Math  180 F 

Fall 2008

Schedule of lectures and readings

Fall 2008 Exam Schedule:

• Exam #1 will be Friday, September 26
• Exam #2 will be Friday, October 24
• Exam #3 will be Friday, November 14
• Exam #4 will be Friday, December 5.   Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.
• The final exam for Math 180 F is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 15, from 4:00 PM  - 6:00 PM..  It will be a mandatory, two-hour, in class, comprehensive exam. University regulations require that all students take the final exam at this date and time.

This is a tentative schedule of lectures and readings, and is likely to change as we progress through the semester.  I will try and keep exam dates fixed (and will provide adequate notice of changes in exam dates), but all else is subject to change.  The date and time of the final exam is, of course, set by the University and is not subject to change.

Week 1:  Monday, September 1

• Topics
• Introduction and review
• Reading
• 1.1 - 1.4
• Other Notes
• Monday is Labor Day (no classes or office hours)
• Office hours resume next week

Week 2:  Monday, September 8

• Topics
• Limits and continuity
• Reading
• 1.5, 1.6, 2.1
• Other Notes
• Office hours resume this week

Week 3:  Monday, September 15

• Topics
• Limits and continuity
• Reading
• 2.2 - 2.5
• Other Notes
• Monday, September 15, is the last day to drop without record.
• Hour exam #1 will be next Friday

Week 4:  Monday, September 22

• Topics
• Limits and continuity
• Derivatives
• Reading
• 2.5 - 2.7
• Other Notes
• Hour exam #1 will be Friday, September 26

Week 5:  Monday, September 29

• Topics
• Differentiation
• Reading
• 3.1 - 3.4
• Other Notes

Week 6:  Monday, October 6

• Topics
• Differentiation   
• Reading
• 3.5 - 3.8
• Other Notes
• Next Monday, October 13, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please review the University's add/drop policy in the Academic Handbook (the Logger)

Week 7:  Monday, October 13

• Topics
• Differentiation
• Applications of the derivative
• Reading
• 3.8 - 3.10
• Other Notes
• Monday, October 13, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please review the University's add/drop policy in the Academic Handbook (the Logger)
• Friday, October 17, is mid-term (not an exam date for us)
• Hour exam #2 will be next Friday

Week 8:  Monday, October 20

• Topics
• Hyperbolic trig functions
• Reading
• 3.11
• Other Notes
• Monday and Tuesday, October 20 - 21, is Fall Break.  No classes or office hours.
• Hour exam #2 will be Friday, October 24.

Week 9:  Monday, October 27

• Topics
• Applications of the derivative
• Reading
• 4.1 - 4.3
• Other Notes

Week 10:  Monday, November 3

• Topics
• Applications of the derivative
• Reading
• 4.4 - 4.5
• Other Notes
• Hour exam #3 will be next Friday

Week 11:  Monday, November 10

• Topics
• Applications of the derivative
• An introduction to integration
• Reading
• 4.6 - 5.1
• Other Notes
• Hour Exam #3 will be Friday, November 14

Week 12:  Monday, November 17

• Topics
• Integration   
• Reading
• 5.1 - 5.3
• Other Notes

Week 13:  Monday, November 24

• Topics
• Integration and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
• Reading
• 5.4 - 5.5
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, November 26, is a travel day.  No classes or office hours.
• Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28 are part of the Thanksgiving Holiday Break.  No classes or office hours.
• Exam #4 will be next Friday.  Please note that this is in the last full week of classes.

Week 14:  Monday, December 1

• Topics
• Applications of integration
• Reading
• Chapter 5
• Other Notes
• Exam #4 will be Friday, December 5.  Please note that this is in the last full week of classes.

Week 15:  Monday, December 8

• Topics
• Applications of integration
• Review for the final exam
• Reading
• Chapter 5
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, December 10 is the last day of classes.
• Thursday and Friday are Reading Period.

Week 16:  Monday, December 15

• Topics
• Final Exams
• The final exam for Math 180 F is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 15, from 4:00 PM  - 6:00 PM..  It will be a mandatory, two-hour, in class, comprehensive exam. University regulations require that all students take the final exam at this date and time.