UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES - WINTER 2023
MATH 31B:1 - Integration and Infinite Series
Instructor :  Pablo S. Ocal
Office hours :  M 12:00-1:30 pm (MS 6627)
Teaching Assistant :  Zerrin Vural
Office hours :  TBD
Teaching Assistant :  Kye Shi
Office hours :  T 10:00-11:00 am (MS 3903), W 12:00-1:00 pm (MS 3974)
Teaching Assistant :  Harris Hardiman-Mostow
Office hours :  W 12:00-1:00 pm (MS 3915E)
Teaching Assistant :  Indraneel Tambe
Office hours :  TBD
Description

The course on Integration and Infinite Series will treat, among others, methods of differentiation, methods of integration, series and their convergence, and relations between these concepts. The prerequisites required for this course are covered in Math 31A.

The course will have weekly classes on

The book we will be following is Single Variable Calculus (2nd edition) by Jonathan D. Rogawski. We will be covering material in Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 11. You may find all the information you will need on the Syllabus.

Class Notes

The following notes are a formal outline of the material we will be covering. These notes are not comprehensive nor are intended to be a substitute for the textbook or the lectures. If you find mistakes (typographical or other) in these notes, or have comments, please let me know.

The following are additional materials closely related to the class notes.

Tentative Schedule
Jan 9Section 7.4,
Introduction. Office hours.
Jan 11Section 7.1,
Derivative of the Exponential Function.
Jan 13Section 7.2,
Inverse Functions.
Jan 18Section 7.3,
Logarithms and their Derivatives.
Jan 20Section 7.3,
Logarithms and their Derivatives (continued).
Jan 23Section 7.7,
L'Hopital's Rule.
Jan 25Section 7.8, 7.9,
Inverse Trigonometric and Hyperbolic Functions.
Jan 27Section 8.1,
Integration by Parts.
Jan 30Section 8.1,
Integration by Parts (continued).
Feb 1Section 8.5,
The Method of Partial Fractions.
Feb 3Section 9.1,
Arc Length and Surface Area.
Feb 6Section 9.4,
Taylor Polynomials. Notes.
Feb 8Sections 7.1-7.3, 7.7-7.9, 8.1, 8.5,
Midterm 1.
Feb 10Section 8.6,
Improper Integrals.
Feb 13Section 8.6,
Improper Integrals (continued). Notes.
Feb 15Section 11.1,
Sequences.
Feb 17Section 11.1,
Sequences (continued).
Feb 22Section 11.2,
Summing an Infinite Series.
Feb 24Section 11.3,
Convergence of Series with Positive Terms.
Mar 27Section 11.3,
Convergence of Series with Positive Terms (continued).
Mar 1Sections 8.5-8.6, 9.1, 9.4, 11.1,
Midterm 2.
Mar 3Section 11.4,
Absolute and Conditional Convergence.
Mar 6Section 11.5,
The Ratio and Root Tests.
Mar 8Section 11.6,
Power Series.
Mar 10Section 11.6,
Power Series (continued).
Mar 13Section 11.7,
Taylor Series.
Mar 15Sections 7.1-7.3, 7.7-7.9, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.1, 9.4, 11.1-11.7,
Review.
Mar 17Sections 7.1-7.3, 7.7-7.9, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.1, 9.4, 11.1-11.7,
Review (continued).
Mar 21Sections 7.1-7.3, 7.7-7.9, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.1, 9.4, 11.1-11.7,
Final Exam.
Homework

There will be typically weekly homework. The assignments will be posted before Mondays at 9:00 am. The assignments will be due on Gradescope the following week, on Friday at 11:59 pm. The assignments and deadlines will be posted here. You are encouraged to work in groups.

Jan 9Homework 0.
Deadline: Jan 20.
Jan 9Homework 1.
Deadline: Jan 20.
Jan 16Homework 2.
Deadline: Jan 27.
Jan 23Homework 3.
Deadline: Feb 3.
Jan 30Homework 4.
Deadline: Feb 10.
Feb 6Homework 5.
Deadline: Feb 17.
Feb 13Homework 6.
Deadline: Feb 24.
Feb 20Homework 7.
Deadline: Mar 3.
Feb 27Homework 8.
Deadline: Mar 10.
Mar 6Homework 9.
Deadline: Mar 19.
Mar 13Homework 10.
Deadline: Mar 19.
Discussion

There will be typically weekly discussion sessions. These intend to allocate time for you to work on the homework problems with your peers while having readily available feedback. The starred problem will be due on Gradescope on Thursday at 11:59 pm. The deadlines will be posted here. You are encouraged to work in groups.

Jan 9Discussion 1.
Deadline: Jan 12.
Jan 16Discussion 2.
Deadline: Jan 19.
Jan 23Discussion 3.
Deadline: Jan 26.
Jan 30Discussion 4.
Deadline: Feb 2.
Feb 6Discussion 5.
Deadline: Feb 9.
Feb 13Discussion 6.
Deadline: Feb 16.
Feb 20Discussion 7.
Deadline: Feb 23.
Feb 27Discussion 8.
Deadline: Mar 2.
Mar 6Discussion 9.
Deadline: Mar 9.
Mar 13Discussion 10.
Deadline: Mar 16.
Exams

Here the exams and their solutions will be posted. You can find the official UCLA schedule for the final exams here.

Feb 8Midterm 1, Solutions,
WGYOUNG CS50 from 9:00 to 9:50 am.
Mar 1Midterm 2, Solutions,
WGYOUNG CS50 from 9:00 to 9:50 am.
Mar 21Final Exam,
WGYOUNG CS50 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm.

The following are practice exams that you may use to prepare:

Resources

There are many resources available for a student at UCLA, I encourage you to use them and make the most out of them. Here are some materials specific to this course:

I also encourage you to form study groups with your classmates. However, please keep in mind that you will only learn how to do the exercises if you try them on your own: without trying, looking up the solutions or copying others' work is absolutely useless.

Grading Schemes

You can compute your final grade using the calculator below. Please input the average of your homework assignments (out of 100), the average of your discussion assignments (out of 100), the score of your first midterm (out of 100), the score of your second midterm (out of 100), and the score of your final (out of 100). Then, click "Compute grading schemes" to see the three grading schemes (out of 100).