| Math 141 Weekly Schedule & Homework Text: Calculus, Single Variable Early Transcendentals, 5th Edition, by James Stewart [ Math 141 Home | WebWork ] |
Week | Dates | Reading Assignment | Topics |
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| 1 | Jan 17-21 | Sections 1.1-1.3 | Functions and Graphing, Trig & Exponential Functions |
| 2 | Jan 24-28 | Sections 1.4-1.6 | New Functions from Old, Graphing with Calculators, Inverse Functions |
| 3 | Jan 31- Feb 4 | Sections 2.1-2.3 | Tangent and Velocity Problems, Limit of a Function, Calculating Limits Using Limit Laws |
| 4 | Feb 7-11 | Sections 2.4-2.6 | Precise Definition of a Limit, Continuity, Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes |
| Exam 1, Friday, February 18 | |||
| 5 | Feb 14-18 | Sections 2.7-2.9 | Rates of Change, Derivatives |
| 6 | Feb 21-25 | Sections 3.1-3.3 | Differentiation Formulas, Product & Quotient Rules, Rates of Change in Natural & Social Sciences |
| 7 | Feb 28 - Mar 4 | Sections 3.4 & 3.5 | Derivatives of Trig Functions, Chain Rule | 8 | Mar 7-11 | Sections 3.6-3.8 | Implicit Differentiation, Higher Derivatives, Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions |
| 9 | Mar 14-18 | Sections 3.10, 3.11 | Related Rates, Linear Approximation |
| Spring Break, March 21 - 25 | |||
| Exam 2, Wednesday, March 30 | |||
| 10 | Mar 28 - Apr 1 | Sections 4.1-4.3 | Max & Min Values, Mean Value Thrm, Derivatives and the Shape of a Graph |
| 11 | Apr 4-8 | Sections 4.4-4.6 | Indeterminate Forms & l'Hospital's Rule, Curve Sketching, Graphing with Calculus |
| 12 | Apr 11-15 | Sections 4.7 & 4.8 | Optimization, Applications to Business & Economics |
| 13 | Apr 18-22 | Sections 5.1 & 5.2 | Sigma Notation, Area, The Definite Integral |
| 14 | Apr 25-29 | Sections 5.3-5.5 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Net Change Theorem, U-Substitution |
| 15 | May 2 | Review |
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