MATH 242 (2026-fall)
Calculus II
Overview
Office hours: MW 2-3p Keller 402E
Lectures: MWF 10:30-11:20a Bilger 335
TA: Angelo Bongbonga (Mr. B)
Office hours: MWF 11:30-12:15 Keller 319
Recitations:
- Section 001 T 9:30-10:20a Keller 404
- Section 002 T 10:30-11:20a Keller 404
Announcements
2026-08-22: Welcome to MATH 242!
Read the syllabus. You should have access to the textbook unless you opted out. Quizzes begin on week 2, no quiz the first recitation. Your first written assignment is due on Friday.
2026-09-15: Typo in week 4 homework
The section should be 7.6 not 7.4, it's fixed.
2026-10-20: Exam 2 practice solutions [update 2026-10-22 10am]
Previous exam 2 solutions are posted. Let me know if you find any errors.
- Correction on Spring 24 problem 2.
Assignments
| Week | Problems | Due |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | §7.1 #2, 4, 6, 11-14, 20, 22, 43, 44, 51 | 2026-08-28 |
| 2 | §7.2 #4, 7, 12, 15, 16, 24, 26, 30, 40, 44, 46, 47, 51, 58, 67, 87 | 2026-00-04 |
| 3 | §7.3 #2, 9, 11, 15, 20, 36, 43, 53, 60, 69, 71, 72, 88, 89, 101, 116; §7.4 #9, 11, 17 | 2026-09-11 |
| 4 | §7.5 #7, 16, 23, 32, 39, 53, 63, 65; §7.6 #2, 6, 16, 24, 34, 56, 58, 60, 78 | 2026-09-18 |
| 5 | §8.2 #2, 6, 10, 23; §8.3 #6, 11, 17, 24, 36, 38, 43, 49, 53, 57 | 2026-09-25 |
| 6 | §8.4 #2, 8, 10, 22, 28, 56; §8.5 #12, 16, 21, 25, 34, 48 | 2026-10-02 |
| 7 | §8.7 #2, 4, 18, 22; §8.8 #4, 12, 14, 16, 21, 38, 52, 54, 58, 60 | 2026-10-09 |
| 8 | §10.1 #2, 5, 8, 22, 34, 40, 44, 46, 49, 56, 64, 66, 68, 72, 80; §10.2 #8-14 even, 18, 22, 24, 32, 40, 42, 46 | 2026-10-16 |
| 9 | §10.3 #6, 8, 15, 18, 24, 37; §10.4 #4, 7, 12, 15, 20, 22, 25, 29; §10.5 #3, 10, 20, 26, 32, 39 | 2026-10-23 |
| 10 | §10.6 #8, 10, 18, 24, 37, 44, 50, 54, 66 | 2026-10-30 |
| 11 | §10.7 #5, 8, 12, 25, 46, 57, 59 | 2026-11-06 |
| 12 | §10.8 #10, 12, 22, 26, 32; §10.9 #2, 4, 13, 21, 40, 41, 45 | 2026-11-13 |
| 13 | §10.10 #16, 23, 25, 30, 41, 42, 45, 52 | 2026-11-20 |
Handouts
| Week | Topic | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | No quiz | worksheet solns |
| 2 | Graphing and computing inverse functions | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 3 | Derivatives and integrals of exponentials and logarithms | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 4 | Separable ODEs and limits of indeterminate forms | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 5 | Inverse trig and integration by parts | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 6 | Trig sub and partial fractions | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 7 | Numerical Integration | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 8 | Improper integrals and limits of sequences | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 9 | Geometric series, telescoping series, divergence test, p-series | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 10 | DCT/LCT, ACT, ratio/root tests | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 11 | No quiz! Election day holiday. | |
| 12 | Absolute convergence, conditional convergence, divergence | worksheet solns quiz solns |
| 13 | Convergence of power series, Taylor polynomials |
Exams
- Date: 2026-09-25
- Topics: Chapter 7 and section 8.2, skip 7.7 and 7.8
- Notes: No calculators, notes, formula sheet, or any outside resources for this exam.
Exam 2
- Date: 2026-10-23
- Topics: Chapter 8, 10.1 and 10.2. Skip 8.6 and 8.9
- Notes: You will be given a formula sheet on the exam, it is posted below in the resources section. Your exam will cover portions of chapter 10, some of the exams below did not, keep that in mind when you study.
Exam 3
- Date: 2026-11-20
- Topics: Section 10.3-10.8
- Notes: You will be given a formula sheet similar to those provided on common finals. Previous midterms are posted in the resource section.
Resources
Course Stuff
Exam 1: Spring 2023
Exam 1: Spring 2023 solutions
Exam 1: Spring 2024
Exam 1: Spring 2024 solutions
Exam 2: Spring 2023
Exam 2: Spring 2023 solutions
Exam 2: Spring 2024
Exam 2: Spring 2024 solutions
Exam 2: Formula sheet
Exam 3: Spring 2023
Exam 3: Spring 2024
Series flowchart
Syllabus
Past 242 Common Finals