Course Calendar, Reading and Homework Assignments for Math 212, Fall 2026
| Date | Section/Topic | Reading Assignment (for next class) | Written Hmw ("Gifts") | |
| F Aug 28 | Course Intro, Improper Integrals |
8.1 Sequences and IntroSequences. Watch V1, V2 |
Gift1: Due Sep 2 | |
| M Aug 31 | Sequences and Their Limits | ConvSequences and ComputeLimits. Watch V3, V4 | ||
| W Sep 2 | More on Sequences | 8.2:Geometric Series. Read this document. Watch V1, V2, V3, V4 | Gift 2: Due Sep 7 | |
| F Sep 4 | Geometric Series (project introduced) | Read sections 8.3.1, 8.3.2, 8.3.3, and this document. Watch V1, V2, V3 | ||
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WEEK 2 |
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| M Sep 7 | Series:PartialSums, DefnConv, Nth TermTest | Read section 8.3.4 and this document. Watch V1, V2 | Gift 3: Due Sep 14 | |
| W Sep 9 | The Integral Test | Read section 8.3.5 and this document. Watch V1, V2, V3,V4 | ||
| F Sep 11 | Comparison Tests: Direct and Limit Comp | Read section 8.3.6 and this document. Watch V1, V2, V3 | Finish all exercises for the project. Gift 4: Due Sep 18 | |
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| M Sep 14 | Convergence Tests: Ratio and Root | Read section 8.4 and (optional reading) Watch V1, V2, V3, V4 | Oral presentations on Tue & Wed | |
| W Sep 16 | Alt Series Test, Abs and Cond Conv | Read Strategies, HowToChoose, GuideConvTests Watch V1 VisualGuide1, VisualGuide2 | Gift 5: Due Sep 21 | |
| F Sep 18 | Practice Conv/Div Tests | Summary and Review Guide. Practice Problems | ||
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| M Sep 21 | Review | Study for the progress check | ||
| W Sep 23 | Progress Check/Midterm Exam | Read sec8.5.1, 8.5.2, this document and watch V1 , V2, V3 | Fill out this survey by 8 am on Fri | |
| F Sep 25 | Taylor Polynomials | Read section 8.5.3 and 8.5.4. Watch V1, and V2 | Gift 6: Due Sep 28 | |
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| M Sep 28 | Taylor Series and interval of convergence | Read section 8.5.5 and 8.5.6 and this document. | ||
| W Sep 30 | Error estimates in Taylor polynomials | Prepare these problems to present in class on Friday | Gift 7: Due Oct 5 | |
| F Oct 2 | Presentation Day | Read sections 8.6.1 and 8.6.2. Watch V1, V2 and V3 | ||
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| M Oct 5 | Power series, interval of convergence | Read sections 8.6.3 and 8.6.4 and this document. Watch this video | Gift 8: Due Oct 12 | |
| W Oct 7 | Manipulating power series | Prepare solutions these problems and present them in class on Monday. | ||
| F Oct 9 | October reading day | |||
| WEEK 7 | ||||
| M Oct 12 | Presentation Day | Read this document and watch this video and this one. | Gift 9: Due Oct 16 | |
| W Oct 14 | Applications of power series: Approximate definite integrals, compute limits, solve IVPs | Watch this video, and this one. Read documents labeled L21 in this folder. Do this exercise | Fill out this survey Due: Noon, Oct 18 |
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| F Oct 16 | History day: The most beautiful equation from a master mathematician. | Most beautiful eqn explained. The Basel problem explained | Study the review package | |
| Final Exam: October 25, 1:30 pm, in the usual classroom | ||||