Syllabus for Calculus 1
    Spring 2015
    (This page was last modified on: 06/01/2015 18:20:53 )


    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
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