Math 2243, Fall '02

Last changed: Dec 1, 2002.

Old news:



NEWS Nov 8: A link to Practice Test 3 is in the list below.

NEWS Nov 3: A list problems relevant to Test 3, below.

5.1: 1 - 5 (warmups).
5.2: 2 - 14 (even); 7, 17, 18.
5.3: all.
5.4 1 - 9, 12 - 15, 22 - 27, 29 - 32.
5.5: 1 - 35, 41, 42.
5.6: 1 - 17, 20, 21, 23 - 28, 31 - 34.
6.1: 1 - 10 (warmups), 19 - 27.
6.2: all.
6.5: 1 - 3 (warmups), 4 - 30, 32 - 36.
6.6: 1 - 25.
6.7: 1 - 12, 20, 21, 26, 28, 30, 32.
8.2: 2, 4, 6.


NEWS Oct 29: Solutions for Test 2: link below. Reminder:
Your lowest Test GPA will be dropped; only 2 Tests will count.


NEWS Oct 25: Gradelines for Test 2, below.

NEWS Oct 18: I have heard that there is a lab at Walter 103 that has
Mathematica. Again, please let me know if you can make it work for you
there; remember, first download the Notebook from this page.

NEWS Oct 15: Links to "Practice Test 2" and to a Mathematica Notebook,
"MatrixAlgebra" have been added.


NEWS Oct 11: A link to "A chatty tour thru Gaussian Elimination" has been added.

NEWS Oct 8: A list of problems relevant to Test 2.

Here are the gradelines for Test 2:


The gradelines for
Test 2 are:
A, 87 or more;
B, 72 or more;
C, 52 or more;
D, 42 or more.


A List of problems. Test 2 questions will be based on
examples done in class and on the following
problems; the list is too long and will
be trimmed as we go. Test problems will be BASED on these
problems, they won't be just taken from the list. But the
methods you use to work them will be usable for the Test questions.


2.4 1-19;
2.5 1-10;
2.6 4-12;
3.1 7-15;
3.2 1-18, 22, 24, 28-33;
3.3 1-11;
3.4 1-8 (info), 9-25;
3.5 1-20, 21, 22, 23, 34, 37, 42-53;
3.6 1-3 (info), 4-26, 28, 29, 30, 32;
4.4 1-20;
5.1 1-5;
5.2 1-20 (parts of each);
5.3 1-24.


News Oct 3: Gradelines are posted here; a link to the solutions
is below.


The gradelines for
Test 1 are:
A, 65 or more;
B, 53 or more;
C, 42 or more;
D, 35 or more.

The lowest Test GPA
will be discarded; only 2 of
the 3 Test GPAs will be used.


News Sep 24: The list of problems has been changed

A List of problems. Test 1 questions will be based on
the following problems; the list is too long and will
be trimmed as we go. Text problems will be BASED on these
problems, they won't be just taken from the list. But the
methods you use to work them will be usable for the Test questions.


1.1 4-6, 8, 12;
1.2 18, 20, 22, 30, 32, 35, 36;
1.3 2, 4, 6, 14, 16, 34;
1.4 1-10, 18, 22;
1.5 2, 4, 6, 8, 16;
1.6 2-14 even, 16, 18, 20;
1.7 3, 6, 9, 12, 15;
2.1 2, 4, 6;
2.3 1-15;
2.4 1-19;
2.5 1-10.


News Sep 5: A list of problems

News Aug 28: Outline for Tuesday Sept 3

On Tuesday Sept 3 you'll see some examples of differential equations and why solving systems of simultaneous linear equations is useful in dealing with differntial equations. Be sure to read the syllabus and sections 1.1 - 1.3.

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