| MTH 142 Calculus II |
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| EXAM 3 is on April 28, 6:00 PM, Chafee 271 FINAL EXAM is on Monday, May 10, 8:00-11:00 AM, BISC Aud for ALL SECTIONS |
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IMPORTANT NOTE: If you did not take MTH 141 at URI last semester you will probably
be unfamiliar with Maple. Our work with Maple is organized
into Maple Worksheets which you
will be able to download from this site and will also be available in the
campus computer labs. The introductory worksheet combined with the Getting Started with Maple
book that came with your text should be enough to help you begin your work. If you would like
to review the first semester worksheets click on the link below.
How to use Maple in URI computer labs
How to submit worksheets as homework
All students should download the following MTH 142 introductory worksheet and work
through it. This will be the first Maple assignment.
Download
"Introduction to Maple in Calculus II"(intro42.mws)
Download
"Integration by Substitution and by Parts"(subst.mws)
Download
"Partial Fractions"(parfract.mws)
Download
"Numerical Integration"(numint.mws)
Download
"Applications of the Definite Integral"(appldef.mws)
Download
"Probability Densities and Distribution Functions"(probability.mws)
Download
"Taylor Polynomials, Taylor Series"(taylor.mws)
Download
"Fourier Polynomials and Series"(fourierp.mws)
Download
"Differential Equations"(ode.mws)
This course is a second course in calculus which assumes you know and can use the
basic ideas covered in MTH 141, including the use of
Maple software .
It is a 4 credit course, and a challenging one.
You should plan on spending about 7-8 hours per week, outside of class, working
problems, reading the text, and working on Maple worksheets.
As in MTH 141, we will approach new ideas and problems from algebraic,
graphical, and numerical points of view.
At the conclusion of this semester you will be able to:
There will be three exams given outside of class,
on Wed evenings at 6:00-7:30 PM, on Feb 17, Mar 31 and Apr 28.
A comprehensive final exam will be given during the regular final exam period.
Locations will be announced in class. The exams will count 100 points each,
the final 200 points, and 200 points will be based on work your instructor
assigns in class. This will include Maple worksheets and
may include collected homework, quizzes, or special projects.
Maple Information
We will continue the use Maple V Release 5 in this course.
The Maple software is available in the campus computer labs and can be purchased
from the
RI Book Company at Kingston Emporium at a special highly discounted price for use on your personal
computer.
First semester Maple .
Instructions for using Maple in
labs and submitting homework can be found by clicking on the links below.
