Welcome!
This is the Math 253 website for Dr. Maxwell’s Fall 2021 section.
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We will use campuswire for course-related discussions outside of class time. Please sign up promptly to ensure you don’t miss important announcements. You’ll need the link and the 4 digit code to sign up.
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The online homework (WebAssign) can be accessed via the Cengage link in Canvas.
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Written homework will be handed in using GradeScope link in Canvas.
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UA has a Matlab license for students. Go to the UA software page to download it.
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Octave is an open source alternative to Matlab. It can be downloaded following instructions from the Octave webpage.
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I’ve written a MATLAB/Octave tutorial. You can use it to get your feet wet.
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Here’s MATLAB’s official “Getting Started” tutorial. MATLAB also has a free online text Here’s another, not free, text
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Here’s a tutorial on how to plot in 3d in MATLAB.
Office Hours
| Tuesday | 2:00-3:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:48-2:00 |
| Friday | 12:48-2:00 |
Tuesday and Wednesday by Zoom.
Wednesday and Friday in the collaboration space in Duckering starting right after class until there are no more customers. On Wednesday, Zoom office hours continue until 2pm.
Daily Log
The table below contains a summary of what is covered each class day, along with any assignments for the day.
| Date | Sections | Notes | Problems | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 8/23 | Section 12.1 | Notes | (WH 1) 12.1: 22, 45 |
| 8/24 | Section 12.2 | Notes | (WH 1) 12.2: 35, 42 | |
| 8/25 | Section 12.3 |
Notes Dot Product Supplement |
(WH 1) 12.3: 51 | |
| 8/27 | Sections 12.3, 12.4 | Notes | ||
| Week 2 | 8/30 | Section 12.4 | Notes | (WH 2) 12.4: 40 |
| 8/31 | Section 12.5 | Notes | (WH 2) 12.5: 48, 55 | |
| 9/1 | Section 12.5 | Notes | (WH 2) 12.5: 61, 64 | |
| 9/3 | Section 12.5, 12.6 | Notes | (WH 2) 12.6: 43 | |
| Week 3 | 9/7 | Section 13.1 | (WH 3) 13.1: 15, 49 | |
| 9/8 | Section 13.2 | Notes | (WH 3) 13.2: 28, 34 | |
| 9/10 | Section 13.2 | Notes | ||
| Week 4 | 9/13 | Section 13.3 | Notes | (WH 4) 13.3: 14, 67 |
| 9/14 | Section 13.3 | Notes | (WH 4) 13.3: 48, 53 | |
| 9/15 | Section 13.4 | Notes | (WH 4) 13.4: 16, 31 | |
| 9/17 | Section 13.4 | Notes | none | |
| Week 5 | 9/20 | Midterm Review | ||
| 9/21 | Section 14.1 | Notes | (WH 5) 38, 39, 55 | |
| 9/22 | Midterm 1! | |||
| 9/24 | Section 14.2 | Notes | (WH 5) 24, 40 | |
| Week 6 | 9/27 | Section 14.3 | (WH 6) 3, 10 | |
| 9/28 | Section 14.4 | Notes | (WH 6) 21, 24 | |
| 9/29 | Section 14.4 | Notes | (WH 6) 36, 37 | |
| 10/1 | Section 14.5 | Notes | (WH 6) 36, 37 | |
| Week 7 | 10/4 | Section 14.5 | Notes | (WH 7) 41, 44 |
| 10/5 | Section 14.6 | Notes | (WH 7) 30, 32 | |
| 10/6 | Section 14.6 | Notes | (WH 7) 54, 56 | |
| 10/8 | Section 14.7 | Notes | (WH 7) 39 [Computer plot needed], 44 | |
| Week 8 | 10/11 | Section 14.7 | Notes | |
| 10/12 | Section 14.8 | Notes | (WH 8) 14, 44 | |
| 10/13 | Section 15.1 | Notes | (WH 8) 36, 48 | |
| 10/15 | Section 15.2 | Notes | (WH 8) 27, 61 | |
| Week 9 | 10/18 | Section 15.3 | Notes | (WH 9) 35, 38 |
| 10/19 | Section 15.4 | Notes | (WH 9) 2, 10 | |
| 10/20 | Section 15.4 | Notes | (WH 9) 28, 32 | |
| 10/22 | Section 15.5 | Notes | (WH 9) 8, 23 | |
| Week 10 | 10/25 | Midterm Review | Notes | |
| 10/26 | Section 15.6 | Notes | (WH 10) 14, 22 | |
| 10/27 | Midterm 2 | none | ||
| 10/29 | Section 15.8 | Notes | (WH 10) 32ab, 44 | |
| Week 11 | 11/1 | Section 15.9 | Notes | (WH 11) 19, 24 |
| 11/2 | Section 16.1 | Notes | (WH 11) 4, 35 | |
| 11/3 | Section 16.2 | Notes | (WH 11) 48 | |
| 11/5 | Section 16.2 | Notes | (WH 11) 22, 42 | |
| Week 12 | 11/8 | Section 16.3 | Notes | (WH 12) 36ab |
| 11/9 | Section 16.3 | Notes | (WH 12) 29, 30 | |
| 11/10 | Section 16.4 | Notes | (WH 12) 18 | |
| 11/12 | Section 16.5 | Notes | (WH 12) 22, 25 | |
| Week 13 | 11/15 | Section 16.5 | Notes | (WH 13) 29 |
| 11/16 | Section 16.6 | Notes | (WH 13) 22, 34 | |
| 11/17 | Section 16.6 | Notes | (WH 13) 46 | |
| 11/19 | Section 16.7 | Notes | (WH 13) 15, 40 | |
| Week 14 | 11/22 | Section 16.7 | Notes | (WH 14) 28, 43 |
| 11/23 | Section 16.8 | Notes | (WH 14) 14, 17 | |
| 11/24 | Thanksgiving Break | |||
| 11/26 | Thanksgiving Break | |||
| Week 15 | ||||
| 11/29 | Section 16.8/9 | Notes | (WH 15) 16.9: 4, 17 | |
| 11/30 | Section 16.9 | Notes | none | |
| 12/1 | Review | |||
| 12/3 | Review |