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Vector Analysis --- Math 232

Instructor: Carol S. Schumacher
Fall, 2009

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Topic 

Reading Assignment 

Homework 

Monday, August 31

Course Procedures
Functions and Examples
Paths and Curves

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Wednesday, Sept. 2
World of Curves Sections 2.5 and 3.1 through example 3.12 Section 2.5: 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20, 23, 27, 28, 29, 35. (Note: when asked for a parametrization, you must give the domain.)
Friday, Sept. 4
The Implicit Function Thm---Version1 End of Section 3.1 Section 3.1, part I: 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 27, 30.
Monday, Sept. 7
Tangents, velocity and acceleration Section 3.2 Section 3.1, part II : 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Length of a curve
Parametrization and arclength
Section 3.3 Section 3.2: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25.
Friday, Sept. 11
Acceleration and Curvature Section 3.4 through pg. 206

Section 3.3: 4, 5, 9, 15, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35.

Monday, Sept. 14

The Osculating Plane and the Osculating Circle

Rest of Section 3.4

Section 3.4, part I: 1, 3, 5.

Wednesday, Sept. 16
Introduction to Differential Geometry of Curves Section 3.5 Section 3.4, part II : 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16.19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29.
Friday, Sept. 18
Spirograph Lab I    
Monday, Sept. 21
Spirograph Lab, part II
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A working Hypotrochoid spirograph
Wednesday, Sept. 23
Hypotrochoid wrap-up; the Scrambler
test review
Test Review----curves in space
Complete Hypotrochoid worksheet. Write up answers for use in paper.
Friday, Sept. 25
Test #1---Curves in Space
Monday, Sept. 28
Test # 1 --- part II
Wednesday, Sept. 30
Partial Derivatives---a review problems (not to turn in):
Section 2.4
: 7, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 32, 34.
Section 2.7: 5, 6, 7, 11, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28.
Section 4.1: 1-4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 22, 27.
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Spirograph project due.

 

Friday, Oct. 2
Predator-Prey Systems, Gradient Fields, and Flow Lines Section 4.5 *
Monday, Oct. 5
Divergence of a vector field Section 4.6 through example 4.59 Section 4.5: 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 13.
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Curl of a vector field Rest of Section 4.6 Section 4.6 part I: 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, 13 (div only), 14(div only), 18, 32, 37.
Friday, Oct. 9
Differentibility in vector fields Section 2.4 Section 4.6 part II: 9, 13 (curl only) , 14 (curl only), 19, 21-25, 27, 28 (why are they asking this question?), 29. Plus the (graphical) handout.
Monday, Oct. 12
No class---October Reading Days!*
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Differentiability in Vector Fields, cont.
(Begin solving systems)
  Section 4.6 part III: 30, 35, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45.
Friday, Oct. 16
Solving Systems of Equations   Handout on differentiability
Monday, Oct. 19
The Implicit Function Theorem---General Version Section 4.7 *
Wednesday, Oct. 21
Paths and Parametrizations---revisited Section 5.1 Section 4.7: 2, 6, 7 and 9 extended (on handout)
Friday, Oct. 23
Path Integral of a real-valued function Section 5.2 Section 5.1: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 14, 20, 21, 22.
Monday, Oct. 26
Path Integrals of Vector Fields Section 5.3 Section 5.2: 1, 2a, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 16acd, 17, 21, 26, 29.
Wednesday, Oct. 28
Path Independence Section 5.4 Section 5.3: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 27, 28. (Optional assignment---not to turn in.)
Friday, Oct. 30
No Class---Ohio MAA, Fall meeting
Monday, Nov. 2
Path Independence and Gradient Fields Section 5.4 (read again!) Section 5.4 pt I : 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 17, 20, 21.
Wednesday, Nov. 4

Review of Double Integrals

Sections 6.1-6.3 Section 5.4 pt II : 13, 14, 16, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33. (When you use a theorem, be sure to say so, noting why you know the necessary hypothesese hold.)
Friday, Nov. 6
Test #2---Chapters 4 and 5 (and Section 2.4)
Monday, Nov. 9
Change of variables in a Double Integral Section 6.4 *
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Change of variables---cont.   Handout on transformations (1-6) plus extra problem.
Friday, Nov. 13
Parametrized Surfaces Section 7.1 Section 6.4: 11,16, 23, 24, 27 (plus change of variables calculation for spherical coord.)
Monday, Nov. 16
World of Surfaces Section 7.2 Section 7.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 28, 29, 31.
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Surface Integral of a real-valued function Section 7.3 Section 7.2: 3, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18.
Friday, Nov. 20
Surface Integrals of Vector Fields Section 7.4 Section 7.3: 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15.

Thanksgiving Break 

Monday, Nov. 30
Green's Theorem Section 8.1 Section 7.4: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 28abd.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Finish Green's Theorem
  Section 8.1 : 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 17, 19.

Friday, Dec. 4

The Divergence Theorem
Section 8.2
Assigned portion of proof of Green's theorem.
Monday, Dec. 7
The Divergence Theorem, continued.    
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Stokes' Theorem Section 8.3
Section 8.2: 1- 5, 7, 9, 11, 14.
Friday, Dec. 11
Green's Theorem, Divergence Theorem, Stokes' Theorem---bringing it all together.   Section 8.3: 1- 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17. Extra assigned problem.
Monday, Dec. 14
Finish up; review for final
Course Evaluation
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Final Examination
December 18, 2009 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

(Note: This is the scheduled time for the Period 3 courses!)