Schedule
forMath 1A
Calculus
Spring ‘08
Week# Week Starting Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 30-Aug 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function
1.2 Mathematical Models: A Catalog of Essential Functions
1.3 New Functions from Old Functions1.4 Graphing Calculators and Computers
1.5 Exponential Functions
1.6 Inverse Functions and Logarithms2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems 2.2 The Limit of a Function 2 6-Sep Holiday 2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws 2.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit 2.5 Continuity 3 13-Sep 2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes 2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change 2.8 The Derivative as a Function Chapter 2 Review 4 20-Sep Chapter 2 Review Chapter 2 Test 3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions 3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules 5 27-Sep 3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 3.4 The Chain Rule 3.5 Implicit Differentiation 3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions 6 4-Oct 3.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences 3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay 3.9 Related Rates 3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials 7 11-Oct 3.11 Hyperbolic Functions Chapter 3 Review Chapter 3 Review Chapter 3 Test 8 18-Oct 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem 9 25-Oct 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem 4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph 4.4 Indeterminate Forms and L’Hospital’s Rule 4.4 Indeterminate Forms and L’Hospital’s Rule 10 1-Nov 4.5 Summary of Curve Sketching 4.5 Summary of Curve Sketching 4.6 Graphing with Calculus and Calculators 4.7 Optimization Problems 11 8-Nov Applied Project 4.8 Newton’s Method 4.8 Newton’s Method 4.9 Antiderivatives 12 15-Nov Chapter 4 Review Chapter 4 Review Chapter 4 Test 5.1 Areas and Distances 13 22-Nov 5.2 The Definite Integral 5.2 The Definite Integral 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Holiday 14 29-Nov 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Chapter 5 Review Chapter 5 Review Chapter 5 Test 15 6-Dec Review for Final Exam Review for Final Exam Review for Final Exam Review for Final Exam 16 13-Dec Final Exam