Syllabus for Calculus 1
Spring 2015
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DWW | refers to Daily WeBWorK assignments, submitted through WeBWorK. Each assignment below is a live link to WeBWorK. | ||||||
PS | refers to weekly Problem Sets,- a combo of WeBWorK submitted online and handwritten submitted in class. Each | ||||||
assignment below is a live link to a webpage detailing the assignment. | |||||||
This syllabus tentative and subject to change | |||||||
Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||||
10:30-11:20 | 10:30-11:20 | 8:30-9:20 | 10:30-11:20 | ||||
1/19 | 1/21 | Welcome to Calculus I | 1/22 | 0.1 Functions & Graphs | 1/23 | 0.2 Operations, Trans- | |
Course Policies | formations, & Inverses | ||||||
and Syllabus | |||||||
Intro to WeBWorK | WW Orientation due at 8:30am | ||||||
0.1 Functions & Graphs | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||||
1/26 | 0.3 Algebraic Functions | 1/28 | 1/29 | 0.4 Exponential Fns | 1/30 | 0.4 Exponential Fns | |
Snow Day | and Logarithmic Fns | Logarithmic Fns | |||||
Trigonometric Fns | |||||||
PS 1 due at 8:30am | |||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | Questions: PS 1 | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
2/2 | 0.4 Trigonometric Fns | 2/4 | 1.1 Intuitive Intro to | 2/5 | 1.1: Intuitive Limits | 2/6 | 1.4 Continuity |
Snow Day | Limits | 1.4: Continuity | 1.5 Limit Rules | ||||
Questions: PS 2 | |||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 2 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
2/9 | 2/11 | 1.4: Continuity, | 2/12 | 1.6 Infinite Limits | 2/13 | 1.6 Infinite Limits and | |
Snow Day | revisited | (Start at 8:15) | Indeterminate Forms | ||||
Questions: PS 3 | |||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 3 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
2/16 | 2.1 An Intuitive Intro to | 2/18 | Q & A for Exam 1 | 2/19 | Exam 1 | 2/20 | 2.2 Formal Definition |
Derivatives | 7:30-9:20am | of the Derivative | |||||
Mars SC 1141 | |||||||
PS 4 due at midnight | Covers: 0.1-2.1 | ||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | |||||
2/23 | 2.2 Formal Definition | 2/25 | 2.2 Formal Definition | 2/26 | 2.3 Rules for Calculating | 2/27 | 2.4 The Chain Rule |
of the Derivative | of the Derivative | Basic Derivatives | |||||
2.3: Rules for Calculating | |||||||
Basic Derivatives | |||||||
Questions: PS 5 | (Start at 8:15) | ||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 5 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
3/2 | 2.5: Derivatives of | 3/4 | 2.5: Derivaives of | 3/5 | 2.6: Derivatives of | 3/6 | Practice Differentiating |
Exp & Log Fns | Exp & Log Fns | Trigonometric Fns | |||||
2.6: Derivatives of | |||||||
Trigonometric Fns | |||||||
Questions: PS 6 | (Start at 8:15) | Differentiation Exam | |||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 6 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
3/9 | 3/11 | 3/12 | 3/13 | ||||
Spring Break | |||||||
3/16 | 3.1: The Mean Value | 3/18 | 3.1: The Mean Value | 3/19 | 3.2: The 1st Derivative | 3/20 | 3.3 The 2nd Derivative |
Theorem | Theorem | and Curve Sketching | and Curve Sketching | ||||
3.2 The 1st Derivative | |||||||
and Curve Sketching | |||||||
Questions: PS 7 | (Meet again 2:30-3:20) | ||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 7 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
3/23 | 3.3: The 2nd Derivative | 3/25 | Q&A for Exam 2 | 3/26 | Exam 2 | 3/27 | Curve Sketching |
and Curve Sketching | 7:30-9:20am | ||||||
Diff Deadline: 100% | PS 8 due at midnight | Mars SC 1141 | |||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | Covers: 2.2-3.3 | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
3/30 | 3.4: Optimization | 4/1 | 3.4: Optimization | 4/2 | 3.4: Optimization | 4/3 | 3.6 L'H™pital's Rule |
L'Hopital's Rule | 4.1 Addition and | ||||||
Accumulation | |||||||
Diff Deadline: 90% | Questions: PS 9 | ||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 9 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
4/6 | 4.1 Addition and | 4/8 | 4.2 Riemann Sums | 4/9 | 4.2 Riemann Sums | 4/10 | 4.3 Definite Integrals |
Accumulation | |||||||
3.4: More optimization | |||||||
PS 10 due: midnight | |||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 10 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
4/13 | 4.3 Definite Integrals | 4/15 | Accumulation Fn | 4/16 | 4.5: The Fundamental | 4/17 | 4.5: The Fundamental |
Area Accumulation Fn | 4.5: The Fundamental | Theorem of Calculus | Theorem of Calculus | ||||
Theorem of Calculus | 4.7: Functions Defined | 4.7: Functions Defined | |||||
Questions: PS 11 | By Integrals | By Integrals | |||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 11 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
4/20 | 5.1 Integration by | 4/22 | Q&A for Exam 2 | 4/23 | Exam 3 | 4/24 | 4.4: Indefinite Integrals |
Substitution | 7:30-9:20am | ||||||
Diff Deadline: 75% | PS 12 due at midnight | Mars SC 1141 | |||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | Covers: 3.6-5.1 (partial) | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
4/27 | 5.1 Integration by | 4/29 | 5.1 Inegration by | 4/30 | 4.6 Areas and Average | 5/1 | Wrap Up! |
Substitution | Substitution | Values | The Big Picture | ||||
Questions: PS 13 | Diff Deadline: 50% | ||||||
DWW due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | PS 13 due at 8:30am | DWW due at 8:30am | ||||
The final will be Saturday, May 9, from 2pm - 5pm | |||||||
Janice Sklensky
Wheaton College
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Science Center, Room 1306
Norton, Massachusetts 02766-0930
TEL (508) 286-3973
FAX (508) 285-8278
sklensky_janice@wheatoncollege.edu