Tentative Outline – Fall 2017
Calculus: Applications and Technology (3rd edition), by E. Tomastik
| Week | Section | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| Introduction | ||
| A6 | Lines | |
| 1.1 | Functions | |
| 2 | Labor Day | |
| 1.2 | Mathematical models | |
| 1.3 | Exponential models | |
| 3 | 1.5 | Logarithms |
| Quiz 1 | ||
| 3.1 | Limits | |
| 4 | 3.2 | Rates of change |
| 3.3 | The derivative | |
| 4.1 | Derivatives of powers, exponents and sums | |
| 5 | 4.2 | Derivatives of products and quotients |
| 4.3 | Chain rule | |
| Review | ||
| 6 | Review | |
| Exam 1 (Wed, Oct 4, in class) | ||
| Exam 1 feedback | ||
| 7 | 4.4 | Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions |
| 5.1 | The first derivative | |
| 5.2 | The second derivative | |
| 8 | 5.3 | Limits at infinity |
| Quiz 2 | ||
| 5.4 | Curve sketching I | |
| 9 | 5.4 | Curve sketching II |
| 5.5 | Absolute Extrema I | |
| 5.5 | Absolute Extrema II | |
| 10 | 5.6 | Optimization and modeling |
| Quiz 3 | ||
| Review | ||
| 11 | Review | |
| Exam 2 (Wed, Nov 8, in class) | ||
| Exam 2 feedback | ||
| 12 | 6.1 | Antiderivatives |
| 6.2 | Substitution | |
| 6.4 | The definite integral | |
| 13 | Thanksgiving break | |
| Thanksgiving break | ||
| Thanksgiving break | ||
| 14 | 6.5 | The fundamental theorem of calculus |
| 6.6 | Area between two curves | |
| Review | ||
| 15 | Review | |
| Exam 3 (Wed, Dec 6, in class) | ||
| Exam 3 feedback | ||
| 16 | Free |