Math 101 Spring 2006

Daily Schedule

# Date Topics Homework
1 M 1/30 Introduction: What is calculus? Three examples: Mathematical modeling of the SARS epidemic and stock prices, and predator-prey model. -
2 W 2/1 Sec. 1 HW 1: p. 8: 1--11 odd, 17, 18 (due 2/3)
3 F 2/3 (discuss homework) HW 2: p. 8: 2--12 even
4 M 2/6 average instantaneous velocity, slope of secant and tangent line HW 3: on handout: 3a, 5a, 7a (due 2/8)
5 W 2/8 Discuss 3a (secant lines approach tangent line). Product rule HW 4: p. 19 (Sec 3): 1--4, 11 (due 2/10)
6 F 2/10 Sec 3: product and quotient rules HW 5: On handout: 3bc, 5bc, 7bc (due 2/13). HW 6: p. 19 (Sec 3): 5--10 (2/13 if possible)
7 M 2/13 Illustrate zooming -
8 W 2/15 Sec. 4: chain rule HW 7: p. 25 (Sec 4): 1, 3, 5, 7
9 F 2/17 Sec. 5: extended power rule HW 8: p. 33 (Sec 5): 1, 3, 5, 8, 9 (due 2/20)
10 M 2/20 Quiz 1 HW 9: Lab 1 (due 2/22)
11 W 2/22 Sec. 2: The derivative and the shape of the graph HW 10: Problem 4 on handout (due 2/24)
12 F 2/24 [no class] -
13 M 2/27 Quiz 2 (on all the differentiation rules) -
- - Trigonometry HW 11: Problems 1, 2, 3 on "trigonometry review" worksheet.
14 W 3/1 - -
15 F 3/3 Test I (on material through 2/22) -
16 M 3/6 Sec 6: Derivatives of sin and cos, also extended rules (p. 37 bottom) HW 12: p. 40 1--7 (due 3/8)
17 W 3/8 - HW 13: p. 26: 9; Problems 1, 2, 3 on worksheet "The derivative in other sciences"
18 F 3/10 Implicit differentiation (p. 25) -
19 M 3/13 [hand back tests] -
- - Worksheet on the graph of y=x and y=sin(x) (problem 60) -
20 W 3/15 Implicit differentiation (con't) HW 14: p. 26 10, 15 (due 3/29)
- F 3/17 [no class] -
22 M 3/27 Tangent and normal lines to a curve -
- - The definition of the derivative (handout from Osgood) -
23 W 3/29 e (Section 9) HW 15:
24 F 3/31 ln HW 16: p. 84: 42--48 (due 4/3)
25 M 4/3 - HW 17: Problem 4 on handout "The derivative in the sciences"--do in two ways. (due 4/5)
26 W 4/5 Discuss HW 17 -
27 F 4/7 Q & A -
28 M 4/10 Q & A -
29 W 4/12 Introduction to differential equations. Exponential growth HW 18: p. 89: 1, 2 (due 4/14)
- - - Practice problems on trigonometric derivatives: Handout: 1, 6, 8, 10, 11, 20 (do not hand in)
30 F 4/14 Quiz 4 (on trigonometric derivatives) -
31 M 4/17 Review for test Review problems (not to be handed in): see below
32 W 4/19 Test II (note change in date) -
33 F 4/21 Higher derivatives (Section 11) HW 19: 1, 2, 5
34 M 4/24 Antidifferentiation (Section 12) HW 20: p. 107: 1, 3, 7--10
- - - HW 21: Worksheet on shapes of graphs: 1, 5, 7
35 W 4/26 [discuss derivatives and graphs] -
36 F 4/28 Talks: Ecology (Allyce, Isabelle); Economics (Valerie, Krasina); Drug dosage (Lauren) -
37 M 5/1 Talk: Pi (Clara, Edise) -
38 W 5/3 Finding areas as limit of rectangles HW 22: Worksheet: 1, 3 (due 5/5)
- - Calculator for finding areas using rectangles -
- - Talk: Dating the earth (Elise, Leah) -
39 F 5/5 Finding areas as limits of rectangles; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus HW 23: p. 136: 1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18
40 M 5/8 Talks: Glottochronology (Nick, Rebecca); Arcadia (Julia); Modelling memorization (Abeer, Yaba) -


Review problems for test II

  1. p. 40: 9
  2. p. 26: 11. Also find the equation (in y = mx + b form) for the tangent line to this curve at the point (1,1).
  3. p. 83: 24, 31

Review problems for the final examination

  1. worksheet with "p. 295" in upper right corner: 13, 19
  2. p. 26: 11
  3. p. 83: 24, 28, 52, 54
  4. p. 89: 3a
  5. p. 107: 11, 13
  6. worksheet on shapes of graphs: 2, 6
  7. worksheet on computing areas with rectangles: 2a(i), b