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MA125A Fall 2008 Syllabus

WeekDatesText
Section
Topic(s)
1   8/28 8/29 1.1Four ways to represent a function
1.2Essential functions
1.3New functions from old
2 9/2 9/4 9/5 1.3New functions from old (continued)
1.5Exponential Functions
1.6Inverse Functions and Logarithms
3 9/9 9/11 9/12 2.1Tangent and Velocity Problems
2.2Limits
2.3Limit Laws
2.4Precise Definition of a Limit
4 9/16 9/18 9/19 2.4Precise Definition of a Limit (continued)
2.5Continuity
2.6Limits at Infinity
2.7Derivatives and Rates of Change
5 9/23 9/25 9/26 2.8The Derivative as a Function
3.1Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponentials
-Review
Exam I Friday, September 26th (Chapters 1 and 2)
6 9/30 10/2 10/3 3.2Product and Quotient Rules
3.3Trigonometric Derivatives
3.4The Chain Rule
7 10/7 10/9 10/10 3.5Implicit Differentiation
3.6Derivatives of Logs
3.7Rates of Change in Science
3.8Exponential Growth and Decay
8 10/14
No
Classes
10/16 10/17 3.9Related Rates
3.11Hyperbolic Functions
9 10/21 10/23 10/24 4.1Maxima and Minima
-Review
Exam II Friday, October 24th (Chapter 3)
10 10/28 10/30 10/31 4.2Mean Value Theorem
4.3Derivatives and Graphs
4.4Indeterminate Forms and L'Hospitals Rule
11 11/4 11/6 11/7 4.5Curve Sketching
4.7Optimization
12 11/11 11/13 11/14 4.8Newton's Method
4.9Antiderivatives
5.1Areas and Distances
13 11/18 11/20 11/21 5.2The Definite Integral
-Review
Exam III Friday, November 21st (Chapter 4)
14 11/25 11/27
No
Classes
11/28
No
Classes
5.3The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
15 12/2 12/4 12/5 5.4Indefinite Integrals
5.5Substitution
16 12/9  -Review
FINAL EXAM TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 TIME 1:30 LOCATION STANGER 201