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Mth 271
Your 'question form' report has been received. Scroll down through the document to see any comments I might have inserted, and my final comment at the end.
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Test 2 Submission
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Mr. Smith, I have submitted test 2 chapter 4 in the learning lab.
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To give you an updates on my progresses so far, I am moving through the course comfortably. I have worked through indefinite, definite, and improper integration by parts, approximations, u substitution, 1st and 2nd fundamental theorems, and trig substitution. I just finished learning how to determine the area of a solid generated by rotating a function around an axis, non axis, horizontal and vertical lines. Shortly I will begin the taylor and maclaurin series. I have been looking at the test questions for chapter 6 and 7 and from the looks of it I am on track to finish the course in good standing.
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I have been trying to spend some time outside of this course preparing for physical chemistry in the fall. I am taking this early while all the calculus I have learned is fresh on my mind, rather than wait until my senior year. I acquired a textbook and while skimming through some of the math requirements I noticed there are some topics we may or may not cover. Specifically, of the multivariate calculus: partial derivatives and exact differentials. I believe these topics are covered more in vector calculus, however, please let me know if we will be exploring these before the end of the course. If not, I will pursue them independently. I believe the following topics extend outside of this course, and if so, please let me know which I will find most useful in physical chemistry, bearing in mind the month and a half time constraint:
-double and triple integrals
-partial derivatives, gradient, divergence, curl
-line integrals and green's theorem
-surface integrals and stokes theorem
-divergence theorem
Also from the differential equations category:
-first order differentoial
-second order linear
-laplace transform
Like much of mathematics so far I would not be surprised if all of these are necessary for a full understanding of physical chemistry, however, any input you have would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
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All the topics you list at the end are covered in our Vector Calculus and Differential Equations courses.
The Applied Calculus sequence includes a single chapter on multivariable calculus (which is pretty much the same thing as vector calculus), and does not constitute a multivariable or vector calculus course. This course is aimed at business, social and life sciences and the topics are confined to those most relevant to these less mathematical disciplines.
The Applied Calculus sequence is not designed to fully prepare you for vector calculus and differential equations, though someone who has mastered these courses as well as you will if you continue at your current level of performance (as I expect will be the case) could probably make the jump.
Where are you planning to transfer and into what curriculum at that institution? I should remember, because we have spoken a number of times, but I want to give you the support you'll need, and the best advice I can on what you will require in order to prepare for that program.
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