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Math 125, Fall 2007

Calculus 1

Syllabus




Daily topics are subject to change.

Tuesday, 8/28: Lines and Slopes
Thursday, 8/30: Distances and Circles
Friday, 8/31: Functions and Algebra
Tuesday, 9/4: Shifts and Scaling
Thursday, 9/6: Combining Functions
Friday, 9/7: Slope of a Function
Tuesday, 9/11: Velocity: Average and Instantaneous
Thursday, 9/13: Secant and Tangent Lines, Introduction to Limits
Friday 9/14: Numerical Limits
Tuesday 9/18: Formal Limits, Delta-Epsilon
Thursday 9/20: Continuity and the Intermediate Value Theorem
Friday 9/21: The Derivative
Tuesday 9/25: More on the Derivative
Thursday 9/27: Review for Exam I
Friday 9/28: EXAM I
Tuesday 10/2: Quick and Dirty Derivative Rules
Thursday 10/4: Derivative Rules
Friday 10/5: Derivative Rules
Tuesday, 10/9: No Class-Fall Break
Thursday, 10/11: Trig Review
Friday, 10/12: Limits and Derivatives of Trig Functions
Tuesday 10/16: Exponentials and Logarithms
Thursday 10/18: Derivatives of Exponents and Logarithms
Friday 10/19: Implicit Differentiation
Tuesday, 10/23: Inverse Trig Functions
Thursday 10/25: Review for Exam II
Friday, 10/26: EXAM II
Tuesday, 10/30: Applying the Derivative: Graphing Functions
Thursday 11/1: Concavity and the Second Derivative
Friday, 11/2: Asymptotes and Infinite Limits
Tuesday, 11/6: L'Hopital's Rule
Thursday 11/8: Applying the Derivative: Optimization Problems
Friday, 11/9: Applying the Derivative: Related Rates Problems
Tuesday, 11/13: More on applications of the Derivative
Thursday 11/15: Review for Exam III
Friday, 11/16: EXAM III
Tuesday, 11/27: Newton's Method
Thursday 11/29: Mean Value Theorem
Friday 11/30: Growth and Decay
Tuesday, 12/4: Differential Equations
Thursday 12/6: Economics Applications
Friday, 12/7: Course Recap
Final Exam: Friday, December 14, 2-4 PM
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