric
Problems 3, 5, 11, 24, 25,
Equations
35 (Mathematica)
WEEK 11
Mon., Nov. 2
Section 10.2
10.2 Calculus with Parametric Equations
Problems 7, 11, 16, 41, 45 (graph first,
Mathematica), 69
Wed., Nov. 4
10.3 Polar Coordinates

Section 10.3
Problems 2, 7, 11, 22, 25, 36, 54

Fri., Nov. 6
Test 2

Chapter 11

WEEK 12

Mon., Nov. 9
Test 2

Chapter 11

Wed., Nov. 11
10.4 Areas and Lengths in Polar
Coordinates
Fri., Nov. 13
14.1 Functions of Several Variables

Section 10.4
Problems 2, 7, 17, 27, 39 (graph first,
Mathematica), 45
Section 14.1
Problems 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 39,
43 Mathematica, 55 Mathematica, 59-64
Matching

WEEK 13
Section 14.2
Problems 7, 11, 14, 16 Squeeze, 17,
24 Mathematica, 29, 40
Wed., Nov. 18
Section 14.3
14.3 Partial Derivatives
Problems 2, 4, 5-8 Matching, 9,
14 Mathematica, 20, 29, 47, 73, 84
Fri., Nov. 20
Section 14.5
14.5 The Chain Rule
Problems 4, 8, 13, 16, 21, 27, 36
14.4 Tangent Planes and Linear Approx.
Section 14.4
Problems 4, 14, 19, 22, 31
Mon., Nov. 16
14.2 Limits and Continuity

WEEK 14
Mon., Nov. 23
Section 15.1
15.1 Double Integrals over Rectangles and Problems 2, 4, 8, 12
15.2 Iterated Integrals
Section 15.2
Problems 2, 18, 23
Wed., Nov. 25
Section 15.3
15.3 Double Integrals over General
Problems 6, 10, 18, 22, 31, 50, 54
Regions

WEEK 15
Mon., Nov. 30
Section 15.4
15.4 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
Problems 1-4, 6, 15, 19, 29
Wed., Dec. 2
15.10 Change of Variable in Multiple
Integrals

Section 15.10
Problems 1, 2, 3

Fri., Dec. 4
15.10 Change of Variable in Multiple
Integrals (continue). Review for Final

Final exam: During final-week (room to

be announced)

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