Schedule
forMath 1A
Calculus
Spring ‘08
Tentative Schedule
Week # Week Starting Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 28-Jan 1.1: Four Ways to Represent a Function 1.2: New Patterns from Old Functions 1.3: Graphing Calculators and Computers 1.4: Parametric Curves Diagnostic Test 2 4-Feb 1.5: Exponential Functions 1.6: Inverse Functions and Logarithms 1.7: Models and Curve Fitting Principles of Problem Solving Principles of Problem Solving 3 11-Feb Chapter 1 Review Chapter 1 Review Chapter 1 Test 2.1: The Tangent and Velocity Problems Holiday 4 18-Feb Holiday 2.2: The Limit of a Function 2.3: Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws 2.4: Continuity 2.5: Limits Involving Infinity 5 25-Feb 2.6: Tangents, Velocities, and Other Rates of Change 2.7: Derivatives 2.8: The Derivative of a Function 2.9: Linear Approximations 6 3-Mar 2.10: What Does f' Say About f? Focus on Problem Solving Chapter 2 Review 7 10-Mar Chapter 2 Test 3.1: Derivatives of Polynomial and Exponential Functions 3.2: The Product and Quotient Rules 3.3: Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences 17-Mar Spring Break 8 24-Mar 3.4: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 3.5: The Chain Rule 3.5: The Chain Rule 3.6: Implicit Differentiation 3.7: Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions 9 31-Mar 3.8: Linear Approximations and Differentials Lab Project on Taylor Polynomials Review for Chapter 3 Test 10 7-Apr Chapter 3 Test 4.1: Related Rates 4.2: Maximum and Minimum Values 11 14-Apr 4.3: Derivatives and Shapes of Curves 4.4: Graphing With Calculus and Calculators 4.5: Indeterminant Forms and L'Hopital's Rule 4.6: Optimization Problems 12 21-Apr 4.7: Applications to Economics 4.8: Newton's Method 4.9: Antiderivatives Chapter 4 Review 13 28-Apr Chapter 4 Review Chapter 4 Review Chapter 4 Test 5.1: Area and Distances 5.2: The Definite Integral 14 5-May 5.3: Evaluating Definite Integrals Discovery Project: Area Functions 5.4: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Review for Chapter 5 Test Chapter 5 Test 15 12-May Review for Final Exam 16 19-May Final Exam