CALCULUS I

MATH 151 C (Spring 2005)

Schedule

This is a tentative syllabus, as we will most likely be pacing ourselves according to how each topic is understood by the class.
 
Week

Date

Topic
Homework

Jan 31 - Feb 4

Preview to Calculus;  Tangents & Velocity Problems ; The limit of a function

1. Section 2.1 : 3,5,6,7
2.Section 2.2 : 1,2,4,6,8,11,24,26,31,32

Feb 7 -  11

 Limit Laws; Definition of Limit, Continuity;  Rates of Change; Derivatives;

1. Section 2.3: 1,3,5,7,10,15,17,20,21,22,36,48,49,56
2. Section 2.5: 3,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,31,35,37,37,41,43
3. Section 2.6: 3,7,9,11,17,19,27,28

Feb 14 - 18

Differentiation Formulas;  Application of Rates of Change;

1. Section 3.1: 3,4,7,8,9,13,15,17,19,25,27,28
2. Section 3.2: 1,2,3,4,5,7,11,13,19,21,23,25,27,35
3. Section 3.3: 1,3,5,9,12,14,19,23,25,37,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,51,53,57,59,64,71,73,83

Feb 21 - 25

Reviews; Exam 1;   Derivatives of Trig functions; 

Section 3.6: 8,10,11,12,13,15,19,20,22,25,26,28,33,37,39,41,43,45,54,55,56,60,64

5

Feb 28 - Mar 4

The Chain Rule; Implicit differentiation; Higher Derivatives;

Section 3.7: 3,4,8,12,16,18,24,25,26,36,38,41,42
Section 3.8: 1,3,5-19,23,25,29,31,33,37,43,45,47

Mar 7 - 11

Related Rates; Linear approximation;  Minimum and Maximum values;

Section 3.9: 1,4,5,6,7,8,10,11,14,15,17,19,20,36
Section 3.10: 5,7,10,12,14,17,18,23,25,27,28,32,33,35

Mar 14 - Mar 18

  The Mean Value Theorem;  Curve Sketching;  Limits at infinity; Horizontal asymptotes

 

Mar 19 - 27

Spring Recess

 

Mar 28 - Apr 1

 Reviews; Exam 2;  Min-Max problem

 

 

10 

Apr 4 - 8

  Application to Business & Economics;    Newton's Method

 

11

Apr 11 - 15

 Antiderivatives; Areas and Distances;  The Definite Integral

 

12 

Apr 18 - 22

 The Definite Integral;  The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; Indefinite Integrals; 

 

13

Apr 25 - 29

Reviews; Exam 3;   The Substitution Rule

 

14 

May 1 - 6

Areas between curves; Volumes via Shell Method, Washer Method

 

15 

May 9 - 11

Average value of a function; Reviews

 

16

 

Final Exam