Reading Assignments for Calculus 1
    Fall 2001, Math 101

    November 2001



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    Last modified: 8/27/01


    I'll use Maple syntax for mathematical notation on this page.
    All section and page numbers refer to sections from Ostebee/Zorn, Vol 1.



    Due Friday 11/2 at 8am

    More on Differentiation

    No reading assignment today!

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    Due Monday 11/5 at 8am

    Section 4.6: Optimization

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 101 Your Name 11/5

    Reading questions:

    1. What is the difference between a cricital point of f and a stationary point of f?
    2. Where can the maximum and minimum values of a continuous function occur on a closed interval?

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    Due Wednesday 11/7 at 8am

    Project 2

    No reading assignment today!

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    Due Friday 11/9 at 8am

    Section 4.6: Optimization

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 101 Your Name 11/9

    Reading questions:

    1. Suppose you are trying to minimize the volume of a soda can, given that you want the volume to be 12 oz. What equation are you trying to optimize, and what is the constraint equation?

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    Due Monday 11/12 at 8am

    Section 4.1 : Differential Equations and Their Solutions
    Section 4.2: More Differential Equations: Modeling Growth

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 101 Your Name 11/12

    Reading questions:

      1. Is y(t)=sin(t) a solution of the differential equation y'' = -y?
      2. Find a solution to the initial value problem
        y'=3y, y(0)=30.
      3. Check your answer to (1) by differentiating your result and seeing if your result and its derivative satisfy the IVP.

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    Due Wednesday 11/14 at 8am

    Section 4.10: Why Continuity Matters

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 101 Your Name 11/14

    Reading questions:

    1. What are the hypotheses of the Intermediate Value Theorem?
    2. What are the conclusions of the Intermediate Value Theorem?

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    Due Friday 11/16 at 8am

    Section 4.11: Why Differentiability Matters; The Mean Value Theorem

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 101 Your Name 11/16

    Reading questions:

    1. What are the hypotheses of the Mean Value Theorem?
    2. What are the conclusions of the Mean Value Theorem?
    3. Explain the MVT using "car talk" (that is, position, velocity, etc).

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    Due Monday 11/19 at 8am

    Re-read Section 4.10 and Section 4.11

    No Reading Questions Today 6

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    Due Monday 11/26 at 8am

    Section 5.1: Areas and Integrals
    Section 5.2: The Area Function

    E-mail Subject Line: Math 101 Your Name 11/26

    Reading questions:

    1. What does the integral of a function f from x=a to x=b measure?
    2. Is the integral of f(x)=5x from x= -1 to x=3 positive or negative? Why?
    3. Let f be any function. What does the area function Af(x) measure?
    4. Let f(t)=t and let a=0. What is Af(1)?

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    Due Wednesday 11/28 at 8am

    Questions and Answers for Exam 3

    No reading questions today!

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    Due Friday 11/30 at 8am

    Exam 3!
    No Reading or Reading Questions Today

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    Here ends the reading for November
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