Syllabus for Math 115 Spring 2008

The following is a tentative syllabus for the course. It might not be kept current.

(last modified Jan. 25, 2008)


Date Sections HW Topic Notes
1/29 1.1-1.2 Functions: review
1/30 1.3 New functions from old
2/1 1.5 Asst 0 due Exponential functions
2/5 1.6 Asst 1A due Inverse functions; Logarithms
2/6 2.1-2.2   Introduction: tangent and velocity; Limits
2/8 2.2-2.3 Asst 1B due Limit laws
2/12 2.4 Asst 2A due Continuity
2/13 2.5   Limits involving infinity
2/15 2.6 Asst 2B due Tangents, velocities, rates of change
2/19 2.7 Asst 3A due Derivatives
2/20 2.8 The derivative as a function
2/22 2.10 Asst 3B due What does f' say about f?
2/26 REVIEW  
2/27 EXAM 1    
2/29 3.1 Asst 4 due Derivatives of powers & exponentials
3/4 3.2 Asst 5A due Product & Quotient Rules
3/5 3.3 Applications of rates of change
3/7 3.4 Asst 5B due Derivatives of trigonometric functions
3/11 3.5 Asst 6A due Chain Rule
3/12 3.6   Implicit differentiation
3/14 3.6 Asst 6B due Derivatives of logarithmic functions
3/17 3.8 & 2.9 Asst 7A due Linear approximations
3/18 3.8, 4.1 Differentials; Related rates
3/20 4.1, 4.2 Asst 7B due More on related rates; Max/min
4/1 REVIEW  
4/2 EXAM 2
4/4 4.2 Asst 8 due Maximum & Minimum values
4/8 4.3 Asst 9A due Derivatives and shape
4/9 4.4   Curve sketching
4/11 4.5 Asst 9B due l'Hopital's Rule
4/15 4.6 Asst 10A due Optimization
4/16 4.9   Antiderivatives
4/18 5.1 Asst 10B due Areas

4/22

NO CLASS

MONDAY SCHEDULE

4/23

EXAM 3

4/25 5.2 Asst 11A due Definite integral
4/29 5.3   Evaluating integrals
4/30 NO CLASS RUHLMAN CONFERENCE
5/2 5.4 Asst 11B due Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5/6 5.5 Substitution
5/7

REVIEW

  JEOPARDY

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