Calulus 2
Welcome to the course page for Math 199, i.e. merit discussion section AD2 as part of Math 221 (Calculus 1), Fall 2023.

My name is Yigal Kamel, and I am the TA for this section. Make sure to read through the syllabus for details about the course and grading.

Meeting Information:
Wednesday and Friday, 1-2:50pm, Room 314 in Davenport Hall.

Office Hours:
Monday, 2-2:50pm, Room 314 in Davenport Hall.
Wednesday, 3-3:50pm, Room 304 in English Building.

Email:
ykamel2@illinois.edu

This page is where I plan to make all of the course materials for the Math 199 component of our section available.

Wednesday, 8/23/23
Algebra: 12, Geometry: 11.
Ice breaker, overview of course, and some precalculus review.

Friday, 8/25/23
Pancake: 14, Waffle: 9.
Participation assignment 1 - Limits   (3 points)

Wednesday, 8/30/23
Sandals: 7, Sneakers: 15.
Preparation assignment 1 - Continuity   (2 points)
Participation assignment 2 - Applying the intermediate value theorem   (2 points)

Friday, 9/1/23
Beach: 12, Forest: 10.
Participation assignment 3 - Derivatives by definition   (3 points)

Wednesday, 9/6/23
Science: 14, Art: 9.
Preparation assignment 2 - Understanding derivatives   (2 points)
In-class problems   (2 points)

Friday, 9/8/23
Fruit salad: 16, Veggie salad: 7.
Participation assignment 4 - The product rule   (3 points)

Wednesday, 9/13/23
0°C: 18.5, 100°F: 4.5.
Participation assignment 5 - The chain rule   (3 points)

Friday, 9/15/23
Work from home: 7, Work on campus: 12.
Participation assignment 6 - Implicit differentiation   (3 points)

Wednesday, 9/20/23
Limits: 6, Derivatives: 15.
Preparation assignment 3 - Prepare for exam 1   (2 points)

Friday, 9/22/23
Coffee: 11, Tea: 8.
Jumping into related rates   (3 points)

Wednesday, 9/27/23
Lined paper: 18, Unlined paper: 4.
Participation assignment 7 - Related rates   (3 points)

Friday, 9/29/23
Barbie: 8, Oppenheimer: 14.
Participation assignment 8 - Linear approximation   (3 points)

Wednesday, 10/4/23
Pumpkin spice: 7, Apple cider: 14.
Participation assignment 9 - Optimization   (3 points)

Friday, 10/6/23
Guitar: 9, Piano: 11.
Preparation assignment 4 - A strategy for sketching curves   (2 points)

Wednesday, 10/11/23
Autumn: 4, Fall: 17.
Participation assignment 10 - L'Hopital's rule   (3 points)

Friday, 10/13/23
"Dayta": 20, "Daata": 1.
Participation assignment 11 - The mean value theorem   (3 points)

Wednesday, 10/18/23
Optimization: 3, Related rates: 17.
Exam review (3 points)

Friday, 10/20/23
No class

Wednesday, 10/25/23
Crayon: 5, Marker: 13.
Participation assignment 12 - Antiderivatives   (3 points)

Friday, 10/27/23
Instrumental: 14, A cappella: 3.
Preparation assignment 5 - Understanding integrals   (2 points)
Participation assignment 13 - Definite integrals   (2 points)

Wednesday, 11/1/23
Headphones: 7.5, Earbuds: 8.5.
Participation assignment 14 - The fundamental theorem of calculus   (3 points)

Friday, 11/3/23
Laptop: 2.5, Cellphone: 14.5.
Participation assignment 15 - Practicing with the FTC   (3 points)

Wednesday, 11/8/23
Analog: 1.5, Digital: 16.5.
Participation assignment 16 - The "anti-chain rule"   (3 points)

Friday, 11/10/23
Sun: 9, Moon: 11.
Participation assignment 17 - Areas between curves   (3 points)

Wednesday, 11/15/23

Participation assignment 18 - Volumes via integrals   (3 points)

Friday, 11/17/23

Participation assignment 19 - More volumes   (3 points)

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Miscellaneous notes/summaries:
8/30/23: The intermediate value theorem
9/12/23: Deriving the quotient rule from the product rule
9/19/23: Deriving the derivative of arctan(x)
11/1/23: A perspective on the fundamental theorem of calculus

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