TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE


Date
 
Chapter
Description 
August 18
1.1+, 1.2+

Introduction Review, Functions


20

1.3+, 2.1+

Graphing, Scales, & Transformations,
Discrete-Time Models


25

2.2+, 2.3+

Exponential Growth & Decay via Sequences,
Discrete Population Models


27

3.1+

Sequences & Limits, Cobwebbing
Project I:  Fractal Geometry & Drug Delivery


September 1

3.1+, 3.2+

Limits & Continuity


3

3.3+, 3.4+, 3.5+

Limits @ Infinity, Some Trig Limits,
Properties of Continuous Functions


8

3.6+

The Formal Definition of Limits


10

Chs 1-3++

EXAM I


15

4.1+, 4.2+

The Formal Definition of the Derivative,
The Power Rule, Basic Rules of Differentiation,
& Derivatives of Polynomials


17

4.3+

Product & Quotient Rules


22

4.4+

The  Chain Rule, Implicit Differentitation, & Related Rates


24

4.5+

Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions


29



Midterm Review


October 1

Chs 1-4*

MIDTERM


6

4.6+, 4.7+

Derivatives of Exponential Functions,
Derivatives of Inverse & Logarithmic Functions


8

4.7+, 4.8+

Derivative of Logarithmic Functions & Logarithmic Differentiation, Approximation & Local Linearity
Project II:  Cancer Models or
AV Hill's Contributions to Mathematical Physiology



13

5.1+, 5.2+,

Global & Local Extrema,
Monotonicity & Concavity


15

5.3+

Extrema, Inflection Points, & Graphing

20
5.4+, 5.5+

Optimization, L'Hôpital's Rule

22
5.6+, 5.7+

Difference Equations:  Stability,
Newton's Method

27
5.8+, 6.1+

Antiderivatives,
Riemann Integrals & Properties

29
6.1+, 6.2+

Riemann Integrals & Properties,
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: 
Parts I

November 3
6.2+

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: 
Parts I & II

5
chs 4-6

EXAM II

10
6.3+

Areas,
Cumulative Change,
& Average Values

12
7.1+

Substitution

17
7.2+, 7.3+

Integration by Parts, Partial Fractions

19
7.4+, 7.5+

Improper Integrals, Numerical Integration

24
7.7+

TaylorApproximation
Project III:  Signals & Neurons or
Blood Cell Dynamics & Cell Cycle

26


THANKSGIVING


December 1

8.1+, 8.2+

Solving Differential Equations,
Equilibria & Their Stability

3
8.2+, 8.3+

Equilibria & Their Stability,
Systems of Autonomous Differential Equations


8

FR

Review

10


Final Exam
: 1 hour 50 minutes

from 9:30 - 11:20 am

The above is a tentative schedule of work.  Any deviations will be announced in class.
I strongly recommend that you not only master the assigned homeowrk,
but also investigate the unassigned exercises.
Be sure to display all the necessary steps in executing your work.