Previous Weeks in Math 180


This file will contain the week-to-week reading and lecture schedules.  At the end of the week the "this week" will be modified to reflect what actually happened and will be appended to this file.


Week 1: Monday, August 28

  • Topics:
    • Introduction and review  
  • Reading:
    • 1.1 - 1.4

Monday:

  • Introduction to the course

Wednesday:

  • Functions (1.1)

Thursday:

  • Combining functions (1.2)
  • Assignment set #1 assigned

Friday:

  • Trig functions(1.4)

Other Notes:

  • Classes begin Monday, August 28
  • Next Monday is Labor Day (no classes or office hours)

Week 2: Monday, September 4

  • Topics:
    • Limits and continuity  
  • Reading:
    • 1.4 - 1.6, 2.1

Monday:

  • Labor Day (no classes or office hours)

Wednesday:

  • Questions
  • Exponential, logarithmic, and Inverse functions (1.5)
  • Please read the material in 1.6

Thursday:

  • Discussion on homework:  primarily #11, #62
  • Exponential functions
  • Assignment set #1 collected

Friday:

  • Logarithmic functions
  • Inverse functions in general
  • Assignment set #2 assigned (due next Thursday)

Other Notes:

  • Monday, September 4, is Labor Day (no classes or office hours)

Week 3: Monday, September 11

  • Topics:
    • Limits and continuity  
  • Reading:
    • 2.3 - 2.6

Monday:

  • Inverse trig functions:  a quick survey
  • Please read the material in 1.6

Wednesday:

  • Tangents and rate of change (2.1)

Thursday:

  • Tangents and rate of change (2.1)
  • The idea of a limit (2.2)
  • Assignment #1 returned
  • Assignment #2 collected

Friday:

  • Class Cancelled:  This class is cancelled so that students can be involved in the Race & Pedagogy National Conference meeting at Puget Sound September 14 - 16.

Other Notes:

  • Monday, September 11, is the last day to drop without record.  Please review the revised policy on course withdrawals in the Student Handbook
  • The first hour exam will be next Friday.
  • Please note: My office will change to Temporary Building E10 on Oct. 1 or shortly thereafter.

Week 4: Monday, September 18

  • Topics:
    • Limits and continuity  
  • Reading:
    • 2.2 - 2.3

Monday:

  • Some facts about limits (2.2)

Wednesday:

  • The delta-epsilon definition (2.3)

Thursday:

  • The delta-epsilon definition (2.3)
  • Review for the first hour exam

Friday:

  • Hour Exam #1

Other Notes:

  • The first hour exam will be Friday.
  • Please note: My office will change to Temporary Building E10 on Oct. 1 or shortly thereafter.

Week 5: Monday, September 25

  • Topics:
    • The derivative
  • Reading:
    • 2.4 - 3.3

Monday:

  • One-sided limits
  • sin(x)/x
  • Return of exam

Wednesday:

  • Horizontal and vertical asymptotes (2.5)

Thursday:

  • Continuity (2.6)

Friday:

  • Continuity (2.6)

Other Notes:

  • Please note: My office will change to Temporary Building E10 on Oct. 1 or shortly thereafter.

Week 6: Monday, October 2

  • Topics:
    • The derivative
  • Reading:
    • 3.1 - 3.3

Monday:

  • The derivative (3.1)

Wednesday:

  • Derivatives of basic functions (3.2)

Thursday:

  • Rules for derivatives (3.2)
  • Derivatives of polynomial functions

Friday:

  • More rules for derivatives (3.2)

Other Notes:

  • Please note: My office will change to Temporary Building E10 some time this week.  I may not be able to meet all office hours. (we actually did not move this week - the move is scheduled now for next week).

Week 7: Monday, October 9

  • Topics:
    • The derivative
  • Reading:
    • 3.2 - 3.9

Monday:

  • Derivatives of Exponential Functions (3.2)
  • Derivatives of trig functions (3.4)

Wednesday:

  • Derivatives of the remaining trig functions
  • No office hours today

Thursday:

  • The derivative as a rate of change

Friday:

  • Marginal Revenue
  • The Chain Rule

Other Notes:

  • Mid-Term is Friday, Oct. 13 (not an exam date for us)
  • Hour Exam #2 will be next week
  • Monday, October 9, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".  Please read the revised withdrawal/repeat policy in the Logger.
  • Please note: My office was moved to Temporary Building E10 on Tuesday.  I may not be able to meet all office hours.

