Math 1131 Outline (Fall 2018)

Tentative Outline for Math 1131 – Fall 2017

Week Date Section Topic
1 8/27 Administrative Information
2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2.2 The Limit of a Function
2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
2 9/3 Labor Day
2.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit
2.5 Continuity
2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
3 9/10 2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change
2.8 The Derivative as a Function
3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
4 9/17 Midterm 1 Practice Exam (Actual Exam in Discussion)
3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules
 5 9/24 3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
3.4 The Chain Rule
3.5 Implicit Differentiation
 6 10/1 3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay
7 10/8 3.9 Related Rates
3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials
4.8 Newton’s Method
8 10/15 Midterm 2 Practice Exam (Actual Exam in Discussion)
4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
9 10/22 4.2 Mean Value Theorem
4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
4.4 Indeterminate Forms and l’Hospital’s Rule
 10 10/29 4.7 Optimization Problems
4.9 Antiderivatives
11 11/5 5.1 Areas and Distances
5.2 The Definite Integral
5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
12 11/12 Midterm 3 Practice Exam (Actual Exam in Discussion)
5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
13 11/29 No class Thanksgiving Break
14 11/26 5.5 The Substitution Rule
6.1 Areas Between Curves
15 12/3 6.2 Volumes
Review
16 12/10 Finals Week