Syllabus for Calculus I
    Fall 1999
    Last modified 10/5/99


    Monday

    Wednesday

    Thursday

    Friday

    9/8
    Welcome to Calc I
    9/9
    Intro to Maple
    9/10
    Section 1.1
    9/13
    Section 1.2
    9/15
    Section 1.4
    ???? on PS 1
    9/16
    Symmetry and
    Periodicity
    9/17
    Begin Section 1.5
    PS 1 due (gp)
    9/20
    Section 1.5
    9/22
    Section 1.6
    ???? on PS 2
    9/23
    Work on
    Project
    1
    9/24
    Catch up and/or
    Work on Proj. 1
    PS 2 due (ind)
    9/27
    Section 2.1
    9/29
    Section 2.2
    ???? on PS 3
    9/30
    Estimating Derivatives
    10/1
    Section 2.3
    Project 1 Due
    PS 3 due (gp)
    10/4
    Section 2.4
    10/6
    Catch Up/Practice
    10/7
    Midterm 1
    (covers thru 2.2)
    10/8
    Section 2.5
    PS 4 due (ind)
    10/11
    Fall Break
    10/13
    Section 2.6
    ???? on PS 5
    10/14
    The Derivative as
    A Function
    10/15
    Section 2.7
    PS 5 due (gp)
    10/18
    Section 3.1
    10/20
    Section 3.3
    ???? on PS 6
    10/21
    The Derivative
    10/22
    Section 3.4
    PS 6 due (ind)
    10/25
    Section 3.5
    10/27
    Catch up and/or
    Practice Differentiating
    ???? on PS 7
    10/28
    Midterm 2
    (covers 2.3-3.3)
    10/29
    Section 3.6
    PS 7 due (gp)
    11/1
    The Big Picture
    11/3
    Diff. Exam

    Section 4.1
    ???? on PS 8
    11/4
    Differential Equations
    11/5
    Section 4.2
    PS 8 due (ind)
    11/8
    Section 4.6
    11/10
    Work on Proj. 2
    ???? on PS 9
    11/11
    Catch up and/or
    Work on Project 2
    11/12
    Section 4.10
    PS 9 due (gp)
    11/15
    Section 4.11
    11/17
    The Big Picture
    ???? on PS10
    11/18
    Approx. Area
    Diff. Exam deadline
    11/19
    Section 5.1
    PS 10 due (ind)
    Project 2 due
    11/22
    Section 5.2
    11/24
    Thanksgiving Break
    11/25
    Thanksgiving Break
    11/26
    Thanksgiving Break
    11/29
    The Area Function
    12/1
    Section 5.3
    ???? on PS 11
    12/2
    Midterm 3
    (covers 3.4-5.2)
    12/3
    The Big Picture
    PS 11 due (gp)
    12/6
    Section 5.4
    12/8
    Section 5.4
    12/9
    Fun with sums
    12/10
    Section 4.9
    PS 12 due (ind)
    12/13
    The REALLY
    Big Picture
    12/15 12/16 12/17



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