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Math 125

Calculus 1

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Daily topics are subject to change.

Wednesday, 1/21: Introduction and Algebra Review*
Friday, 1/23: 1.1 Lines*
Monday, 1/26: 1.2 Numbers, Sets, and Functions*
Wednesday, 1/28: 1.3 Limits
Friday, 1/30: 1.4 Continuous Functions
Monday, 2/2: 1.5 Computations of Limits
Wednesday, 2/4: 1.6 The Slope of a Curve
Friday 2/6: 1.7 The Derivative
Monday 2/9: 1.8 Differentiation of Polynomials
Wednesday 2/11: 1.9 Generalized Power Rule & Review for Exam 1
Friday 2/13: EXAM 1
Monday 2/16: 1.10 Chain Rule
Wednesday 2/18: 1.11: Product and Quotient Rules
Friday 2/20: 1.12: Maxima and Minima
Monday 2/23:: 1.13: Increasing and Decreasing Functions
Wednesday 2/25: 1.14: Graphing Functions, The First Derivative Test
Friday 2/27: 1.15: Optimization Problems
Monday, 3/1: 1.16: Trigonometry Review*
Wednesday, 3/3: 1.17: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
Friday, 3/5: 1.18: Applications of Trig Functions
Monday 3/8: Review for Exam 2
Wednesday 3/10 EXAM 2
Friday 3/12: No Class
Monday, 3/29: 1.19 Review of Exponentials
Wednesday 3/31: 1.20 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Friday, 4/2: 1.21 Intro to Differential Equations
Monday, 4/5: 1.22 Applications of Differential Equations: Rate Problems
Wednesday 4/7: 1.24 Limits at Infinity and Asymptotes
Friday, 4/9: 1.25 L'Hopital's Rule
Monday, 4/12: 1.26, 1,27 The Mean Value Theorem
Wednesday 4/14: 1.28 Concavity and Inflection Points
Friday, 4/16: 1.29 Physics Applications: Velocity and Acceleration
Monday, 4/19: 1.30 Polynomial Approximations
Wednesday 4/21: Review for Exam 3
Friday, 4/23: EXAM 3
Monday, 4/26: 1.31 Newton's Method
Wednesday 4/28: 1.32 Implicit Differentiation
Friday 4/30: 1.33 Related Rates
Monday, 5/3: 1.34 Curvature
Wednesday 5/5: 1.23 Definition of a Limit
Friday, 5/7: Course Recap
Monday, 5/10: Review for the Final
Final Exam: Saturday, May 15, 9-11 AM
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