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MA125A,B,H Fall 2009 Syllabus

WeekDatesText
Section
Topic(s)Suggested Problems
1   9/3 9/4 1.1Four ways to represent a function2, 5-8, 11, 21, 23*-25, 28, 30, 37, 38, 43*, 49*, 53*, 56*
1.2Essential functions4, 5, 8*, 14
2 9/8 9/10 9/11 1.3New functions from old1, 2, 3, 4, 6*, 7*, 11, 15, 24, 42, 43*, 53*
1.5Exponential Functions 7, 11, 15, 18, 19, 26
1.6Inverse Functions and Logarithms 1, 2ac, 6, 23, 25, 33, 34, 38, 51, 53
3 9/15 9/17 9/18 2.1Tangent and Velocity Problems 5
2.2Limits 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 16*, 25, 29
2.3Limit Laws 1, 3, 12, 18, 19, 22, 26, 27*, 36, 37, 61**
2.4Precise Definition of a Limit 1, 4, 13, 15*, 16*
4 9/22 9/24 9/25 2.4Precise Definition of a Limit (continued) 
2.5Continuity 3, 5, 10*, 17, 30*, 36*, 43*, 49*, 50*
2.6Limits at Infinity 2, 4, 7, 15, 17, 22, 23, 25, 28, 41, 58*, 66*
2.7Derivatives and Rates of Change 3ab, 4ab, 5, 7, 13*, 21, 27*, 30*
5 9/29 10/1 10/2 2.8The Derivative as a Function 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 16, 19*, 20*, 35, 41*
3.1Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponentials 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 15, 21*, 23*, 30*, 32*, 34, 50ab, 52*, 55*, 59**, 78**
-Review
Exam I Friday, October 2nd (Chapters 1 and 2)
6 10/6 10/8 10/9 3.2Product and Quotient Rules 1, 3-7, 11, 18*, 22*, 26*, 27, 41, 43*, 46*, 51**
3.3Trigonometric Derivatives 1, 2, 6, 10, 13, 18*, 22, 33, 37**
3.4The Chain Rule 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 18, 22, 29, 32*, 34*, 41**, 42** , 53, 61*, 70*
7 10/13 10/15 10/16 3.5Implicit Differentiation
3.6Derivatives of Logs 2, 7, 16, 20*, 29, 33
3.7Rates of Change in Science 5, 9, 11
3.8Exponential Growth and Decay 1, 3, 9, 13
8 10/20 10/22 10/23 3.9Related Rates 2, 4, 6, 10*, 13*, 15, 21*, 38**
3.11Hyperbolic Functions 1, 7, 31, 32
9 10/27 10/29 10/30 4.1Maxima and Minima 1, 3, 7, 29, 33, 35*, 41*, 47, 49, 53
-Review 
Exam II Friday, October 30th (Chapter 3)
10 11/3 11/5 11/6 4.2Mean Value Theorem 1, 11, 15, 17*
4.3Derivatives and Graphs 1, 5*, 8*, 9, 12, 33, 45, 72**, 73**
4.4Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospitals Rule 1-4, 5, 9, 16, 18*, 40, 43*, 51*, 53*, 59*, 69**, 70**
11 11/10 11/12 11/13 4.5Curve Sketching1, 6, 9, 19
4.7Optimization3, 5, 9, 10, 17, 22, 30, 50
12 11/17 11/19 11/20 4.8Newton's Method5, 11, 15
4.9Antiderivatives1, 4, 5, 12, 15, 21, 29, 35, 51
5.1Areas and Distances1a, 4b, 20, 22
13 11/24 11/26
No
Classes
11/27
No
Classes
5.2The Definite Integral2, 5a, 17, 19, 29, 38, 42, 50
14 12/1 12/3 12/4 5.3The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus5, 8, 11, 13, 14, 19, 24, 35, 40, 44, 53
-Review
Exam III Friday December 4th
(Chapter 4)
15 12/8 12/10   5.4Indefinite Integrals2, 6, 9, 27, 33
5.5Substitution2, 5, 8, 16, 17, 21, 26, 42, 46, 52, 63
FINAL EXAMMA125-ATuesday, Dec 15th 1:30PM Duffy 219
MA125-BMonday, Dec 14th 9:00AM Duffy 103
MA125-HWednesday, Dec 16th 9:00AM Duffy 117