Advanced Calculus for Engineers [Math 421](Sections 1 and 2), Fall 2011 (Rutgers U. (NB))

(Last Update: Nov. 28, 2011, (note new schedule and syllabus starting Nov. 17) http://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/math421_11.html

Text: "Advanced ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS", 4th edition, by Dennis G. Zill and Warren S. Wright (publisher: Jones and Bartlett).
Teacher: Dr. Doron ZEILBERGER ("Dr. Z") .
Email: zeilberg at math dot rutgers dot edu (MUST have Calc5Rocks in the subject!)
Place and Time:
- Section 1: SEC 203 (note new location) MTh, period 2 (10:20noon-11:40pm).
- Section 2: SEC 216, MTh, period 3 (12:00noon-1:20pm).
Free Tutoring: ARC 206, Mondays, period 1 (8:40-10:00) .
Office Hour: Monday 5:00-6:00pm, Hill 704.
Dr. Z.'s Class Policy

Added Dec. 28, 2011: Carefully read the Solutions to Final Exam of Section 1
Added Jan. 1, 2012: Carefully read the Solutions to Final Exam of Section 2

Added Nov. 27, 2011: Carefully read the Solutions to Exam 2, Section 1 and the Solutions to Exam 2, Section 2 .

Added Oct. 11, 2011: Carefully read the Solutions to Exam 1, Section 1 and the Solutions to Exam 1, Section 2 .

Added Oct. 11, 2011: You are welcome to join the Second Chance Club (modified Nov. 27, 2011 to introduce the Second Chance Club for Exam II)

Added Sept. 5, 2011: Download the cheatsheet, that you may use in exams and quizzes.

Lecture Schedule [and Homework]