Week 8: Monday, October 16

  • Topics:
    • The derivative
  • Reading:
    • 3.6 - 3.7

Monday:

  • Fall Break Day (no classes or office hours)

Wednesday:

  • Implicit differentation (3.6)
  • Tangent and normal lines (3.6)
  • Parametric functions (3.6)

Thursday:

  • Derivatives of inverse functions (3.7)
  • Derivative of natural log
  • Review for exam #2

Friday:

  • Exam #2

Other Notes:

  • Hour Exam #2 will be this week
  • Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 16 - 17, is Fall Break (no classes or office hours)
  • Please note: My office was moved to Temporary Building E10 last Tuesday.  My telephone number and email address remain the same.

Week 9: Monday, October 23

  • Topics:
    • The derivative and its applications
  • Reading:
    • 3.8 - 4.1, skipping the last two sections of chapter 4 (approximation (3.10)  and hyperbolic functions (3.11))

Monday:

  • Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions (3.8)

Wednesday:

  • Exam #2 returned and discussed

Thursday:

  • Related Rates (3.9)

Friday:

  • Extreme values of functions (4.1)

Other Notes:

  • Please note: My office has been moved to Temporary Building E10.  My telephone number and email address remain the same.
  • Our next exam will be Friday, Nov. 10

Week 10: Monday, October 30

  • Topics:
    • The derivative and its applications
  • Reading:
    • 4.1 - 4.5

Monday:

  • Extreme values of functions (4.1)
  • Mean Value Theorem

Wednesday:

  • Applications of the Mean Value Theorem (4.2)
  • Exam #3 material will be through this lecture

Thursday:

  • Monotonic functions (4.3)
  • Test for maxima and minima

Friday:

  • Concavity and Curve Sketching (4.4)

Other Notes:

  • Please note: My office has been moved to Temporary Building E10.  My telephone number and email address remain the same.
  • Our next exam will be Friday, Nov. 10 (next week)

Week 11: Monday, November 6

  • Topics:
    • The derivative and its applications
  • Reading:
    • 4.5

Monday:

  • Applied Optimization (part I (4.5))

Wednesday:

  • Applied Optimization (part II (4.5))

Thursday:

  • Homework questions
  • Review for exam #3

Friday:

  • Hour Exam #3

Other Notes:

  • Our next exam will be Friday, Nov. 10 (this week)

Week 12: Monday, November 13

  • Topics:
    • The derivative and its applications
    • An introduction to integration
  • Reading:
    • 4.6 - 5.3

Monday:

  • Indeterminate forms (4.6)
  • Approximation: method of bisection and Newton's method (4.7)

Wednesday:

  • Newton's Method
  • Computer programs
  • Anti-derivatives

Thursday:

  • Antiderivatives (4.8)
  • Differential equations (again)

Friday:

  • Return and discussion of exam
  • Estimating with finite sums (5.1)

Other Notes:

  • Exam #4 will be Friday, December 1.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.

Week 13: Monday, November 20

  • Topics:
    • An introduction to integration
  • Reading:
    • 5.2, 5.3

Monday:

  • Sigma Notation and limits of finite sums (5.2)

Wednesday:

  • Travel day (no classes or office hours)

Thursday:

  • Thanksgiving Break (no classes or office hours)

Friday:

  • Thanksgiving Break (no classes or office hours)

Other Notes:

  • Exam #4 will be next Friday, December 1.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.

Week 14: Monday, November 27

  • Topics:
    • Integration and the fundamental theorem of calculus
  • Reading:
    • 5.4 - 5.5

Monday:

  • Sigma Notation and limits of finite sums (5.2)

Wednesday:

  • Homework questions

Thursday:

  • Riemann Sums
  • The Definite Integral (5.3)
  • Review for Hour Exam #4

Friday:

  • Hour Exam #4

Other Notes:

  • Exam #4 will be this Friday, December 1.  Please note that this is in the last full week of the term.

Week 15: Monday, December 4

  • Topics:
    • The fundamental theorem of calculus
  • Reading:
    • 5.4

Monday:

  • The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (5.4)

Wednesday:

  • Return of exam #4
  • Review for final exam

Thursday:

  • Reading period (no classes)

Friday:

  • Reading period (no classes)

Other Notes:

  • The final exam for Math 180 C  is scheduled for Friday, Friday, December 15, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM.  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.

 

 

 

 

 


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