Math 114 Calculus II
Sections 9 through 12
University of Kentucky
Spring 2009

Lectures: MWF 9 am, 102 Classroom Bldg

Lecturer: Prof. Readdy, 825 POT, 257-4680, readdy@ms.uky.edu

Office Hours: M 1-2 pm, W 10-11 am and by appointment

Math Dept. Secretary: phone 257-3336

Announcements

Section 11.1 Sequences homework will be due on Monday, March 23rd at the start of lecture.

Handouts

Syllabus (pdf) and (latex)

Schedule (pdf)

Homework (pdf)

Student Questionnaire (pdf)

Exam I Review (pdf) and (latex)

Exam II Review (pdf) and (latex)

Exam III Review (pdf) and answers!

Here is one more review problem on radius and interval of convergence.

Review Questions for remainder of course (pdf)

Exam Results

Exam I:
High 100
Low 39.5
Average 77.5

90-100: 18
80-89: 23
70-79: 14
60-69: 12
50-59: 6
Below 50: 5

Exam II:
High 96.5
Low 24
Average 71
Curve: Add 4 points

(after curve:)
90-100: 11
80-89: 20
70-79: 21
60-69: 13
50-59: 5
Below 50: 6

Here are the Exam II scores. (pdf)

Here are the Final Exam scores. (pdf)

Have a Great Summer!

Exams

There will be three exams and one final exam.

Exam I: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 9:00 - 9:50 am
Exam II: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:00 - 9:50 am
Exam III: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 9:00 - 9:50 am
Final Exam: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

For Exams I, II and III the exam locations are in CB 102.

Material

Textbook: Calculus, Early Transcendentals (6th edition) by James Stewart, Custom Edition for the University of Kentucky, ISBN 0-495-56339-0

Prerequisites:

1. High school trigonometry or MA 112
2. A grade of C or better in MA 113 or MA 132

Calculus II is a continuation of Calculus I. By the end of the semester, we will be able to answer the following questions:

• What function describes a cable bridge?
• How do you find the volume of the ``Slant Leaning Tower of Pisa''?
• How can you determine what number of a particular population of fish can be caught safely to prevent overfishing?
• What velocity must a rocket travel in order to escape the gravitational pull of the Earth?
• What really happens when you press the square root button or the sin x button on your calculator?
• What does the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ... have to do with rabbits, pinecones and flowers?
• You are offered a job which pays you 1 cent the first day and keeps on doubling your pay, that is, you are paid 1 cent on Day 1, 2 cents on Day 2, 4 cents on Day 3, etc. Should you take the job?
• You are riding your bicycle at night and a firefly lands on the rim of your wheel. What curve does your friend see as you ride past?
• What does Calculus have to do with Spirograph?

Help resources

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