M119 Brief Survey
of Calculus I
Fall
2009; 25493; CV205; MW 5:45-7:15
Instructor: M. Ehringer Office:
PS 003, 941-2627 Home: 246-1854
Text: Calculus for Business, Economics, and the Social
and Life Sciences
by Hoffman & Bradley,
McGraw-Hill, 10th Edition
Tentative schedule
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1. |
Mon, Aug
24 |
1.1 Functions |
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2. |
Wed, Aug 26 |
1.2 Graph of a
Function |
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3. |
Mon, Aug 31 |
1.3 Linear
Functions |
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4. |
Wed, Sept
2 |
1.4 Functional
Models (project 1 Divorcee Problem due) |
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5. |
Wed, Sept
9 |
Test
Chapter 1 – Functions and Graphs
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6. |
Mon, Sept
14 |
2.1 The
Derivative: Slope and Rates |
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7. |
Wed, Sept
16 |
2.2 Techniques of
Differentiation |
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8. |
Mon, Sept 21 |
2.3 Product and
Quotient Rules; Higher-Order Derivatives (project
2 Slope of Tangent Line due) |
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9. |
Wed, Sept
23 |
2.4 Marginal
Analysis: Approximation by Increments |
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10. |
Mon, Sept
28 |
2.5 The Chain Rule |
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11. |
Wed, Sept
30 |
Review & Catch-up
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12. |
Mon, Oct
5 |
Test
Chapter 2 – Differentiation; Basic Concepts
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13. |
Wed, Oct 7 |
3.1 Increasing and
Decreasing Functions |
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14. |
Mon, Oct 12 |
3.2 Concavity |
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15. |
Wed, Oct 14 |
3.4 Optimization
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16. |
Mon, Oct
91 |
3.5 Practical
Optimization |
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17. |
Wed, Oct
21 |
Review & Catch-up (project
3 Interpreting Derivatives due) |
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18. |
Mon, Oct
26 |
Test
Chapter 3 – Additional Apps of the Derivative
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19. |
Wed, Oct 28 |
4.1 Exponential
Functions |
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20. |
Mon, Nov
2 |
4.2 Logarithmic
Functions |
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21. |
Wed, Nov 4 |
4.3
Differentiation of Logarithmic and Exponential Fncts
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22. |
Mon, Nov 9 |
4.3 More on
Differentiation of logs and exponentials |
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23. |
Wed, Nov 11 |
4.4 Additional
Exponential Models (project 4& 5
Modeling due) |
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24. |
Mon, Nov
16 |
Test
Chapter 4 – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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25. |
Wed, Nov
18 |
5.1
Antidifferentiation – The Indefinite Integral |
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26. |
Mon, Nov
23 |
5.3 Definite
Integration |
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27. |
Mon, Nov 30 |
5.4 Area Between
Curves
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28. |
Wed, Dec 2 |
Review for Final Exam (project
6 Definite Integration due) |
Mon Dec 7 – 5:45-7:35 Comprehensive
Final Exam
Course Goals: To learn how to graph and
model real world problems with functions, compute derivatives, utilize
derivatives in graphing and optimization problems, graph and model with
exponential and logarithmic functions, basic integration computation and
graphing.
Grades: There will be four 100 pt
tests as scheduled above. The comprehensive final is worth 200 pts.
An additional 100 points are from the best 10 of 12 ten-point pop
quizzes. There will also be 100 total points from assigned projects. If fail the final, maximum grade possible is
C.
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 2:30-3:30; Tues 2:30-5:15;
Thurs 2:30-3:30 in Math Lab LF101, other times available by appointment