Calc I: Schedule of Topics

Week 1

Tuesday, 9/2:  Intro

Thursday 9/4:  Lines*

Friday 9/5:  Functions*

Week 2

Tuesday, 9/9:  Limits, concepts

Thursday 9/11: Limits, computations

Friday 9/12: Continuity

Week 3

Tuesday, 9/16:  Slopes of curves

Thursday 9/18:  The Derivative

Friday 9/19:  Differentiation of Polynomials

Week 4

Tuesday, 9/23:  EXAM 1

Thursday 9/25:  Review Exam, Power Rule, Product Rule

Friday 9/26:  Product and Quotient Rules

Week 5

Tuesday, 9/30:  Applications of the Derivative:  Maxima and Minima

Thursday 10/2:  Increasing and Decreasing functions

Friday 10/3:  Applications of the Derivative:  Graphing Functions

Week 6

Tuesday, 10/7:  Applications of the Derivative:  Max-Min Problems

Thursday, 10/9:  Trigonometric Functions*

Friday, 10/10:  Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Week 7

Tuesday, 10/14:  FALL BREAK

Thursday, 10/16:  Applications of Trig functions

Friday, 10/17:  Exponents and Logarithms*

Week 8

Tuesday, 10/21:  Derivatives of Exponents and Logarithms

Thursday, 10/23:  EXAM 2

Friday, 10/24:  Differential Equations, Introduction

Week 9

Tuesday, 10/28:  Differential Equations, Applications

Thursday, 10/30:  Limits involving Infinity

Friday, 10/31:  LπHospitalπs Rule

Week 10

Tuesday, 11/4 The Mean Value Theorem

Thursday, 11/6 Applications of the MVT

Friday, 11/7 Graphing Functions Revisited:  Concavity and the Second Derivative

Week 11

Tuesday, 11/11: Applications of the Derivative:  Physics

Thursday, 11/13:  Polynomial Approximations of Functions

Friday, 11/14:  Newtonπs Method

Week 12

Tuesday, 11/18:  Implicit Differentiation

Thursday, 11/20:  EXAM 3

Friday, 11/21:  NO CLASS

Week 13

Tuesday, 12/2:  Related Rates

Thursday, 12/4:  Curvature

Friday, 12/5:  Definition of a Limit

Week 14

Tuesday, 12/9:  Intro to Antidifferentiation

Thursday, 12/11:  More on Differential Equations

Friday, 12/12:  Review for Final