Math 1131 Outline (Spring 2024)

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 1/16-1/19 Wednesday: 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 1/22-1/26 Wednesday: Quiz 2 (2.1-2.2) during Discussion
2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
2.5 Continuity
2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
3 1/29-2/2 Wednesday: Quiz 3 (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 2/5-2/9 Exam 1 Wednesday, February 7 – Sections 2.1-2.3, 2.5-2.8
3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules
 5 2/12-2/16 Wednesday: Quiz 4 (3.1-3.2) during Discussion
3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
3.4 The Chain Rule
3.5 Implicit Differentiation
6 2/19-2/23 Wednesday: Quiz 5 (3.3-3.5) during Discussion
3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay
7 2/26-3/1 Wednesday: Quiz 6 (3.6, 3.8) during Discussion
3.9 Related Rates
3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials
8 3/4-3/8 Exam 2 Wednesday, March 6 – Sections 3.1-3.6, 3.8-3.10
4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
4.2 Mean Value Theorem
Spring Break 3/10-3/16 No Class Spring Break
9 3/18-3/22 Wednesday: Quiz 7 (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 3/5-3/29 Wednesday: Quiz 8 (4.3-4.4) during Discussion
4.7 Optimization Problems
4.8 Newton’s Method
11 4/1-4/5 Wednesday: Quiz 9 (4.7-4.8) during Discussion
4.9 Antiderivatives
5.1 Areas and Distances
5.2 The Definite Integral
12 4/8-4/12 Exam 3 Wednesday, April 10 – Sections 4.1-4.4, 4.7-4.9, 5.1
5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
13 4/15-4/19 Wednesday: Quiz 10 (5.3-5.4) during Discussion
5.5 The Substitution Rule
6.1 Areas Between Curves
14 4/22-4/26 Wednesday: Quiz 11 (5.5, 6.1) during Discussion
6.2 Volumes
Finals Week Apr 29 – May 4 Final Exam Final Exam during University-scheduled time (TBA) – cumulative