- BLOCK I - Functions
and Derivatives: |
Lesson # |
Date(s) |
Section | Topic |
Homework Assignment |
1 |
August 26 |
1.1 |
Course Admin/Functions, Calculus Style | Read Section 1.1; Do problems:
#12, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 28, 31, 34, 36, 39, 41 to be collected: Aug. 30 |
2 |
August 28 |
Introduction to Maple | Finish Maple Lab (not to be collected) | |
3 |
August 30 |
1.2 |
Graphs - Constructing New Functions from Old Functions |
Finish Maple Lab (to
be collected on Fri. Sept. 6) Read Section 1.2; Do problems: #6, 12-18, 43-46, 57, 58, 61, 62, 66, 67 (challenge problem!) to be collected: Wed. Sept. 4 |
4 |
Sept. 2 |
1.2 |
Graphs & Problem-solving | |
5 |
Sept. 4 |
1.3 |
The Taxonomy of Functions | Finish Maple Lab (to
be collected on Fri. Sept. 6) Section 1.3: #15, 16, 18, 47, 48, 50 (Due: Sept. 6 but not collected) |
6 |
Sept. 6 |
1.4 |
Amount Functions and Rate Functions: The Idea of the Derivative | Section 1.4: #13, 14, 17, 33, 37, 50,
52, 54, 57, 59 to be collected: Sept. 13 |
7 |
Sept. 9 |
1.5 |
Estimating Derivatives | Section 1.5: #14, 26, 27, 39, 59, 60 to be collected: Sept. 13 |
8 |
Sept. 11 |
1.4/1.5 |
Problem-solving | |
9 |
Sept. 13 |
1.6 |
The Geometry of Derivatives | Section 1.6: pp. 61-63, #4, 7, 8, 11,
12, 21, 23, 25-32, 34, 43, 44 to be collected: Sept. 20 |
10 |
Sept. 16 |
1.7 |
The Geometry of Higher Order Derivatives | Section 1.7: pp. 68-71, #2, 4, 5, 8, 12,
14, 15-21, 25, 26, 28, 29 to be collected: Sept. 20 |
11 |
Sept. 18 |
1.6/1.7 |
Problem-solving | |
12 |
Sept. 20 |
2.1 |
Defining the Derivative | Section 2.1: #1, 4, 7, 8, 9,12, 30, 32,
35, 36, 37, 41, 42, 52 to be collected: Sept. 30 |
13 |
Sept. 23 |
Review | ||
14 |
Sept. 25 |
Exam I - covers Chapter 1 |