MATH 143

Announcements:

  • (8/25/2024) Welcome to Math 143!

Instructors:

  • Amanda Tucker

    • Lecture: TR 12:30 - 1:45am in Lander Auditorium (Hutchison Hall Room 140)

    • E-mail: amanda.tucker@rochester.edu

    • Office: Hylan 818

    • Office Hrs: Wednesday 11-1pm, and by appointment.

  • Kiera Harmatz-Kean

    • Lecture: MW 10:25 - 11:40am in Georgen 109

    • E-mail: kharmatz@ur.rochester.edu

    • Office: Hopeman 330

    • Office Hrs: Thursday 8-10am, and by appointment.

TAs:

  • Will Burstein

    • Email: wburste2@ur.Rochester.edu

    • Office Hr: Friday 1-2

    • Office: Hylan 718

  • Kelvin Nguyen

    • Email: knguy43@u.rochester.edu

  • Lan Nguyen

    • Email: lnguy26@u.rochester.edu

  • Anna Spak

    • Email: aspak3@u.rochester.edu

Course description

Overview

MTH 143 is a continuation of MTH 141/142. This course covers sequences, series, parametric and polar curves. Goals of this course include:

  • Thinking critically, carefully, and logically, and then communicating this thought clearly.

  • Reinforcing algebraic manipulation and trig techniques learned in previous courses.

  • Providing tools and techniques for use in other disciplines. Many examples will come from geometry, graphs, and the simple physics of motion.

Topics covered

MTH 143 begins with the study of sequences and series. A variety of tests for convergence with be introduced including the comparison tests, the integral test, the alternating series test, and the ratio and root tests. Representing functions as power series will be covered along with a treatment of Taylor series. The calculus of parametric and polar curves will be introduced and developed.

Credit hours

This course follows the College credit hour policy for four-credit courses. This course meets 3 academic hours per week. The course also includes recitations for 1.5 academic hours per week.