MTH141, Fall 2009

 

Calendar and Syllabus

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The following calendar gives a timetable for the course. Your class may be slightly behind or ahead at any given time. Some of the problems
may be done in class, others as homework. Your instructor will be more specific. You should work out all the problems given below, and others
if possible. NOTE: Maple Projects will be collected on dates that will be announced by your instructor.

 

 Week

 Sections/Events/Exams

Suggested Homework Problems

1

Sept. 7
|
Sept. 11

First Day of Class Wed. Sept. 9

(1.1) Functions and Change
(1.2) Exponential Functions

(1.1) 1,5,7,12,17,19,21,27,31

(1.2) 1,3,14,17,18,21,23,24,31,33

 

2

Sept. 14
|
Sept. 18

(1.3) New Functions From Old

(1.4) Logarithmic Functions
(1.5) Trigonometric Functions

(1.3) 1,4,9-11,15,24-29,43-46

(1.4) 5-13,19,29,33,37,41
(1.5) 14,15,19,23-25,29,31,38

3

Sept. 21
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Sept. 25

(1.6) Powers, Polynomials, and Rational Functions

(1.7) Introduction to Continuity
(1.8) Limits

(1.6) 3-5,7,9,14,28,29

(1.7) 1-6,11,14,17-20
(1.8) 1-3,11,13,19-21,30-34,39

4

Sept. 28
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Oct. 2

(2.1) How do we measure speed?

(2.2) The Derivative at a Point
EXAM 1 WED. SEPT. 30

6:00PM - 7:30PM (ALL SECTIONS EDWARDS AUD)

(2.1) 1-3,15,17,18

(2.2) 1,3,7,9,10-12,27,33,35,37,39

 

 

5

Oct. 5
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Oct. 9

(2.3) The Derivative Function

(2.4) Interpretations of the Derivative
(2.5) The Second Derivative

(2.3) 1,3,5,11,13,17,19,25,29,33

(2.4) 1,2,3,8,15

(2.5) 2,3,7-12,19,21,23

6

Oct. 12
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Oct. 16

(2.6) Differentiability
(3.1) Powers and Polynomials
(3.2) The Exponential Function

(2.6) 1-6
(3.1) 4-35 odd, 45-50
(3.2) 1,3,6,8,10,16,17,20,23

7

Oct. 19
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Oct. 23

(3.3) The Product and Quotient Rules
(3.4) The Chain Rule
(3.5) The Trigonometric Functions

(3.3) 2,4,5,7,9-12,16,18-20,30,31,40,44
(3.4) 1-21 odd, 26,32,37,45,53-55,57
(3.5) 3-13 odd, 22,26,28,41,50

8

Oct. 26
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Oct. 30

(3.6) The Chain Rule and Inverse Functions
(3.7) Implicit Functions
EXAM 2 WED. OCT. 28

6:00PM - 7:30PM (ALL SECTIONS EDWARDS AUD)

(3.6) 1-15 odd, 21,23,25,31,32,35,36,46
(3.7) 1-13 odd, 21,23,28

 

 

9

Nov. 2
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Nov. 6

(3.9) Linear Approximation and the Derivative

(3.10) Theorems about Differentiable Functions
(4.1) Using First and Second Derivatives

(3.9) 1,2,3,5,6,10,11,12,19

(3.10) 1,3,4,6,7,10
(4.1) 4-7,19-21,27,35,43

 

10

Nov. 9
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Nov. 13

(4.2) Optimization
(4.4) Optimization, Geometry, and Modeling
Wed. Nov. 11 Veteran's Day No Classes

(4.2) 4-10,13,16,18,19,20,24,28
(4.4) 11-13,16,17,20,23

 

 

11

Nov. 16
|
Nov. 20

(4.6) Rates and Related Rates

(4.7) L'Hopital's Rule, Growth, and Dominance
(5.1) How Do We Measure Distance Traveled?

(4.6) 2,5,8,15,19,23,24

(4.7) 1,3,5,7,17,18,27,31,32
(5.1) 1,2,6,8,11,12,19,20,23

12

Nov. 23
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Nov. 27

(5.2) The Definite Integral

(5.3) The Fundamental Theorem and Interpretations

Nov. 26 - 29 Thanksgiving Break No Classes

(5.2) 1-3,7,12-14,17,18,27,29

(5.3) 5,6,9,10,13,16,24,25,29

 

13

Nov. 30
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Dec. 4

(5.4) Theorems About Definite Integrals
(6.1) Antiderivatives Graphically and Numerically
EXAM 3 THURS. DEC. 3

6:00PM - 7:30PM

(SECTIONS 1, 2, 4, 5 CBLS 100)

(SECTIONS 3, 6, 7, 8 CHAFEE 271)

(5.4) 2,3,4-8,13-16,21,23,24
(6.1) 1-6,8,11,12,15,16,17

 

 

 

 

14

Dec. 7
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Dec. 11

(6.2) Constructing Antiderivatives Analytically
(6.3) Differential Equations
(6.4) The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

(6.2) 1-8,22-28,33-37,41-48, 60-63,65,66,72,73
(6.3) 1-2,6-8,11,17,20

(6.4) 5, 7, 11, 24, 29