Math 1131 Outline (Fall 2023)

Note: This schedule is subject to change as needed according to content coverage and unforseen events.

You are expected to work through the course content for the sections listed below during the weeks listed.

Week Dates Section Topic
1 8/28-9/3 Monday: Quiz 1 (Algebra/Precalculus) during Discussion
Course Orientation; Algebra/Precalculus Review
2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2.2 The Limit of a Function
2 9/4-9/10 Monday: No Discussion/No Quiz
2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
2.5 Continuity
2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
3 9/11-9/17 Monday: Quiz 2 (2.3, 2.5-2.6) during Discussion
2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change
2.8 The Derivative as a Function
2.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit
4 9/18-9/24 Exam 1 Monday, September 18 – Sections 2.1-2.3, 2.5-2.6
3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules
 5 9/25-10/1 Monday: Quiz 3 (3.1-3.2) during Discussion
3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
3.4 The Chain Rule
3.5 Implicit Differentiation
6 10/2-10/8 Monday: Quiz 4 (3.3-3.5) during Discussion
3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay
7 10/9-10/15 Monday: Quiz 5 (3.6, 3.8) during Discussion
3.9 Related Rates
3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials
8 10/16-10/22 Exam 2 Monday, October 16 – Sections 2.7-2.8, 3.1-3.6, 3.8
4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
4.2 Mean Value Theorem
9 10/23-10/29 Monday: Quiz 6 (4.1-4.2) during Discussion
4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
4.4 Indeterminate Forms and l’Hospital’s Rule
10 10/30-11/5 Monday: Quiz 7 (4.3-4.4) during Discussion
4.7 Optimization Problems
4.8 Newton’s Method
11 11/6-11/12 Monday: Quiz 8 (4.7-4.8) during Discussion
4.9 Antiderivatives
5.1 Areas and Distances
5.2 The Definite Integral
12 11/13-11/19 Exam 3 Monday, November 13 – Sections 3.9-3.10, 4.1-4.4, 4.7-4.8
5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
Fall Break 11/20-11/26 No Class Fall Break
13 11/27-12/3 Monday: Quiz 9 (5.3-5.4) during Discussion
5.5 The Substitution Rule
6.1 Areas Between Curves
14 12/4-12/10 Monday: Quiz 10 (5.5, 6.1) during Discussion
6.2 Volumes
Finals Week Dec 11-17 Final Exam Final Exam during University-scheduled time (TBA) – cumulative