Calendar for Math 161, Calculus 1, Fall 2009

This calendar is tentative and will be updated throughout the semester.

Week

Day

Date

Topic

Sections

HW

1 Monday 8/24/09 Introductions, terminology Review notes
Wednesday 8/26/09 What is a limit and why should we care 1.1 p.59 3,6,9,12,15,18 Say why you think your answer is correct 29-31,41,42,46
Friday 8/28/09 Why we need a rigorous definition1.2
2 Monday 8/31/09 rigorous limits: Definition and examples 1.2 p.67 11-16,20,22
Wednesday 9/2/09 rigorous limits: Definition and examples 1.2 p.67 17-19,23,28,31-33
Friday 9/4/09 Limit theorems 1.3 Essay Assignment Out
3 Monday 9/7/09 Labor Day
Wednesday 9/9/09 Limit theorems 1.3 Prove the product theorem for the case where one of the limits is 0.
Friday 9/11/09 Limit theorems
4 Monday 9/14/09 Use of limit theorems 1.33 Essay due p.72 1-10, 14-17,31-34
Wednesday 9/16/09 Trigonometric limits Trig review p.77 1-17
Friday 9/18/09 Limit technique
5 Monday 9/21/09 VariationsTechnique quiz p. 81 Multiples of 5
Wednesday 9/23/09 Conservation of sign, Intermediate value theorem p.88 13-17, 52,53, 58,59
Friday 9/25/09 ReviewReview sheet Sample Exam
6 Monday 9/2809 Exam 1
Wednesday 9/30/09 What's a derivative 2.1,2.2 p. 105 5-22 pick several, 27-34,51-56
Friday 10/2/09 Product, sum and quotient rules2.3 p.113 multiples of 3
7 Monday 10/5/09 Trig and Chain rule 2.4,2.5 p.117 and 123 multiples of 3
Wednesday 10/7/09 Higher order, Practice on technique
Friday 10/9/09 Technique quiz, implicit differentiation 2.7 Midterm grades
8 Monday 10/12/09 Implicit differentiationr 2.6 p.129 9-16, 29,33,37-39 p.13416-18, 25-30, 41-43
Wednesday 10/14/09 Related rates 2.8 p. 140
Friday 10/16/09 Fall Break
9 Monday 10/19/09 Related Rates
Wednesday 10/21/09 Differentials and approximation 2.9
Friday 10/23/09 Review Sample Exam
10 Monday 10/26/09 Exam 2
Wednesday 10/28/09 Candidate Theorem3.1 p.154 5-8, 14-16, 29-36
Friday 10/30/09 Mean Value Theorem 3.6 p.189 8-11,22,25,29,30,33, 40-45
11 Monday 11/2/09 Use of MVT: Monotonicity and concavity3.2 p.160 7-14, 35, 43,44
Wednesday 11/4/09 Maxima and minima 3.3 p.166 21-25, 37-41
Friday 11/6/09 Maxima and minima 3.4 p.174-178 multiples of 3
12 Monday 11/9/09 Maxima and minima
Wednesday 11/11/09 Maxima and minima
Friday 11/13/09 Graphing 3.5 P. 183 28-32, 49,51
13 Monday 11/16/09 Graphing
Wednesday 11/18/09 Review
Friday 11/20/09 Exam 3
14 Monday 11/23/09 Antiderivatives
Wednesday 11/25/09 Thanksgiving break
Friday 11/27/09 Thanksgiving break
15 Monday 11/30/09 Differential equations
Wednesday 12/2/09 Review for final
Friday 12/4/09 Review for finalLast Class
Finals Monday 12/7/09 Reading Day
Wednesday 12/9/09 10:15-12:15Final Exam