Monthly Archives: March 2015

A note about test grades

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Kate Poirier

Many of you earned grades on test #1 that you’re probably not that happy with. When I returned your tests in class, I mentioned that these grades tend to be pretty good predictors of final exam grades. What this means … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Kate Poirier

(1) WebWork Substitution Method and Further Transcendental Functions are both due on Monday. Area between Curves and Integration by Parts are due Wednesday. Make sure you take a look at the Integration by Parts set before Tuesday’s class so we … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Kate Poirier

(1) WebWork FTC I and FTC II are due tomorrow (Tuesday). Next Monday, the WebWork sets corresponding to topics covered today, Integration by Substitution and Further Transcendental functions, are due. (2) This Thursday’s quiz will cover sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Kate Poirier

(1) WebWork Riemann Sums is due Monday. The Fundamental Theorems of Calculus sets FTC Part I and FTC Part II are due next Wednesday. They’re quite long but mostly repetitive, so take a look at them as soon as you … Continue reading →

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Riemann sum visualization

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Kate Poirier

Here’s a pretty good interactive applet for visualizing Riemann sums for different functions, different intervals, different numbers of rectangles, and different points in subintervals used to calculate heights of rectangles. The idea is that you’ll fix f(x), a, b, and … Continue reading →

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Reminders

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Kate Poirier

(1) WebWork Definite Integrals is due tomorrow (Wednesday). The Riemann Sums WebWork set is not due until Monday, but take a look between now and Thursday to see if you anticipate needing any help with it. (2) This Thursday’s quiz … Continue reading →

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Grade data

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Kate Poirier

Here are a few interesting charts generated from Calculus II scores. The first is the grade distribution for test #1. There are two noticeable peaks; a number of students earned grades in the 30’s and a number of students earned … Continue reading →

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In honor of Pi

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Kate Poirier

Today’s the day that some people are calling the Pi Day of the Century. You’ve probably heard that is an irrational number, which means its decimal expansion never ends and never repeats. Some of you saw a really cool talk … Continue reading →

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Upcoming WebWork

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Kate Poirier

The WebWork Antiderivatives set is due next Monday, March 16. The four review sets from the beginning of the semester serve as good review again now. The review sets have been reopened and are also due on March 16. If you … Continue reading →

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Limit comparison test

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Kate Poirier

A few people have asked about the limit comparison test during office hours. It’s stated on page 564 of your text, but we can reword it in a way that might make it easier to understand. First, imagine that instead of … Continue reading →

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