Fall 2008

This schedule is subject to change.

Date Topic
Wed 8/27 Introduction, 1.1 Functions
Fri 8/29 1.2 Exponentials
Mon 9/1 Labor Day
Wed 9/3 1.3 New functions from old, 1.4 Logarithms
Fri 9/5 1.5 Trig functions
Mon 9/8 1.6 Polynomials, 1.7 Continuity
Wed 9/10 1.8 Limits
Fri 9/12 2.1 Measuring speed
Mon 9/15 2.2 Derivative at a point
Wed 9/17 2.3 Derivative as a function
Fri 9/19 2.4 Interpreting the derivative
Mon 9/22 More 2.4 Interpreting the derivative
Wed 9/24 2.5 2nd derivative, 2.6 Differentiability and continuity
Fri 9/26 Catch up, review
Mon 9/29 First midterm
Wed 10/1 Project #1
Fri 10/3 3.1 Power rule, 3.2 Exponentials
Mon 10/6 More 3.2 Exponentials, 3.3 Product rule, quotient rule
Wed 10/8 3.4 Chain rule
Fri 10/10 3.5 Trig functions, 3.6 More chain rule
Mon 10/13 3.7 Implicit differentiation, 3.9 Linear approximation
Wed 10/15 More 3.9 Linear approximation
Fri 10/17 Fall break
Mon 10/20 3.10 Mean Value Theorem
Wed 10/22 Appendix C Newton's method
Fri 10/24 4.1 Maxima and minima
Mon 10/27 4.3 Optimization
Wed 10/29 4.4 Applications:  economics
Fri 10/31 4.5 Applications:  modeling
Mon 11/3 Applications
Wed 11/5 Catch up, review
Fri 11/7 Second midterm
Mon 11/10 Project #2
Wed 11/12 4.6 Related rates, 4.7 L'Hopital's rule
Fri 11/14 More 4.7 L'Hopital's rule, 4.8 Parametric equations
Mon 11/17 5.1 Measuring distance
Wed 11/19 5.2 Definite integral
Fri 11/21 5.3 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Mon 11/24 More 5.3 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Wed 11/26 Thanksgiving break
Fri 11/28
Mon 12/1 5.4 Properties of the integral
Wed 12/3 6.1 Graphical integration
Fri 12/5 6.2 Algebraic antidifferentiation
Mon 12/8 Review, summary