Syllabus and Suggested Class Pace
Please note that your instructor will likely adjust the syllabus from time to time. Exam dates may vary from the ones indicated. It is the student's responsibility to monitor the pace of the lectures; if you must miss a class, find out precisely which material you must learn on your own.
| Week | Dates | Sections from textbook | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/23-8/27 | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 | Functions and Graphs, Mathematical Models, Combining Functions |
| 2 | 8-30-9/3 | 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 | Tangents and Velocity, The Limit of a Function, Limit Laws |
| 3 | 9/6 | Labor Day | |
| 9/7-9/10 | 1.8, 2.1 | Continuity, Rates of Change | |
| 4 | 9/13-9/17 | 2.2, 2.3 | Derivative as a Function, Differentiation Rules, Review, Exam 1 |
| 5 | 9/20-9/24 | 2.3, 2.4 | Differentiation Rules, Trigonometric Derivatives |
| 6 | 9/27-10/1 | 2.5, 2.6 | Chain Rule, Implicit Differentiation |
| 7 | 10/4-10/8 | 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 | Rates of Change, Related Rates, Linear Approximations and Differentials |
| 8 | 10/11-10/15 | 3.8, 3.1 | Newton's Method, Maximums and Minimums, Review Exam 2 |
| Thursday, 10/14 | 6:00 - 6:50 PM | MIDTERM | |
| 9 | 10/18-10/22 | 3.2, 3.3 | Mean Value Theorem, Effect of Derivative on Shape of Graph |
| 10 | 10/25-10/29 | 3.4, 3.5, 3.7 | Limits at Infinity, Curve Sketching, Optimization Problems |
| 11 | 11/1-11/5 | 3.7, 3.9 | Optimization Problems, Antiderivatives |
| 12 | 11/8-11/12 | 4.1, 4.2 | Areas, The Definite Integral, Exam 3 |
| 13 | 11/15-11/19 | 4.3, 4.4 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Indefinite Integrals |
| 14 | 11/22-11/23 | 4.4 | Indefinite Integrals |
| 11/24-11/28 | Thanksgiving Break | ||
| 15 | 11/29-12/3 | 4.5, 14.3 | The Substitution Rule, Partial Derivatives, Review |
| Thursday, 12/9, | 12:00-1:50 PM | FINAL EXAMINATION |