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Daily Syllabus - Math 101 Calculus I - Spring 2012

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  • All numbers indicate sections from Calculus, Early Transcendental Functions 3e by Smith and Minton
  • RA due refers to Reading Assignments submitted through Wheaton onCourse
  • WW due refers to WebWork Assignments submitted through the WebWork site
  • PS due refers to written Problem Sets

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday
1/25 Welcome to Calc I 1/27 0.4 Trigonometric Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
1/30 0.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
Honor Code onCourse assignment due
WW due @ 11:00 pm
1/31 Lab Day 2/1 0.6 Transformations of Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
2/3 1.1 A Brief Preview of Calculus
1.2 The Concept of Limit
RA due @ 8:30 am
2/6 1.4 Continuity and its Consequences
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm
2/7 Lab Day 2/8 1.5 Limits Involving Infinity; Asymptotes
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
2/10 2.1 Tangent Lines and Velocity
RA due @ 8:30 am
2/13 2.2 The Derivative
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm
2/14 Lab Day 2/15 2.3 Computation of Derivatives: The Power Rule
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
2/17 2.4 The Product and Quotient Rules
RA due @ 8:30 am
2/20 Q&A for Exam 1
WW due @ 11:00 pm
2/21 Exam 1
Covers thru 2.3
2/22 2.5 The Chain Rule
RA due @ 8:30 am
2/24 2.6 Derivatives of the Trigonometric Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
2/27 2.7 Derivatives of the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm
2/28 Lab Day 2/29 All about differentiation
PS due in class
3/2 Flex Day
3/5 2.9 The Mean Value Theorem
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm
3/6 Differentiation Exam 3/7 3.1 Linear Approximations
RA due @ 8:30 am
3/9 3.1 Linear Approximations, cont.
3/12 Spring Break 3/13 Spring Break 3/14 Spring Break 3/16 Spring Break
3/19 3.3 Maximum and Minimum Values
RA due @ 8:30 am
3/20 Lab Day 3/21 3.4 Increasing and Decreasing Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
3/23 3.5 Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
RA due @ 8:30 am
3/26 3.7 Optimization
WW due @ 11:00 pm
3/27 Lab Day
Last day to pass Differentiation Exam for full credit
3/28 3.7 Optimization, cont.
PS due in class
3/30 3.7 Optimization, cont.
4/2 Q&A for Exam 2
WW due @ 11:00 pm
4/3 Exam 2
Covers thru 3.7
4/4 4.1 Antiderivatives
RA due @ 8:30 am
4/6 4.2 Sums and Sigma Notation
RA due @ 8:30 am
4/9 4.3 Area
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm
4/10 Lab Day 4/11 4.4 The Definite Integral
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
4/13 4.5 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
RA due @ 8:30 am
4/16 4.5 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
WW due @ 11:00 pm
4/17 Lab Day 4/18 4.6 Integration by Substitution
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
4/20 4.6 Integration by Substitution, cont.
4/23 More with Substitution
WW due @ 11:00 pm
4/24 Lab Day 4/25 7.1 Modeling with Differential Equations
RA due @ 8:30 am
PS due in class
4/27 7.1 Modeling with Differential Equations, cont.
4/30 Q&A for Exam 3 5/1 Exam 3
Covers thru 4.6
5/2 More Differential Equations 5/4 The Big Picture
Final Exam
Tuesday, May 8, 2:00 - 5:00


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