Thur. Sept. 1: Review of Calcs 1-4
Mon. Sept. 5: NO CLASS (Labor Day)
Thur. Sept. 8: Lecture 1; section 4.1; homework 1 (due 9/15/11)
recommended reading for lectures 1-6: wiki Professor Bumby's essay Table of Laplace Transforms
Mon. Sept. 12: Lecture 2; section 4.2; homework 2 (due 9/22/11)
Mon. Sept. 15: Lecture 3; section 4.3; homework 3 (due 9/22/11) [Quiz 1 on Lecture 1]
Mon. Sept. 19: Lecture 4; section 4.4; homework 4 (due 9/29/11)
Thur. Sept. 22: Lecture 5; section 4.5 ; homework 5 (due 9/29/11) [Quiz 2, on Lectures 2 and 3]
Mon. Sept. 26: Lecture 6; section 4.6 ; homework 6 (due 10/6/11)
Thur. Sept. 29: Linear Algebra refresher [delivered by Guest Lecturer Mr. Edinah Gnang, PhD candidate of Computer Science] LA homework (due 10/6/11)
Mon. Oct. 3: Lecture 7; section 12.1 ; homework 7 (due 10/13/11)
recommended reading: mathworld wiki
Thur. Oct. 6: Midterm Exam 1 (On Lectures 1-6 and Mr. Gnang's Linear Algebra lecture)
Mon. Oct. 10: Lecture 8; section 12.2 ; homework 8 (due 10/20/11)
recommended reading: mathworld wiki Prof. Bumby's essay
Thur. Oct. 13: Lecture 9; section 12.3 ; homework 9 (due 10/20/11) [Quiz 3, on Lecture 7]
recommended reading: mathworld1 mathworld2 sosmath
Mon. Oct. 17: Lecture 10; section 12.4 ; homework 10 (due 10/27/11)
Thur. Oct. 20: Lecture 11; section 12.5 ; homework 11 (due 10/27/11) [Quiz 4, on Lectures 8 and 9]
recommended reading: mathworld wiki
Mon. Oct. 24: Lecture 12; section 12.6 ; homework 12 (due 11/3/11)
recommended reading: wiki mathworld
Thur. Oct. 27: Lecture 13; section 13.1 ; homework 13 (due 11/3/11) [Quiz 5, on Lectures 10 and 11]
recommended reading: wiki1 mathworld wiki2
Mon. Oct. 31: Lecture 14; section 13.2 ; homework 14 (due 11/10/11)
recommended reading: wiki1 wiki2 wiki3 mathworld1 mathworld2 mathworld3
Thur. Nov.3: Lecture 15; section 13.3 ; homework 15 (due 11/10/11) [Quiz 6, on Lectures 12 and 13]
recommended reading: wiki mathworld
Mon. Nov. 7: Lecture 16; section 13.4 ; homework 16 (due 11/17/11)
recommended reading: wiki mathworld
Thur. Nov. 10: Lecture 17; section 13.5 ; homework 17 (due 11/17/11) [Quiz 7, on Lectures 14 and 15]
recommended reading: wiki
Mon. Nov. 14: Lecture 18; section 14.1 ; homework 18 (due 11/22/11)
recommended reading: mit
Thur. Nov. 17: Dr. Z.'s Amazing method for solving BVPs; [Quiz 8, on Lectures 16 and 17]
Mon. Nov. 21: No Class (Rutgers has Wed. schedule today)
Tue. Nov. 22: Midterm Exam 2 (on Lectures 1-18 with emphasis on Lectures 7-18)
Thur. Nov. 24: No Class (Thanksgiving)
Mon. Nov. 28: Lecture 19; section 15.2 ; homework 19 (due 12/8/11)
recommended reading: M.M.Yovanocich
Thur. Dec. 1: Lecture 20; section 15.3 ; homework 20 (due 12/8/11) [Quiz 9, on Lecture 18]
Mon. Dec. 5: Lecture 21; section 15.4 ; homework 21 (due 12/12/11)
recommended reading: wiki mathworld
Thur. Dec. 8: Lecture 22; sections 6.1 and 6.2; homework 22 (due 12/12/11) [Quiz 10, on Lectures 19 and 20]
recommended reading: wiki mathworld
Mon. Dec. 12: Lecture 23; section 16.1 ; homework 23 (due 12/15/11)
recommended reading: scholarpedia
Thur. Dec. 15: (Optional [but mandatory for SCC II members]) Marathon Review: 8:40-12:50pm, ARC 103 .
The Art of Checking Tutorial and Worksheet (mandatory for SCC II members, strongly recommended for everyone);
Thur. Dec. 15 12:50-1:10pm: The Art of Checking and Avoiding Nonsense answers multiple choice test with ten questions. (mandatory for candidates for SCC II membership, must get at least eight questions right to qualify [in addition to the other requirements]).

Answers to the homework problems(when applicable)

Final Exams

Section 1: Tue. Dec. 20, 12:00-3:00pm (in classroom, SEC 203)
Section 2: Thu. Dec. 22, 12:00-3:00pm (in classroom, SEC 216)

added Dec. 25, 2011:

Stats for Section 1: The average score on the Final exam was 157.94 ,the standard deviation was , 21.23
Course Grade Distributin Out of 54 students: A:10; B+:10 ; B: 14; C+: 11; C: 6: D: 3 ; F: 0 .
Stats for Section 2: The average score on the Final exam was 145.41 ,the standard deviation was 37.39
Course Grade Distributin Out of 42 students: A:11; B+:4 ; B: 6; C+:3; C: 11: D: 7 ; F: 0 .

Top Final Exam Scorers (out of 200) for Section 1

Bryan Lee: 194
Eric Leung: 194
Ashkan Hosseini: 190
Joshua Vichare: 189
Daniel Brookfield: 185
Jia Feng: 185
Jordan Zuber: 183

Top Final Exam Scorers (out of 200) for Section 2

James Kim: 199
Dat Nguyen: 194
David Rothstein: 192
Pratik Desai: 190
Christina Krawiec: 186
Joseph Reichert: 186
James Rizkallah: 186
Ryan Godfrey: 185
Sagar Patel: 185
Katherine Sytwu: 182

Added Jan. 9, 2012: Here are the students' evaluations for section 1 and section 2.