MATH 150 - CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
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¥ CLASS & HOMEWORK SCHEDULE
(SPRING 2012)
WHEN THERE'S A TEST:
BRING A SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATOR (JUST IN CASE; IT MAY NOT BE ALLOWED) AND YOUR HOMEWORK!
START PREPARING YOUR
NOTES FOR THE FINAL (PART 2)!
M (1/23; Day 1): Hello, Ch.1 Review (Do on your own! Turn in the Ch.1 HW
together with the Ch.2 HW at the first test), 2.1.
Think about it; we will discuss next time: What
are properties of limits? How do we deal with infinity? WhatÕs the relationship
between limits and asymptotes?
W (1/25; Day 2): 2.2, start 2.3 (through Part E, page 2.3.11).
You can do all the HW through 2.3, #5.
Think about it: WhatÕs the relationship between
limits and vertical asymptotes?
M (1/30; Day 3): Finish 2.3, except Part J on the word problem, and do 2.4.
¥ READ THE CORRECTIONS
FOR SECTION 2.3: CORRECTIONS
É (Revised 8/31/10)
Remember, you donÕt have to do the ÒAdditional
Problems.Ó
Think about it: How do we deal with 0/0 limit
forms?
Think about it: How do we rigorously define
limits?
W (2/1; Day 4): 2.5, 2.6 (skip Example 2), 2.7 (Part A and the first page of
Part B).
Remember, you donÕt have to do the ÒAdditional
Problems.Ó
Think about it: How do we rigorously define
limits?
Think about it: How do we define continuity?
FRIDAY (2/3): CENSUS; BIG DEADLINE FOR ADD CODES AND
DROPPING WITHOUT A 'W'.
MONDAY (2/6): REFUND DEADLINE.
M (2/6; Day 5): 2.8. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts), the old test,
the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for the final for next time.
W (2/8; Day 6): 3.1, Questions. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts),
the old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for the final.
Later: What short cuts do we have for finding
derivatives?
M (2/13; Day 7): QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 1 AND 2. (NO CALCULATORS!) I will ask you if you are able to download pdf files
(solutions!) from this web site; if not, I will make hard copies for you. Bring
something to do in case you finish early.
Also: HW DUE.
Lecture after test: Start Section 3.2 (parts A, B: pages 3.2.1 to 3.2.7). Can
do 3.1 on the HW, as well as 3.2, #1-2.
Later: When are derivatives undefined? How do we
differentiate trig expressions?
W (2/15; Day 8): Finish Section 3.2, Do Section 3.3. Can do HW #2 through
3.3.
Think about it: How do we differentiate the six
basic trig functions?
FRIDAY (2/17): HOLIDAY (LINCOLN)
NO CLASSES FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
MONDAY (2/20): HOLIDAY (WASHINGTON)
W (2/22; Day 9): Sections 3.4 and 3.5. Can do HW up through 3.5.
Think about it: How do we differentiate
compositions of functions? How do we differentiate things like sin(x^2)?
Can we talk about tangent lines to graphs that
don't represent functions?
MONDAY (2/27): DEADLINE FOR PASS / NO PASS PETITIONS
M (2/27; Day 10): Sections 3.6 and 3.7. Can do HW up through 3.7.
W (2/29; Day 11): Section 3.8. Can do all HW for Ch.3. Look at Ch. 3 Review
(print out notes!) Chapter 3 Review. Bring questions (+ HW /
Answer handouts), the old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for
the final for next time.
M (3/5; Day 12): Start Section 4.1 (Parts A-D), Questions. Can do all Ch.3
HW. Can do 4.1, #1. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts), the old test, the
outline of quiz topics, and the outline for the final.
W (3/7; Day 13): QUIZ ON CHAPTER 3, HW DUE, BRING A SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATOR. Bring something to do in case
you finish early.
Finish Section 4.1 (Part E). Can do HW through
4.1.
Precalc notes on domain and nonlinear
inequalities: Section 2.7 in Larson: Nonlinear
Inequalities.
Think About It: How do we classify graph points at
critical numbers?
M (3/12; Day 14): Sections 4.2 and 4.3.
Can do HW through 4.3. Think About It: What does
the second derivative tell us?
W (3/14; Day 15): Sections 4.4 and 4.5. Can do HW through 4.5. More on
Asymptotes and Zoom Out Property from Math 141: Section
2.6 in Larson: Rational Functions (Asymptotes), Section
2.2 in Larson: Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree (Zoom Out Property)
M (3/19; Day 16): Sections 4.6 and 4.7. Can do HW through 4.7.
