Tentative Outline for Math 1131 – Fall 2015
| Week |
Date |
Section |
Topic |
Learning Activities |
| 1 |
8/31 |
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Administrative Information |
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2.1 |
The Tangent and Velocity Problems |
Video, flash cards |
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2.2 |
The Limit of a Function |
Video, flash cards |
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2.3 |
Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws |
Video, flash cards |
| 2 |
9/7 |
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Labor Day |
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9/9 |
2.4 |
The Precise Definition of a Limit |
Video, flash cards, worksheet 2 |
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2.5 |
Continuity |
Video, flash cards |
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2.6 |
Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes |
Video, flash cards |
| 3 |
9/14 |
2.7 |
Derivatives and Rates of Change |
Video, flash cards |
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2.8 |
The Derivative as a Function |
Video, flash cards |
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3.1 |
Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions |
Video, flash cards |
| 4 |
9/21 |
3.2 |
The Product and Quotient Rules |
Video, flash cards |
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3.3 |
Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions |
Video, flash cards |
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3.4 |
The Chain Rule |
Video, flash cards |
| 5 |
9/28 |
3.5 |
Implicit Differentiation |
Video, flash cards |
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1.5 |
Inverse Functions and Logarithms |
Video, flash cards |
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3.6 |
Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions |
Video, flash cards |
| 6 |
10/6 |
|
Midterm 1/Review |
Practice Exam |
|
10/8 |
3.8 |
Exponential Growth and Decay |
Video, flash cards |
| 7 |
10/12 |
3.9 |
Related Rates |
Video, flash cards |
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3.10 |
Linear Approximations and Differentials |
Video, flash cards |
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4.8 |
Newton’s Method |
Video, flash cards |
| 8 |
10/19 |
4.1 |
Maximum and Minimum Values |
Video, flash cards |
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4.2 |
Mean Value Theorem |
Video, flash cards |
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4.3 |
How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph |
Video, flash cards |
| 9 |
10/26 |
4.4 |
Indeterminate Forms and l’Hospital’s Rule |
Video, flash cards |
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4.7 |
Optimization Problems |
Video, flash cards |
| 10 |
11/2 |
4.9 |
Antiderivatives |
Video, flash cards |
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5.1 |
Areas and Distances |
Video, flash cards, worksheet 5 |
| 11 |
11/9 |
5.2 |
The Definite Integral |
Video, flash cards |
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5.3 |
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
Video, flash cards |
| 12 |
11/16 |
|
Midterm 2/Review |
Practice midterm |
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11/19 |
5.4 |
Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem |
Video, flash cards |
| 13 |
11/22 |
No class |
Thanksgiving Recess |
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| 14 |
11/30 |
5.5 |
The Substitution Rule |
Video, flash cards |
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6.1 |
Areas Between Curves |
Video, flash cards |
| 15 |
12/7 |
6.2 |
Volumes |
Video, flash cards |
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Review |
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| 16 |
12/14 |
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Finals Week |
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