Dr. Bob's Math 120 Calculus
Syllabus

Prof. Robert G. Muncaster
Fall 1999

 

Date

Sections

Topic

Wed. Aug. 25

Preview

A Preview of Calculus

Fri. Aug. 27

1.1

Four Ways to Represent a Function

Mon. Aug. 30

1.2, 1.3

Mathematical Models. New Functions From Old Functions

Wed. Sep. 1

1.5, 1.6

Exponential Functions. Inverse Functions and Logarithms

Thurs. Sep. 2

Appendices A thru C and Sections 1.1 thru1.3

QUIZ #1

Fri. Sep. 3

2.1, 2.2

The Tangent and Velocity Functions. Limits

Wed. Sep. 8

2.2, 2.3

The Limit of a Function. Calculating Limits with the Limit Laws

Thurs. Sep. 9

QUIZ #2

Fri. Sep. 10

2.5

Continuity

Mon. Sep. 13

2.6

Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes

Wed. Sep. 15

2.7

Tangents, Velocities and Other Rates of Change

Fri. Sep. 17

Checklist for Exam # 1

HOUR EXAM #1

Mon. Sep. 20

2.8

Derivatives

Wed. Sep. 22

2.9

The Derivative As a Function

Thurs. Sep. 23

QUIZ #3

Fri. Sep. 24

3.1, 3.2

More Derivatives. The Product and Quotient Rules

Mon. Sep. 27

3.3

Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences

Wed. Sep. 29

3.4

Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Thurs. Sep. 30

QUIZ #4

Fri. Oct. 1

3.5

The Chain Rule

Mon. Oct. 4

3.6, 3.7

Implicit Differentiation. Higher Derivatives

Wed. Oct. 6

3.8, 3.9

Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions. Hyperbolic Functions

Fri. Oct. 8

Checklist forExam # 2

HOUR EXAM #2

Mon. Oct. 11

3.10

Related Rates

Wed. Oct. 13

3.11

Linear Approximations and Differentials

Thurs. Oct. 14

QUIZ #5

Fri. Oct. 15

4.1

Maximum and Minimum Values

Mon. Oct. 18

4.2

The Mean Value Theorem

Wed. Oct. 20

4.3, 4.4

How Derivatives Affect Graphs. l'Hopital's Rule

Fri. Oct. 22

Checklist for Exam # 3

HOUR EXAM #3

Mon. Oct. 25

4.5

Summary of Curve Sketching

Wed. Oct. 27

4.7

Optimization Problems

Thurs. Oct. 28

QUIZ #6

Fri. Oct. 29

4.8

Applications to Economics - not covered!

Mon. Nov. 1

4.9, 4.10

Newton's Method. Antiderivatives

Wed. Nov. 3

5.1

Areas and Distances

Fri. Nov. 5

5.2

The Definite Integral

Mon. Nov. 8

5.3

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Tues. Nov. 9

QUIZ #7

Wed. Nov. 10

5.4

Indefinite Integrals

Fri. Nov. 12

Checklist for Exam # 4

HOUR EXAM #4

Mon. Nov. 15

5.4, 5.5

The Total Change Theorem. The Substitution Rule

Wed. Nov. 17

5.5, 5.6

Substitution. The Logarithm Defined as an Integral

Fri. Nov. 19

6.1

Areas Between Curves

Mon. Nov. 22

6.2

Volumes

Tues. Nov. 23

QUIZ #8

Mon. Nov. 29

6.2, 6.4

Volumes. Work

Wed. Dec. 1

6.4

Work

Fri. Dec. 3

Checklist for Exam # 5

HOUR EXAM #5

Mon. Dec. 6

6.5, 8.3

Average Value of a Function. Pressure

Wed. Dec. 8

8.3

Centroids

Fri. Dec. 10

Review

Mon. Dec. 13

Checklist for Final Exam

FINAL EXAM, 1:30 to 4:30 P.M.