Math

I've been studying higher math on my own, and also at local colleges, and I spend a lot of time on Khan Academy (my profile is here). These pages show a proof of the work I've done.

Update: 25 June 2015 (Completed Calculus III, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra)

From January to June 2015, I completed Calculus III during the Spring semester and Differential Equations and Linear Algebra during the Summer semester. I really wanted to get the math requirements behind me.

24 December 2014 (Completed Calculus II)

Calculus II - work (part 1)

Calculus II - work (part 2)

Calculus II went well :-) I found it very difficult and stressful but, I managed to pass now I'm moving on to Calculus III.

Concepts I practiced are:

Volumes Using Cross-Sections

Volumes Using Cylindrical Shells

Arc Length

Areas of Surfaces of Revolution

Work and Fluid Forces

Moments and Centers of Mass

The Logarithm Defined as an Integral

Exponential Change and Separable Differential Equations

Integration by Parts

Trigonometric Integrals

Trigonometric Substitutions

Integration of Rational Functions by Partial Fractions

Integral Tables and Computer Algebra Systems

Improper Integrals

Solutions, Slope Fields, and Euler's Method

Indeterminate Forms and L'Hopital's Rule

First-Order Linear Equations

Sequences

Infinite Series

The Integral Test

Comparison Tests

The Ratio and Root Tests

Alternating Series, Absolute and Conditional Convergence

Power Series

Taylor and Maclaurin Series

Convergence of Taylor Series

The Binomial Series and Applications of Taylor Series

Polar Coordinates

Graphing in Polar Coordinates

Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates

Vectors

The Dot Product

22 August 2014 (Completed Sections 7.1 to 7.4 "Integration Techniques" - Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Roland Larson)

Calculus - Chapter 7 work PDF file

Since this has been going so well, I decided to enroll in Calculus II at a local community college so I can get college credit for what I've learned. Being officially recognized as an aerospace engineering student has some advantages compared with going it alone (eg. access to internships), Section 7.4 was as far as I got before my class started.

Concepts I practiced are:

Basic Integration Rules

Fitting Integrands to Basic Rules

Integration by Parts

Integrals Involving Powers of Sine and Cosine

Integrals Involving Powers of Secant and Tangent

Integrals Involving Sine-Cosine Products with Different Angles

Trigonometric Substitution

12 August 2014 (Completed Chapter 6 "Applications of Integration" - Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Roland Larson)

Calculus - Chapter 6 work PDF file

Concepts I practiced are:

Area of a Region Between Two Curves

Area of a Region Between Intersecting Curves

The Disc Method

The Washer Method

Solids with Known Cross-Sections

The Shell Method

Comparison of Disc and Shell Methods

Arc Length

Area of a Surface of Revolution

Work Done by a Constant Force

Work Done by a Variable Force

Fluid Pressure and Fluid Force

Mass

Center of Mass in a One-Dimensional System

Center of Mass in a Two-Dimensional System

Center of Mass of a Planar Lamina

30 July 2014 (Completed Chapter 5 "Transcendental Functions & Differential Equations" - Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Roland Larson)

Calculus - Chapter 5 work PDF file

Concepts I practiced are:

Using the Log Rule

Integrals of Trigonometric Functions

Bases Other than e

Differentiation and Integration

Applications of Exponential Functions

Differential Equations

Growth & Decay Models

General & Particular Solutions

Separation of Variables

Homogeneous Differential Equations

Derivative of an Inverse Function

Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Review of Basic Differentiation Rules

Integrals Involving Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Completing the Square

Review of Basic Integration Rules

22 July 2014 (Completed Chapter 4 "Integration" - Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions by Roland Larson)

Since Khan Academy doesn't have their Integral Calculus course complete yet, I pulled out my old Calculus book from college. The last time I attempted to learn Calculus, learning Integration was what stopped me. Just really didn't get it and certainly couldn't apply it to anything. This time I was happy to note that it all made much more sense to me this time :-)

Calculus - Chapter 4 work PDF file

Concepts I practiced are:

Antiderivatives

Notation for antiderivatives

Basic integration rules

Initial conditions and particular solutions

Sigma notation

Area

The area of a plane region

Upper and lower sums

Riemann sums

Definite integrals

properties of definite integrals

The fundamental theorem of calculus

The mean value theorem for integrals

Average value of a function

The second fundamental theorem of calculus

Pattern recognition

Change of variables

The general power rule for integration

Change of variables for definite integrals

Integration of even and odd functions

The natural logarithmic function

The number e

The natural logarithmic function and differentiation

30 June 2014 (Completed parts of the Integral Calculus course on Khan Academy)

The Integral Calculus course on Khan Academy isn't quite fleshed out yet. Many parts are just videos. If a section only had videos, I skipped over it.

Integral Calculus work PDF file - Khan Academy

Concepts I worked on are:

Antiderivatives

Using rectangles to approximate area under a curve,

Area under a rate function equals net change,

Evaluating definite integrals

Functions defined by integrals

The fundamental theorem of calculus

Integration by parts

Integration by the reverse chain rule

Integration by u-substitution

Understanding sequences

Geometric sequences

Convergence and divergence of sequences

Arithmetic series

Understanding series

Convergence and divergence of series

Geometric series of constants

Creating power series from geometric series using algebra

Creating power series from geometric series using differentiation and integration

Maclaurin series for sin x, cos x, and e^x

6 June 2014 (Completed the Differential Calculus course on Khan Academy)

This is a screenshot of when I finally mastered everything in their course.

Another screenshot.

PDF file of proof-of-work

Concepts I mastered on Khan Academy: