Note on Homework: the information on this page is relevant only for the section of Math 251A taught by Prof. Guentner. If you are in the other section you may still find the page useful although precise dates and homework assignments will differ somewhat.
The material covered in Math 241 and Math 251A is the same, the primary difference being the level of sophistication. In Math 251A we will place more emphasis on mathematically precise definitions and proofs.
You should try to do all the problems. As a rule, the problems listed in red will be collected the following Wednesday and graded.
An example of how to read the table.
| Date | Sections | Homework Assignment | Homework Due |
| Tue, 26 Aug | 1.1 & 1.2 | 1.1:1,5,9,17,26 & 1.2:1,3,5,7 | Wed, 3 Sep |
| Thu, 28 Aug | 1.2 & 1.3 | 1.2:13,19,21,23,25, 45 & 1.3:5,7,8, 15,25,29 | Wed, 3 Sep |
| Tue, 2 Sep | 2.4 & 2.2 | 2.4:3,13,23 and 2.2:1adeh,9,13 | Wed, 10 Sep |
| Thu, 4 Sep | 2.4 & 2.2 | 2.2:1bcfg,2,4,8 & 2.4:27,33,37 | Wed, 10 Sep |
| Tue, 9 Sep | 2.3 | 2.3:5,7,15,19,29,33,49,53 | Wed, 17 Sep |
| Thu, 11 Sep | 2.3 & 3.4 (p 179-182) | 2.3:35,64,68 & 3.4:2,7,13 | Wed, 17 Sep |
| Tue, 16 Sep | 3.4 & 2.5 | 2.5:14,18,30,42 & 3.4:8,10,16 | Wed, 24 Sep |
| Thu, 18 Sep | 2.5 | 2.5:26,27,28,49,59,60 | Wed, 24 Sep |
| Tue, 23 Sep | 2.6 | 2.6:8,,9,16, 17,34,35 (slant asymptote) | Wed, 1 Oct |
| Thu, 25 Sep | 3.1 & 2.7 | 2.7:5,12 & 3.1:1,5,11,59 | Wed, 1 Oct |
| Tue, 30 Sep | 2.7, 3.1 & 3.2 | 2.7:23 & 3.1:21,23,34,36-38 & 3.2:2,69 | Wed, 8 Oct |
| Thu, 2 Oct | 3.2 & 3.4 | 3.2:13,16,23,27,34,45,59 & 3.4:20,22,23,24,29 & 3.5:7 | Wed, 8 Oct |
| Tue, 7 Oct | 3.5 | 3.5:7,18,25,30,37, 38,,43,50 & Worksheets | Wed, 15 Oct |
| Thu, 9 Oct | First Exam (firm) | Exam covers through 3.5 | First Exam |
| Tue, 14 Oct | 3.6 & 3.8 | 3.6:11,12,24,25,34,36,38 & 3.8:9,13,25,28,35 | Wed, 22 Oct |
| Thu, 16 Oct | 3.7,3.9 & 3.10 | 3.7:14,15 3.9:4,5,23 note & 3.10:10c,13 | Wed, 22 Oct |
| Tue, 21 Oct | 3.10 | 3.10:9,16,21,29, 30 | Wed, 29 Oct |
| Thu, 23 Oct | 3.10 & 3.11 | 3.10:7b,8 & 3.11:19,23,49,51a | Wed, 29 Oct |
| Tue, 28 Oct | 3.11 & 5.2 | 5.2:11,13,22,37, 41,42 | Wed, 5 Nov |
| Thu, 30 Oct | 5.2 & 5.3 | 5.2:44 & 5.3:44,46 | Wed, 5 Nov |
| Tue, 4 Nov | 5.3 | 5.3:7,13,15,16,21,23 | Wed, 12 Nov |
| Thu, 6 Nov | 5.3 | nothing new | Wed, 12 Nov |
| Thu, 13 Nov | 5.5 | 5.5:8,15,22, 28,31 | Wed, 19 Nov |
| Tue, 18 Nov | Second Exam | Exam covers through 5.5 | Second Exam |
| Thu, 20 Nov | 6.1 - 6.3 | 6.1:21,25,33 & 6.2:11 (read expl 3 on p374) | Wed, 26 Nov |
| Tue, 25 Nov | 6.3 & 5.7 | 6.3:3,23,25,27,52,53 & 5.7:1,7,11 | Wed, 3 Dec |
| Tue, 2 Dec | 5.7 & 6.4 | 5.7:36,61bc,63 & 6.4:17,36,42,44,57 | Wed, 10 Dec |
| Thu, 4 Dec | 6.4 & 6.5 | 6.4:11,13,27,31,32,71,75 & 6.5:11,17,19,21,25,27, 57,61,66,78 | Wed, 10 Dec |
| Tue, 9 Dec | 7.1 & 7.2 | 7.1:11,14,17,27,35,37 & 7.2:57,60 | no due date |
| Thu, 11 Dec | 7.2 & 7.3 | 7.2:6,7,8,25,51,63 & 7.3:2,12,18 | no due date |
Lab classes meet in PSB 208 (Physical Sciences Building). Recitation classes meet in Keller 402.
| Date | Lab or Recitation | Quiz covers ... | Comments |
| Wed, 27 Aug | lab | no quiz | introduction and graphing |
| Wed, 3 Sep | recitation | 1.1 - 1.3 | vectors |
| Wed, 10 Sep | recitation | 2.2 & 2.4 | the definition of limit |
| Wed, 17 Sep | lab | 2.3 | calculating limits |
| Wed, 24 Sep | recitation | 2.5 | continuity |
| Wed, 1 Oct | lab | 2.6, 2.7 & 3.1 | derivatives |
| Wed, 8 Oct | recitation | Differentiation Gateway | Gateway |
| Wed, 15 Oct | recitation | no quiz | exam review |
| Wed, 22 Oct | lab | no quiz | do 3.6:28ab,42a in advance |
| Wed, 29 Oct | recitation | 3.10 | related rates |
| Wed, 5 Nov | lab | 5.2 -- max/min | graphing, 5.4 |
| Wed, 12 Nov | recitation | graphing | none |
| Wed, 19 Nov | recitation | no quiz | go over exam |
| Wed, 26 Nov | lab | Riemann sum, sigma notation (6.1 - 6.3) | none |
| Wed, 3 Dec | recitation | antiderivatives and FTC (5.7 & 6.4) | substition |
| Wed, 10 Dec | recitation | FTC and substitution (6.4 & 6.5) | area & volume |