Lecturer's Notes for Math 142

January 28: How Archimedes solved a calculus problem without calculus.

January 30: Course mechanics.

January 31: Approximating areas with lots of skinny rectangles.

February 1: Riemann sums for computing areas and distances.

February 4: The definite integral. Integrable and nonintegrable functions.

February 6: Basic properties of the integral.

February 7: More properties of the integral.

February 8: Even more properties of the integral. The Evaluation Theorem for integrals.

February 11: A proof of the Evaluation Theorem for integrals.

February 13: Integrability reconsidered: All about (Adam and) Eve.

February 14: Indefinite integrals. The Net Change Theorem.

February 15: Riemann sums reconsidered. Areas without Riemann sums. Notational niceties.

February 19: The Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus. Averages.

February 20: The Mean Value Theorem for Integrals. The Substitution Rule

February 21: The Substitution Rule (continued).

February 22: The Substitution Rule (continued). See also Extra Reading #1 and the answer to the question it raises.

February 25: The Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus: the fine print. See also Extra Reading #2 and the answer to the question it raises.

February 27: The Substitution Rule for Definite Integrals.

February 28: Integration by Parts.

February 29: Integration by Parts (concluded). Integration by Partial Fractions.

March 3: Integration by Partial Fractions (concluded). Integrating with Computer Algebra Systems.

March 5: Numerical integration.

March 6: Numerical integration (continued).

March 7: Numerical integration (continued).

March 10: Numerical integration (concluded).

March 12: Improper integrals.

March 13: Review.

March 26: Area between curves. Area under parametrized curves. March 27: Volumes (by disks).

March 28: Volumes (by disks and cylindrical shells).

March 31: Volumes (by cylindrical shells).

April 2: Arc length of parametrized curves. Force and work.

April 3: Hydrostatic pressure. Centers of mass and moments.

April 4: Centers of mass and moments (concluded). Differential equations.

April 7: Sequences.

April 9: Sequences (continued).

April 10: Sequences (concluded). Series.

April 11: The Integral, Comparison, and Limit Comparison Tests.

April 14: The Integral and Limit Comparison Tests (concluded). Alternating Series.

April 16: Alternating Series (concluded). Absolute Convergence and series Rearrangement. The Ratio Test and Root Test.

April 17: Power Series. Interval of Convergence. Adding Power Series.

April 18: Multiplying Power Series. Differentiating and Integrating Power Series.

April 23: Taylor Series.

April 24: Newton's Binomial Theorem. Taylor Polynomials.

April 28: Parametric Curves.

April 30: Polar Coordinates.

May 1: Areas in Polar Coordinates.

May 2: Arc Length and Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates.

May 5: Limits and Derivatives. Continuity and Differentiability.

May 7: Continuity and Differentiability (contluded). Lies My Calculator Told Me.

May 8: Hyperbolic Functions. Trig Functions and Exponential Functions. Derivatives and the Shapes of Graphs.

May 9: Solution to the Challange Problem. Division of Power Series. Partial Fractions Applied to Fibonacci Numbers.

May 12: Proof of the Irrationality of e. Click here for the answers to the True/False questions from chapters 6, 8, and 9.