Advanced Calculus for Engineers [Math 421](Sections 1 and 2), Fall 2014 (Rutgers U. (NB))

http://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/math421_14.html

Last Update: Jan. 6, 2015

• Text: "Advanced ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS", any edition, by Dennis G. Zill and Warren S. Wright (publisher: Jones and Bartlett). [Recommended but not required, we will use lecture notes and internet links]

• 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 212, MTh, period 2 (10:20am-11:40am).

  • Section 2: SEC 216, MTh, period 3 (12:00-1:20pm).

• Free Tutoring: Mondays (except 12/8/14), Frelinghuysen Hall (FH) (CAC(!)), Room B4, 4:45-5:45pm

• Additional Office Hour: Thursdays 2:00-3:00pm, Hill 704

• Dr. Z.'s Class Policy

• cheatsheet, that you may use in exams and quizzes.

• Answers to the homework problems(when applicable)

• Thur. Sept. 4: Review of Calcs 1-4
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Mon. Sept. 8: Lecture 0; section 16.1; homework 0 (due 9/18/14)
  recommended reading: scholarpedia  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Sept. 11: Lecture 1; section 4.1; homework 1 (due 9/18/14)
  recommended reading for lectures 1-6: wiki   Professor Bumby's essay   Table of Laplace Transforms
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Mon. Sept. 15: Lecture 2; section 4.2; homework 2 (due 9/25/14)
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thu. Sept. 18: Lecture 3; section 4.3; homework 3 (due 9/25/14) [Quiz 1 on Lectures 0 and 1]
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 1 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz1 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 1 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 1 for section 2

• Mon. Sept. 22: Lecture 4; section 4.4; homework 4 (due 10/2/14)
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Sept. 25: [Guest Lecturer: Mr. Matthew Russell]; Lecture 5; section 4.5 ; homework 5 (due 10/2/14) [Quiz 2, on Lectures 2 and 3]
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 2 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz2 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 2 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 2 for section 2

• Mon. Sept. 29: Lecture 6; section 4.6 ; homework 6 (due 10/9/14)
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Oct. 2: Linear Algebra refresher; LA homework (due 10/9/14) [Quiz 3, on Lectures 4 and 5]
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 3 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz3 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 3 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 3 for section 2

• Mon. Oct. 6: Lecture 7; section 12.1 ; homework 7 (due 10/16/14)
  recommended reading: mathworld   wiki
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Oct. 9: Midterm Exam 1 (On Lectures 0-6 and Linear Algebra lecture)
  Here is the Exam 1 for Section 1, and are the solutions to Exam 1 for Section 1
  Here is the Exam 1 for Section 2, and are the solutions to Exam 1 for Section 2

  Added Oct. 13, 2014: Those who didn't do as well as they should have in Exam 1, are welcome to join the Second Chance Club for Exam 1

• Mon. Oct. 13: Lecture 8; section 12.2 ; homework 8 (due 10/23/14)
  recommended reading: mathworld   wiki   Prof. Bumby's essay  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Oct. 16: Lecture 9; section 12.3 ; homework 9 (due 10/23/14) [Quiz 4, on Lecture 7]
  recommended reading: mathworld1   mathworld2     sosmath  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 4 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz4 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 4 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 4 for section 2

• Mon. Oct. 20: Lecture 10; section 12.4 ; homework 10 (due 10/30/14)
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  

• Thur. Oct. 23: Lecture 11; section 12.5 ; homework 11 (due 10/30/14) [Quiz 5, on Lectures 8 and 9]
  recommended reading: mathworld   wiki  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 5 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz 5 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 5 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 5 for section 2

• Mon. Oct. 27: Lecture 12; section 12.6 ; homework 12 (due 11/6/14)
  recommended reading: wiki   mathworld  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Oct. 30: Lecture 13; section 13.1 ; homework 13 (due 11/6/14) [Quiz 6, on Lectures 10 and 11]
  recommended reading: wiki1   mathworld   wiki2  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 6 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz 6 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 6 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 6 for section 2

