MATH 1300 A, B, D & E: Mathematical Methods I, FALL 2011

This website is for the course MAT 1300, Fall 2011. But it is also a general reference site for anyone taking MAT 1300. On this site, you will find many old exams with solutions.

Throughout the semester, there will be frequent updates. You should check this site regularly.

Here is the course outline for MAT 1300A, Fall 2011, Richard Blute's section.

Here is the course outline for MAT 1300B, Fall 2011, Termeh Kousha's section.

Here is the course outline for MAT 1300D, Fall 2011, Eric Hua's section.

Here is the course outline for MAT 1300E, Fall 2011, Charles Starling's section.

Here is a link to WebAssign. On this website, you will find weekly homework assignments, as well as a diagnostic test (discussed below).

To log in to WebAssign, you will need a class key. The class key is uottawa 7957 4231

Note that this class key is valid for all 4 sections. Ignore that it says the Instructor is Richard Blute. This will work whichever section you are in.

Here is an introduction to WebAssign, with details on how to login, etc.

On WebAssign, you will find a diagnostic test. This test is for your own information and should be used to determine if you have sufficient algebraic background to take this course. It measures your proficiency in the algebra necessary to take the course.

If you get 8 or more right, you probably have sufficient algebra to follow the course. If you get 5-7 right, you probably still have enough but may have some difficulties. If you get 4 or less right, you may have substantial difficulties in this course.

If you are unsure on where you stand, please feel free to talk to your professor. Students who fall behind early in the semester have a very difficult time the rest of the term.

Here is a website that allows you to graph in 3-d. It is useful for Chapter 7.

Here is an example of level sets being used to determine the graph of a function of two variables.

Here are solutions for Midterm 1, Sections A & B. Note that there were several different versions, and in some the questions were in a different order. Also, the Exams for Section A and Section B had a different Question 6.

Here are solutions for Midterm 2, Sections A & B. Note that there were several different versions, and in some the questions were in a different order. Also, the Exams for Section A and Section B had a different Question 5.

Here is a list of topics for the second midterm 2011 for Sections A and B.

Here are some additional integration problem. You can do numbers 1-19 for practice. The third page gives answers to the odd numbered ones.

Here is a list of topics for the last third of the course. When combined with the two previous lists, you should have a complete topics list for the final.

Some students asked for some present value homework questions. You can do p. 428, #69,71 and p. 469 #45.

OLD TESTS:

Below you will find MANY old midterms, finals, etc. Most with solutions. They provide an excellent study guide for this year's midterms and finals.

Here are solutions to the first midterm, 2010. Here is a blank copy of the first midterm, 2010. For some reason, the second multiple choice question is different on the blank copy. The answer to the question on the blank test is minus one half.

Here are solutions to the second midterm, 2010. Here is a blank copy.

Here are solutions to the 2010 final exam. Here is a blank copy.

Here is a blank copy of Midterm 1, 2009. Here are the solutions.

Here are the solutions for the second midterm, 2009. Here is a blank copy of Midterm 2, 2009.

Here is a blank copy of the Final Exam, 2009. Here are solutions.

Here are the solutions for the 2007 final exam. (Ignore that it says 1300D at the top.)

Here is a BLANK copy of the 2007 final exam. This will be excellent practice for teh final this year.

Here are the solutions to midterm 2, 2007.

Here are the solutions to midterm 1, 2007. Here is a blank copy.

Here is a blank copy of the final exam from 2006, and here are solutions.

Here and here are the solutions to midterm 2, 2006.

Here are the solutions to midterm 1, 2006.

Here is a blank copy of midterm 1, 2006.

Here is a blank copy of one of the versions of 2005's second midterm.

Here are solutions to 2005's second midterm.

Here is a blank copy of one of the versions of 2005's first midterm.

Here are solutions to 2005's first midterm.

Here is a blank copy of the final from 2004.

Here are solutions to the final exam from 2004.

Here is a blank copy of the second midterm from 2004.

Here are solutions to midterm 2 from 2004.

Here is a blank copy of midterm 1 from 2004, and Here are the solutions. (Sorry about the poor quality of the printout.)

Here is the final exam from 2002.

Here are the solutions for the above final exam.

Please note there is an error in the solution to Question 6 of the 2003 final. x=2 is a min not a max.

Here are the solutions to the first midterm from 2003.

Here is a blank copy of the second midterm from 2003. Here are the solutions to the second midterm from 2003.

Here is Midterm 1 from 2003, with solutions.

Here is Midterm 2 from 2003, with solutions.

Here is a complete breakdown of the topics for each lecture this semester, along with a list of suggested problems related to those topics. (Note that there may be some variations, depending on the section you are in.) Below that, you will find the problems arranged by topic for the 5th, 6th and 7th editions.

