MATH 150 - CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I

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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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