Instructor: Jodi Fasteen
Tentative Class Schedule |
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| Week 1: | Review Algebra, Graphing, & Slope Relevant Sections: Chapter 1 of Stewart book and your math books from previous math classes (such as Math 70, 95, 111, and 112 at PSU) Slopes of Lines WKST .(not hw) | Homework 1: Ch 1 Review: (p84) 2, 3, 5 ,6, 9-16, 18, 19, 22, 24 | Friday, Sept 28th |
| Week 2: | Introduction to Limits Relevant Sections: Section 2.2 and part of 2.4 in Stewart book
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Homework 2: (sect 2.2) Pg 106-7, #1-7 , 9-12 , 14, 16 (sect 2.4) Pg 126, #4, 7, 23, 24, 31 | Fri, Oct 5th |
| Week 3: | Computing Limits Relevant Sections: Section 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 in Stewart book
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Homework 3: (sect 2.3) Pg 115-6, #3-21 odd (will be covered Monday) (sect 2.4) Pg 126, (omit #10, 11), 13-16 (all), 32, 33 (sect 2.5) Pg 137-9, #1, 6-9 (all), 15-25 odd (will be covered Wednesday) | Fri, Oct 12th |
| Week 4: | Midterm and Midterm Review Relevant Sections: Chapter 1 and Sections 2.2-2.5 in Stewart book Fancy Theorem Day In class worksheet Limits 4 Worksheet -- Good review for midterm.
| Homework 4: Study for the midterm Challenge questions (for Bonus points), due at the time of the exam, Friday. Instead of a practice test, the worksheets we've done in class would be a better study tool. They are also posted online. Be prepared to answer concept questions and numerical questions. ex) What is the limit of f(x) as x approaches 7? (with equations/algebra or with graphs) ex) Why is it that graphing a function is sometimes not enough to find limits? What does it mean if a function approaches two different values from two different sides? What does it mean when a limit goes to infinity? How can you tell if a function is continuous? ex) Explain formally and informally what a limit is. Explain formally and informally what it means for a function to be continuous. Midterm on Friday, October 19th
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| Drop Deadline End of This Week | The last day to drop the class without it appearing on your transcript is Sunday, Oct 21st. If you
would like to get your midterm score before the drop deadline, that can be arranged. Include your pdx
email address on the top of your midterm. (Use pdx.edu address, not yahoo, hotmail, etc)
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| Week 5: | Introduction to Derivatives Relevant Sections: Sections 2.7 & 2.8 and part of 3.1 Deriv: What do they mean and True/False.
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Create a study sheet about the trig functions sin(x), cos(x), tan(x). It
should be one full sheet, one side, in excellent handwriting. Make sure it answers the following
questions:
Book problems : Pg 153-4, #13-18, 19-24 (Read directions carefully. These 6 problems (19-24) do not ask you to compute a limit) | Fri, Oct 26th |
| Week 6: | More Derivatives Relevant Sections: Sections 3.1, part of 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, & 3.7 in Stewart book Deriv 1: Product and Quotient Practice
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For this HW set, you are encouraged to use the "Rules" from section 3.1 and 3.2. This will make the problems
far quicker than with the limit definition of derivative. 3.1: Pg 191, #3-18, 26 (tangent line only), 37 & 38 (To find the second derivative, take the derivative of the derivative f '(x)) (material mostly covered Monday) 3.2: P 198: 1-8, 13, 15, 16, 21 (only the tangent line, not the normal line), 37 (If you want extra practice, any from 1-20 are good) (Material to be covered Wednesday)
| Fri Nov 2nd |
| Week 7: | Even More on Derivatives Relevant Sections: Sections 2.9, 3.4, 4.2, 4.3 and parts of 2.6, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2 in Stewart book Deriv 3: Extreme Concepts -- Friday
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3.4: Pg 219, 1-10, 13-15 (Prove these using what you know about (sin x)' and (cos x)'), 17, 18, 23, 27 We will cover the trig section on Monday. 3.5: Pg 228-9, 3-13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 35, 36, 41, 43 We've already covered the chain rule, but not the trig functions, so you can do many of these already
Bonus Project : 5pts (in HW category) Create a visual model to help you find the derivative of (f(x))^2 and (f(x))^3. Keep in mind that f(x) is about a length and (f(x))^2 is about area, so what would (f(x))^3 represent? Also, you are interested in the derivative, not just the original function. Your visual model can be a 2 or 3 dimensional structure, or carefully drawn pictures. You will also need to include words to explain your thinking. NOTE: The Bonus IS due this Friday. If you would like to keep your HW to study until the midterm, Fri Nov 16th, that would be acceptable. | Friday, Nov 9th |
| Week 8: | Midterm and Midterm Review Relevant Sections: Sections 2.6-2.9, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 4.2, & 4.3 in Stewart book
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Monday : Veterans Day (observed) Wednesday : Review for test Friday : Midterm 2 HW: Study for test. | |
| Week 9: | Applications of Derivatives Relevant Sections: Section 3.3, 4.1-4.3 in Stewart book
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4.2 (p275) 5-8, 11, 12, 15-20, 24, 26, 27, 38, 40, 42
| Due on Wednesday, Nov 21st |
| Week 10: | Wrap-up Review everything we have done this term (Chapter 1, 2, 3 & Sections 4.1-4.3) |
Actual Assignment for Week 10: 4.2 (p275) 29-36, 39, 43-48 4.3 (p287) 7-12, 17, 19-24 3.6 (p238) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18
| Due on Friday, Nov 30th |
| Review for Last Day of Class | |||
| Final |
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