| Math 141 Tentative Weekly Schedule Text: Calculus, Single Variable, 6th Edition, by James Stewart Supplementary text: Calculus, by Gil Strang [ Math 141 Home ] | Week | Dates | Read Sections | Topics |
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| 1 | Sept 2-4 | Strang Section 1.1, Stewart 1.3, Stewart parts of 1.1, and 1.4 |
Velocity and Distance (Strang 1.1) Functions and Graphing, New Functions from Old, Review of Linear Equations (updated 9-8-09) |
| 2 | Sept 9-11 | Stewart Sections 1.2, 1.4 Strang 1.2 |
Graph Shifting, Finding Function Equations from a Description, Calculus without Limits (updated 9-8-09) |
| 3 | Sept 14-18 | Sections 2.1-2.3 |
Tangent and Velocity Problems, Limit of a Function, Calculating Limits Using Limit Laws |
| 4 | Sept 21-25 | Sections 2.3, 2.5 | Limit Laws, Continuity |
| 5 | Sept 28- Oct 2 | Sections 3.1, 3.2 | Rates of Change, Derivatives, The Derivative Function |
| Exam 1, Friday, October 2 | |||
| 6 | Oct 5-9 | Sections 3.3, 3.4 | Differentiation Formulas, Product & Quotient Rules |
| 7 | Oct 12-16 | Sections 3.4, 3.5 | Product & Quotient Rule, Chain Rule, Derivative of Trig Functions | 8 | Oct 19-21 | Sections 3.6, 3.7 | Implicit Differentiation, Rates of Change in Natural and Social Sciences, Related Rates |
| Mid Semester Day October 23, no classes | |||
| 9 | Oct 26-30 | Sections 4.1, 4.2 | Max/Min values, Mean Value Theroem |
| Exam 2, Wednesday, November 4 | |||
| 10 | Nov 2-6 | Sections 4.3, 4.4 | Derivatives and the Shape of a Graph, Limits at infinity |
| 11 | Nov 9-13 | Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 | Indeterminate Forms & l'Hospital's Rule, Curve Sketching, Graphing with Calculus |
| 12 | Nov 16-20 | Sections 4.7 | Optimization |
| 13 | Nov 23-25 | Sections 5.1 & 5.2 | Sigma Notation, Area, The Definite Integral |
| 14 | Nov 30-Dec 4 | Sections 5.3-5.5 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Net Change Theorem, U-Substitution |
| 15 | Dec 7-11 | Review |
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