Fall 2012

Math 405: Sections 001 and 002: Advanced Calculus for Engineers

Section 001: M W F 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM, 111 Chambers Bldg

Section 002: M W F 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM, 216 Thomas Bldg

Instructor: James Brannick

  • Course Syllabus

  • Office hours : TBD (brannick at psu dot edu, 863-2737, 311 McAllister).

  • Homework problems will be collected on Wednesdays.

  • Exams: there will be one midterm and a final exam and / or project.

  • Final grade: The final grade will be given based on: one midterm (25%) + final exam and / or project (30%) + and homework (45%)

    • Direction Field and Phase Portrait's applets (by Prof. John Polking)

  • Final project due Wednesday December 19 at 5 pm


  • Midterm: October 24 in class : Midterm Review and Sample Exam

    • Midterm Solutions
    Lecture notes 10-29: determinants
    Lecture notes 11-2: power series method

  • Homework 1: Chapter 1 Review problems on pp. 43-44 # 12, 16, 22, 30, due: Friday September 7
  • Homework 2: Chapter 2 Review on pp. 102-103 # 10, 12, 22, due: Friday September 14
  • Homework 3: Chapter 4, Section 4.1 # 14, and Review on pp. 164 # 14, 18, 28, due: Monday October 1
  • Homework 4: Chapter 4, Section 4.6 # 14, and Chapter 7, Sections 7.4 # 2, 20, 32, 7.9 - 2, 4, due: Monday October 15
  • Homework 5: Chapter 7, Sections 7.3 # 6, 7.7 # 18, 22, and Review on pp. 318, 319 # 22, due: Wednesday November 7
  • Homework 6: Chapter 5, Section 5.5 # 4, and Review on pp. 201 # 12, due: Friday November 16
  • Homework 7: Chapter 10, Section 10.4 # 8, Section 10.7 # 13 and Section 10.9 # 10 due: Friday November 30
  • Homework 8: Chapter 11, Section 11.2 # 8, Section 11.4 # 2 and Section 11.5 # 8, due: Friday December 14