Some technical reading: Section 4.6 on Optimization (ÒhandoutÓ)
W (3/21; Day 17): Section 4.8. Start Section 5.1 (Parts A-D). Can do all HW
for Ch.4 and HW through 5.1, #2. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts), the
old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for the final for next
time.
Think about it: How do we reverse differentiation?
Calculator for NewtonÕs Method: http://www.math.sc.edu/cgi-bin/sumcgi/Newton.pl
M (3/26; Day 18): Finish Section 5.1. Questions. Bring questions (+ HW /
Answer handouts), the old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for
the final.
Can do the HW through 5.1.
Mathematica Does Integrals!: http://integrals.wolfram.com/
W (3/28; Day 19): QUIZ ON CHAPTER 4, HW DUE, BRING A SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATOR. Bring something to do in case
you finish early.
Start Section 5.2.
Next time: What are definite integrals?
FRIDAY (3/30): ÔWÕ DEADLINE (IF YOU STAY IN, YOU GET
A GRADE!)
SPRING BREAK: MONDAY (4/2) THROUGH SATURDAY (4/7):
NO CLASSES!
M (4/9; Day 20): Finish Section 5.2, Sections 5.4 / 5.3. Can do the HW through
5.3 / 5.4. You do not have to do the challenge problems in 5.2.
Think about it: How do we evaluate definite
integrals?
W (4/11; Day 21): Sections 5.5 and 5.6. Can finish HW through 5.6. See
links: Chapter 5.
Think about it: What can we use to approximate
areas aside from rectangles? How can we find areas of regions bounded by
curves?
M (4/16; Day 22): Do Section 5.7, Section 6.1. See links: Chapter 5. Can do all HW for Ch.5 and also
6.1. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts), the old test, the outline of
quiz topics, and the outline for the final for next time.
Think
about it: How can we find volumes of solids of revolution?
W (4/18; Day 23): Start Section 6.2. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer
handouts), the old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for the
final.
M (4/23; Day 24): QUIZ ON CHAPTER 5, HW DUE, BRING A SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATOR. Bring something to do in case
you finish early.
Finish Section 6.2. Can do HW through 6.2.
Think about it: What if we switch to a
perpendicular axis of revolution?
Think about it: What other geometric measurements might we
be interested in?
W (4/25; Day 25): Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.5 (Parts A and B). Can finish HW
through 6.5, 1b. Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts), the old test, the
outline of quiz topics, and the outline for the final for next time.
Think about it: Do you remember properties of
logs? See Ch.3 of my Math 141 Notes. Notes for
Midterm 2
M (4/30; Day 26): Finish Section 6.5. Do Section 7.1, and Start Section 7.2
(Parts A-E). Can do HW through part of 7.2 (#3). Questions. Bring questions (+
HW / Answer handouts), the old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the
outline for the final.
W (5/2; Day 27): QUIZ ON CHAPTER 6, HW DUE, BRING A SCIENTIFIC
CALCULATOR. Bring something to do in case
you finish early. Finish Section 7.2 (Part F), Start Section 7.3 (Parts A and
B). Can do HW through 7.2.
Think about it: How do we integrate the six basic
trig functions?
Think about it: What about other log functions?
M (5/7; Day 28): Finish Section 7.3, Do 7.4 and 7.5. Bring questions (+ HW /
Answer handouts), the old test, the outline of quiz topics, and the outline for
the final for next time.
Think about it: Do you remember inverse trig
functions? See Section 4.7 of my Math 141 Notes. Notes for Midterm 3
W (5/9; Day 29): Sections 8.1 and 8.2. Questions. Bring questions (+ HW /
Answer handouts), the old test, the old final, the outline of quiz topics, and
the outline for the final for today and for next time.
M (5/14; Day 30): QUIZ ON CHAPTER 7, HW DUE AT THE FINAL. BRING A
SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR. Do Section 8.3.
Bring questions (+ HW / Answer handouts), the old final, and the outline for
the final.
W (5/16; Day 31): FINAL, HW DUE FOR CH.7 AND 10 POINTS EXTRA CREDIT
(CH.8) - PLEASE SEPARATE THE CH.7 AND CH.8 HWs AND PUT YOUR NAME ON BOTH,
BRING A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR.
Reminder: Bring HWs (you may want to photocopy
them if you donÕt see me later) and a scientific calculator for Part 2 (the
math department is running out!).
Part 1: No notes, no calculators. (About 30
minutes; 135 points)
Part 2: One sheet of notes OK; see syllabus.
Scientific calculator! (About 1 hour, 40 minutes; 115 points)
Total: 250 points
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