Math 102 - Calculus I with Economics Applications - Spring 2005
Tentative Syllabus

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Last modified: Tuesday, April 26, 2005, 3:00 PM

All numbers indicate sections from Ostebee/Zorn, Vol 1, 2nd Edition.


Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday




1/26Welcome to Math 102 1/281.1 Functions, Calculus Style
1.2 Graphs
1/311.3 Elementary Functions 2/1Graphing in Maple
Indiv HW Due
2/21.3 continued 2/41.4 The Idea of the Derivative
2/71.5 Estimating Derivatives 2/8Estimating Derivatives in Maple
Group HW Due
2/91.6 The Geometry of Derivatives 2/111.7 The Geometry of Higher-Order Derivatives
2/142.1 Defining the Derivative 2/15Project 1
Indiv HW Due
2/16Project 1 2/182.2 Derivatives of Power Functions and Polynomials
2/21The Big Picture 2/22Exam 1
Covers thru 2.2
2/232.3 Limits 2/252.4 Using Derivative and Antiderivative Formulas
2/282.6 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 3/1Practice Differentiation
Group HW Due
3/22.7 Derivatives of Trig Functions 3/43.1 The Product and Quotient Rules
Project 1 Due
3/73.2 Composition and the Chain Rule 3/8More Differentiation Practice
Indiv HW Due
3/93.2 continued 3/11Putting it all together
3/14  Spring Break  3/15  Spring Break  3/16  Spring Break  3/18  Spring Break 
3/214.3 Optimization 3/22Optimization 3/23Differentiation Exam 3/254.7 Taylor Polynomials
3/284.7 continued 3/29Project 2
Group HW Due
3/30Project 2 4/14.8 Why Continuity Matters
Last Day for Diff Exam
4/4The Big Picture 4/5Exam 2
Covers thru 4.7
4/64.9 Why Differentiability Matters 4/85.1 Areas and Integrals
4/115.2 The Area Function 4/12Area functions and slopes
Indiv HW Due
4/135.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 4/155.3 continued
Project 2 Due
4/185.4 The Method of Substitution 4/19Fun with subsitution
Group HW Due
4/205.4 continued 4/225.6 Approximating Sums
4/25The Big Picture 4/26Exam 3
Covers thru 5.4
4/275.6 continued 4/29 2.5 Differential Equations
5/22.5 continued 5/3Applications of DEs
Indiv HW Due
5/4TBA 5/6Course Overview

Final Exam, Saturday, May 14, 9:00 am


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