Math 151: Calculus I

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Next Exam Finals, Monday, Dec. 14th @2:45 or Wednesday, Dec 16 @ 8:00
Next Computer Lab Monday, November 30th (first day after the break)

The first class after the break (Monday 11/30)
meets in the WR 225 Computer Lab

Current Assignments

Page and problem numbers refer to the text Essential Calculus, Early Transcendental Functions by Larson/Hostetler/Edwards, Houghton Mifflin, 2008.  The dates reflect the days when the problems were assigned, they are not due dates.

Week 12, 11/16 - 11/20
Reading Section 3.4 Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
  Section 3.5 Limits at Infinity
Problems Monday Page 185 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 39, 49, 51, 65-70, (55, 57).
  Wednesday Page 194 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 23, 27, 31, 35, 45, 47, 59, 61, 71, 89, (101, 103, 106).
     

Thanksgiving Break

Week 13, 11/30 - 12/04
Reading Section 3.6 Optimization problems
  Section 3.7 Differentials
Problems Monday Maple Assignment 3, due Monday, December 7th
  Wednesday TBA  
  Friday    
     
Week 14, 12/07 - 12/11
Reading Review  
Problems Monday TBA  
  Wednesday    
  Friday    
     

Past Assignments

Week 1, 8/31 - 9/04  
Reading Section 1.1 Linear Models and Rates of Change
  Section 1.2 Functions and Their Graphs
Problems Monday Are You Ready for Calc I?  Due Monday, September 7, in class
    Page 7 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 35, 43, 47, 57, 58.
  Wednesday Page 17 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 25, 27, 35, 37.
  Friday Page 17 39 - 44, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57, 61, 69, 77, 78, 79, 80, (73, 74).
Week 2, 9/07 - 9/11
Reading Section 1.3 Inverse Functions
  Appendix D.3 Review of Trigonometric Functions
Problems Monday Page 27 1, 3, 5, 9-12, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 40, 41, 42, 44.
  Wednesday Page D25 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 15, 17.
    Memorize the definitions of the six trigonometric functions, their values for the common first quadrant angles and the trigonometric identities on pages D19 and D20.
  Friday Page D25 11, 13, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43, 45, 51, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, (69, 70).
    Homework Set 1.  Due Wednesday, September 16.  (Make-up: Friday, Sept. 18).
    WebWork Set 1.  Due Friday, September 18.
Week 3, 9/14 - 9/18
Reading Section 1.4 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Problems Monday Page 27 79, 83, 84, 87, 104, 105, 107, 111, 117, 119, 139 - 144, (129b, 130a, 146).
  Wednesday Page 36 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21.
  Friday Page 36 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 55, 57, 61, 65, 67, (79).
Week 4, 9/21 - 9/25
Reading Section 1.5 Finding Limits Graphically and Numerically
  Section 1.6 Evaluating Limits Analytically
  Section 1.7 Continuity and One-Sided Limits
Problems Monday Page 44 1, 3, 5, 7, 9-16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 43, 53, (57-60) .
    WebWork Set 2,  due Friday, September 25.
  Wednesday Page 56 3, 7, 11, 21, 23, 29, 31, 35, 39, 41, 47, 77-82, (55, 67).
  Friday Page 67 1, 3, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 51, 53, 61, 63, 65, 73 - 76.
Week 5, 9/28 - 10/02
Reading Section 2.1 The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem
Problems Monday Page 87 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15, 27, 47, 53, 55, 75, 76, (77).
  Wednesday Study for the test. Practice Questions
  Friday Test 1.
     
Week 6, 10/05 - 10/09  
Reading Section 2.2 Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change
Problems Monday Maple Assignment 1, due Friday, October 9th
  Wednesday Page 87 19, 21, 37, 29, 40, 59 - 62.
    Page 99 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 31, 33, 41, 45.
  Friday Page 99 11, 13, 15, 27, 29, 37, 43, 47, 49, 69 - 74,  (63, 92, 93, 95, 97)
Week 7, 10/12 - 10/16  
Reading Section 2.3 Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives
  Section 2.4 The Chain Rule
Problems Monday Page 99 79, 87, 89
    Page 109 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35, 39, 41.
  Wednesday Homework Set 3, due Monday, October 19th
    Page 110 51, 53, 59, 61, 67, 69, 71, 73, 75, 101 - 104, (93, 95, 99, 106)
  Friday Page 122 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 69, 71, 73.
Week 8, 10/19 - 10/23  
Reading Section 2.5 Implicit Differentiation
Problems Monday Page 122 8, 37, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 83, 85, 89, 106, 111, 137-139, (128, 129, 133).
    WebWork Set 3, due Monday, October 26th.
  Wednesday Page 131 65, 67, 69, 71, 73.
  Friday Page 131 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 25, 28, 29, 33, (35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 75, 79).
Week 9, 10/26 - 10/30  
Reading Section 2.6 Derivatives of Inverse Functions
  Section 2.7 Related Rates
  Section 2.8 Newton's Method
Problems Monday Page 138 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 25, 26, 27, 29, 33, 35, 39, 43, 44.
    Homework Set 4, due Friday, October 30th.
  Wednesday Page 144 1, 3, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.
  Friday Page 151 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 23, 31, 32.
Week 10, 11/02 - 11/06
  Monday Maple Assignment 2.  Due Wednesday, November 11th.
  Wednesday Study for the test.  Practice Questions.
  Friday Test 2
Week 11, 11/09 - 11/13
Reading Section 3.1 Extrema on an Interval
  Section 3.2 Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem
  Section 3.3 Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First Derivative Test
Problems Monday Page 162 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 31, 53 - 56, (58).
    Homework Set 5, due Friday, November 13th.
  Wednesday Page 168 1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 19, 29, 33, 35, 37, 47, 49, 51-54, (55, 56, 57).
  Friday Page 177 3, 5, 9, 13, 21, 25, 31, 33, 47, 49, 53, 69, 71, 87, 97-102, (86, 93, 95, 105).
    WebWork Set 4, due November 20 (Friday before Thanksgiving break)