Date Sections Exercises
Fri 9 Sep 2011 Ch.0:
A Precalculus Review
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec.0.1: 15-27; Sec.0.2: 9-21;
Sec.0.3: 21-37; Sec.0.4: 1-19, 31-45
Tue 13 Sep 2011 Ch.1 Sec.1-4:
Cartesian Plane, Graphs, Straight Lines, Functions,
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec.0.5: 1-9, 39-43;
Sec.1.1: 5-9, 17, 21; Sec.1.2: 1-33, 51-55, 59;
Sec.1.3: 5-11, 21-33, 69;
Sec.1.4: 1-7, 17, 19, 25, 27, 31, 47-55, 71, 73
Fri 16 Sep 2011 Ch.1 Sec.5,6: Limits, Continuity
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec.1.5: 1-49; Sec.1.6: 1-27, 53, 55
Tuesday 20 Sep 2011 More on limits and continuity
Ch.4 Sec.1,2,4: Exponentials, Logarithms
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec.4.1: 1-33; Sec.4.2: 1-11, 31-37
Sec.4.4: 1-17, 23-55, 69, 85-87
Friday 23 Sep 2011 More on exponentials, interest rates
Ch.2 Sec.1: Slope of a function, Derivative 		Odd numbered problems:
Sec.2.1: 1-9, 15, 17, 19, 27-37, 45, 49, 68-71
Tue 27 Sep 2011 Ch.2 Sec.2,4,5: Rules of differentiation Odd numbered problems:
Sec.2.2: 3-19, 27-53, 57
Sec.2.4: 1-9, 23-35, 45
Sec.2.5: 1-33, 45-57, 65
Fri 30 Sep 2011 Sec.2.3:Velocity and Marginals
Sec.2.6: Higher Order Derivatives
Sec.2.7: Implicit Differentiation 		Odd numbered problems:
Sec.2.3: 41a Sec.2.6: 5, 7, 23, 35
Sec.2.7: 3, 5, 7, 13-29
Tue 4 Oct 2011 Sec.4.3: Derivatives of Exponential Functions;
Sec.4.5: Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions;
Sec.4.6: Exponential Growth and Decay. 		Odd numbered problems:
Sec.4.3: 3-25;
Sec.4.5: 1-23, 47, 51, 53:
Sec.4.6: 11, 13, 15, 23, 24.
Tue 11 Oct 2011 Sec 3.1: Increasing and Decreasing Functions
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec 3.1:1-17,29
Fri 14 Oct 2011 Sec.3.2: Extrema and First-Derivative Test Odd numbered problems:
Sec.3.2: 1-11, 19-27.
Tue 18 Oct 2011 Sec.3.3: Concavity and Second Derivative
Sec.3.4: Optimization Problems 		Odd numbered problems:
Sec.3.3: 1-15, 27-31, 47
Sec.3.4: 1-7, 13-23, 35
Fri 21 Oct 2011 Sec.3.5: Optimization problems / Business and Economics Odd numbered problems:
Sec.3.5: 1-3, 9-11, 15, 19, 20, 21, 27-33
Tue 1 Nov 2011 Sec.3.6: Asymptotes Odd numbered problems:
Sec.3.6: 1-27, 39, 41, 47, 51, 53
Fri 4 Nov 2011 Sec.3.7: Curve Sketching Odd numbered problems:
Sec.3.7: 1-11, 33, 35, 39
Tue 8 Nov 2011 Sec.5.1: Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integral
Sec.5.2: Integration by Substitution and The General Power Rule
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec.5.1: 1-19, 33-39, 49, 51, 53
Sec.5.2: 1-27, 35-39, 43, 45
Fri 11 Nov 2011 Sec.5.3: Integral of Exponential and Logarithm Odd numbered problems:
Sec.5.3: 1-27, 39-47
Tue 15 Nov 2011 Sec.5.4: Area and Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
 Odd numbered problems:
Sec.5.4: 1-35, 43, 57
Tue 22 Nov 2011 Sec.5.5: Area Between two Graphs
Sec.6.1: Integration by Parts and Present Value 		Odd numbered problems:
Sec.5.5: 1-29, 41-44
Sec.6.1: 1-25, 33, 39, 41
Fri 25 Nov 2011 Sec.6.5: Improper Integrals Odd numbered problems:
Sec.6.5: 1-19
Tue 29 Nov 2011 Sec.7.1: The 3D Coordinate System Odd numbered problems:
Sec.7.1: 1-11
Fri 2 Dec 2011 Sec.7.2: Surfaces in Space (only first 2 pages)
Sec.7.3: Functions of Several Variables
Sec.7.4: Partial Derivatives
Sec.7.5: Extrema of Functions of Two Variables 		Odd numbered problems:
Sec.7.3: 1-9, 15-37
Sec.7.4: 1-11, 15-27, 39, 43-51, 55-63
Sec.7.5: 1-23, 37-41

Here, problems are given for the fifth, sixth and seventh editions, so that people who have old editions can still use them.

Topic 1-Limits, Continuity, Exponentials

  Problems-5th Edition

Assignment 10

Topic 10-Improper integrals, functions of several variables

  Problems-5th Edition

  Problems-6th Edition

  Problems-7th Edition

Assignment 11

Topic 11-Partial derivatives and local extrema

  Problems-5th Edition

  Problems-6th Edition

  Problems-7th Edition