• Mon. Nov. 3: Lecture 14; section 13.2 ; homework 14 (due 11/13/14)
  recommended reading: wiki1   wiki2   wiki3   mathworld1   mathworld2   mathworld3  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Nov.6: Lecture 15; section 13.3 ; homework 15 (due 11/13/14) [Quiz 7, on Lectures 12 and 13]
  recommended reading: wiki   mathworld  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 7 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz 7 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 7 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 7 for section 2

• Mon. Nov. 10: Lecture 16; section 13.4 ; homework 16 (due 11/20/14)
  recommended reading: wiki   mathworld  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Nov. 13: Lecture 17; section 13.5 ; homework 17 (due 11/20/14) [Quiz 8, on Lectures 14 and 15]
  recommended reading: wiki  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 8 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz 8 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 8 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 8 for section 2

• Mon. Nov. 17: Lecture 18; section 14.1 ; homework 18 (due 11/25/14 [ note adjusted due date])
  recommended reading: mit  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

• Thur. Nov. 20: Dr. Z.'s Amazing method for solving BVPs; [Quiz 9, on Lectures 16 and 17]
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 9 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz 9 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 9 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 9 for section 2

• Mon. Nov. 24: Review

• Tue. Nov. 25: Midterm Exam 2 (on Lectures 1-18 with emphasis on Lectures 7-18)
  Here is the Exam 2 for Section 1, and are the solutions to Exam 2 for Section 1
  Here is the Exam 2 for Section 2, and are the solutions to Exam 2 for Section 2

• Thur. Nov. 27: No Class (Thanksgiving)

• Mon. Dec. 1: Lecture 19; section 15.2 ; homework 19 (due 12/11/14, but checked at the Final)
  recommended reading: M.M.Yovanocich  
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.

  Added Dec. 1, 2014: Everyone who wants to is welcome to join the Second Chance Club for Exam2.

• Thur. Dec. 4: Lecture 20; section 15.3 ; homework 20 (due 12/11/14, but checked at the Final) [Quiz 10, on Lecture 18]
  Here is the attendance quiz and here are the full solutions.
  Here is the real quiz 10 for section 1, and are the solutions to quiz 10 for section 1
  Here is the real quiz 10 for section 2, and are the solutions to quiz 10 for section 2

• Mon. Dec. 8 (guest lecturer: Professor Avy Soffer): Lecture 21; section 15.4 ; homework 21 (due 12/11/14, but checked at the Final)
  recommended reading: wiki   mathworld  

• Wed. Dec. 10: FH A5 from 240pm - 420pm, Review Clinic, mandatory for members of SCC2, but open to everyone.

• Thur. Dec. 11: Marathon Review: 8:40-12:50pm, HLL 116. Recommended to everyone but mandatory to members of SCC2
  The Art of Checking Tutorial and Worksheet
  Here is the Basic Skills SCC2 test, and are the solutions to Basic Skills SCC2 test.

Final Exams

• Section 1: Mon. Dec. 22, 8:00-11:00am (in classroom, SEC 212)
  Here is the Final Exam for Section 1, and are the solutions to the Final Exam for Section 1

• Section 2: Tue. Dec. 16, 12:00-3:00pm (in classroom, SEC 216)
  Here is the Final Exam for Section 2, and are the solutions to the Final Exam for Section 2

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Added Dec. 23, 2014: Here are list of top scorers who scored more than 190 (out of 200)

• Section 1:
  • Brandon Wagner: 200
  • Christopher Grud: 198
  • Brian Kowalski: 198
  • Christopher Nazareno: 198
  • Robert Mackinney: 196
  • Katherine Marino: 196
  • Yianni Frangos: 194
  • Angelo Gulo: 193
  • Parth Patel: 192

• Section 2:
  • Himanshu Katta: 200
  • Xia Lu: 200
  • Kieran Kemmerer: 198
  • Yihuan He: 196
  • Malaav Trivedi: 196
  • Hanbo Yang: 195
  • Benjamin Ratzersdorfer: 194
  • Daniel Hillman: 192
  • Shivam Patel: 192
  • Charlene Vance: 192

Added Jan. 6, 2015: Here are the students' evaluations: section 1   section 2