Calculus Lab
Fall 2009

• Course Syllabus (with lab deadlines)
• UPDATED: Lab schedule (posted 4 Nov)
• Getting the Computer Set Up for the Math Lab

• Notes about configuring Texmaker
• Homework Set 1: Familiarize yourself with the LaTeX manual
• Homework Set 2: Some typesetting and mathematics
• Homework Set 2 (in LaTeX)
• Hints about writing Mathematics
• The Intro to Maple is actually Appendix A of the online Calculus book
• Homework Set 3: Maple
• The LaTeX Template for our Labs (be sure to right-click the mouse, and choose: "Save Link As...")

• A Sample: How to insert a figure into your Latex document (PDF version)
• A Sample: The latex file (Download this)
• Lab 2: Getting more experience with Maple
• Critical changes from last week: Please read and implement
• Lab 2 - Sample write up (PDF format)
  • The tex file
  • The graphics file (EPS)
  • The graphics file (JPG)

• Multivariate calculus and Maple
• Sample Maple file
• Lab 3: Clairaut's Theorem
• Grading checklist for Lab 3
• New: Turn in the PDF file of your finished work.
  • Create a postscript file: Press the DVIPS button.
  • Convert the postscript file to PDF: Go to "Tools", then "PS->PDF"
  • Email the PDF file to me.
  • Hint: If you're creating more files than you like, you can go to: "Tools", then "Clean" to get rid of some of them.

• Newton's Method in two dimensions
• Group Membership
  
  The purpose of this lab: Do some interesting mathematics, be able to plot a tangent plane to a surface, short intro to Maple programming (a for-loop and and if-then statement). The checklist will be posted later.
  
• Grading checklist for Lab 4
• A sample LaTeX file (Lab4temp.tex) showing how to include Maple commands
• A PDF file from the LaTeX sample
• Important note: The deadline has been extended for one week, so the lab schedule has changed (See the lab schedule above).

• Lab 5 (PDF version)
• Lab 5 (tex file)
• Group Assignments, Lab 5

• Lab 6 (PDF version)
• Lab 6 Checklist
• Maple Worksheet: Torus and Paths
• Maple Worksheet: Optimize a Path
• Group Assignments, Lab 6

• Assessment Notes
• Groups for Section X
• Groups for Section Y

Notes about the Computer Software in the Lab

1. The operating system we use (in place of Windows) is Ubuntu. A nice way to install Ubuntu to reside with Windows is by using Wubi
2. TeXMaker is the text editor we are using (it is free of charge, and can run on either Linux, Mac OSX or Windows).
3. LaTeX comes with Linux automatically.
4. One way to download LaTeX is to use proTeXt. It is a large download (about 750 MB, which is a full CD). If you want to borrow a copy from me, I have a few available to loan.
5. You'll also need a program to view DVI files- Use Ghostview and Ghostscript for that (I believe links to these may be included in proTeXt).
6. The blue bound book on each desk is "The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX"
7. The mathematics software we use is called Maple. There are student editions available for about the price of a good calculator (about $99.00).
8. Installing LaTeX on a Mac? Here is one way to get it. TeXShop is used in place of TeX-Maker, but TeXMaker is available for Macs (link above)