Math 101 Fall 2003

Daily Schedule

# Date Topics Homework
1 F 9/5 Introduction: What is calculus? Three examples: Mathematical modeling of the SARS epidemic and stock prices, and methods for the computation of pi. -
2 M 9/8 (1.2) Using equations of lines (Assn. 1) p. 35: 9,11,13 (due Th 9/11)
- - (2.1) Calculating the slope of curves (Assn. 2) p. 91: 3, 4 (due M 9/15)
- T 9/9 Introduction to GraphCalc Assn C1 (handout, due F 9/12)
3 W 9/10 The derivative -
4 F 9/12 Quiz 1. (2.9) Visualization of the derivative Assn. 3, p. 173: 1, 4, 6 (due 9/16)
5 T 9/16 (2.9, con't) Calculating the derivative using the definition Assn. 4, p. 173: 21, 25, 27 (due 9/22)
6 W 9/17 Introduction to COW -
7 F 9/19 Quiz 2 (doesn't count for grade). (3.1) Derivatives of polynomials Assn. 5: p. 191: 3--15 odd (due 9/23).
8 M 9/22 (3.2) Product rule Assn. 6: p. 191: 19--29 odd. p. 197: 1
- Tu 9/23 Review properties of exponents (p. 57); discuss hw -
9 W 9/24 (3.2) Quotient rule HW 7: p. 197: 2, 7 (due 9/29)
10 F 9/26 (3.1) e^x HW 8: p. 197: 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21 (due 10/1)
11 M 9/29 (3.1, 3.2) Equations of tangent lines, find where horizontal. HW 9: p. 191: 39, 45 (due 10/3)
- Tu 9/30 Mountain Day! -
12 W 10/1 Maria Agnesi Calculus book Review problems for exam (do not hand in): p. 178: 44, 47; p. 270 T/F: 1, 2; p. 271: 6, 8, 56 (not #4; do 3 instead)
13 F 10/3 Review for exam -
14 M 10/6 Exam I -
- Tu 10/7 Review trigonometry -
15 W 10/8 (3.4) Derivatives of trigonometric functions HW 10: p. 216: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 18, 21 (due 10/17)
16 F 10/10 Review of trigonometry (worksheet, available in envelope on my bulletin board; do not hand in) -
17 W 10/15 (no class) -
18 F 10/17 go over exam I -
19 M 10/20 (3.5) Chain rule HW 11: p. 224: 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 20, 27, 35, 40 (due 10/23)
- - - HW 12: p. 173: 12; p. 191 (Corrected page number): 51(due 10/27)
- Tu 21/10 Discuss chain rule hw -
20 W 10/22 Chain rule (con't) -
21 F 10/24 (3.6) Implicit differentiation HW 13: p. 233: 1, 3, 9, 17, 25, 29 (due 10/28)
22 M 10/27 (3.7) Higher derivatives HW 13: p. 240: 1, 2, 5, 7, 11 (due 11/4)
- - - HW 14: p. 191: 50; p. 233: 38 (due 11/4)
23 W 10/29 (3.8) Derivatives of logarithms HW 15: p. 245: 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 31 (due 11/5)
- - - Review problems for exam (will discuss Friday; do not hand in): p. 270 (T/F): 4,5; p. 271: 4, 15, 22, 26, 58, 63
24 F 10/31 Review for exam -
25 M 11/3 Exam II (On material through 3.6) -
26 W 11/5 (4.1) Maxima and minima HW 15: p. 286: 3, 5, 15, 17, 25, 31, 33, 47, 49 (due 11/11)
27 F 11/7 (4.3) How f' and f'' affect the shape of the graph of y=f(x) HW 16: p. 304: 1, 2, 5, 7, 11, 14 (check the last two with a calculator or graphcalc; due ?
28 M 11/10 (4.6) Examples of functions where both calculus and calculators are needed. -
29 W 11/12 (9.4) Exponential growth HW 17: p. 620: 1, 2, 5, 6 (due 11/19)
30 F 11/14 - -
31 M 11/17 Exponential decay HW 18: Do the three problems at the end of this web site (due 11/20) Carbon-14
32 W 11/19 (4.7) Applied max-min HW 19: p. 336: 1, 4, 9; also problem C1 (see below; extra credit) (due 11/25)
33 F 11/21 - -
34 M 11/24 (4.9) Newton's method HW 20: p. 351: 1, 4 (use handout for these two problems), 9 (due 12/4); Also handout on Newton's method (extra credit)
35 M 12/1 (5.4) Indefinite integrals (antidifferentiation) HW 21: p. 411: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13 (due 12/5)
36 W 12/3 (5.1) area as limiting sum of area of rectangles, definite integral HW 22: p. 378: 1,5 (due 12/8)
37 F 12/5 Worksheet "Numerical estimation of definite integrals" (using Calcwin). Hand in one sheet for each group HW 24: Problem C2 (below); p. 402: 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 39 (due 12/9)
38 M 12/8 Differential equations (solving the exponential growth de, geometric Brownian motion, predator-prey Review problems (Do not hand in): p. 178: 42, 45; p. 271 T/F: 9, also pick a few differentiation problems at random to do; p. 361 T/F: 1, 10; p. 362: 4; p. 392: 33; p. 337: 10.
39 W 12/10 Review -
- F 12/12 Additional review session 11 am in Clapp 401 All homework assignments and rewrites are due by 5pm
- - (The final exam is self-scheduled, and is cumulative) -


Problems assigned in class

C1. Sketch a graph of the function f(x) = (1/8)x^8 - (1/2)x^6 - x^5 + 5x^3, indicating local maxima and minima. Hint: f'(x) = (x^2)(x + 3^(1/2))(x - 3^(1/2))(x- 5^(1/3))(x^2 + 5^(1/3)x + 5^(2/3)). (Note correction)

C2. Find the area bounded by the curve y = sin x and the x-axis, and between (a) x=0 and x=pi/2, (b) x=0 and x=pi, (c) x=0 and x=3pi/2, (d) x=0 and x=2pi