MATH 141 Syllabus



Here is a preliminary version of the course syllabus (subject to change). The lectures marked with a Q will end with a quiz.

LectureDateTopicSections
1Th 8/31Review of pre-calculus Appendix A-D
2Tu 9/5Review of pre-calculus 1.1-1.4
3 QTh 9/7Review of pre-calculus 1.1-1.4
4Tu 9/12Introduction to limits 2.1, 2.2
5 QTh 9/14More on limits 2.2
6Tu 9/19More on limits 2.3
7 QTh 9/21Continuity 2.5
8Tu 9/26Tangent lines and velocities2.6
9 QTh 9/28Derivatives 3.1
10 QTh 10/5More on derivatives 3.2
11Tu 10/10Review ***
***Th 10/12First Midterm ***
12Tu 10/17Differentiation formulas3.3
13 QTh 10/19Derivatives of trigonometric functions3.5
14Tu 10/24The chain rule 3.6
15 QTh 10/26Implicit differentiation, higher derivatives3.7, 3.8
16Tu 10/31Related rates 3.9
17 QTh 11/2Linear approximations 3.10
18Tu 11/7Extreme values 4.1
19 QTh 11/9Mean value theorem 4.2
20Tu 11/14Review ***
***Th 11/16Second Midterm ***
21Tu 11/21Derivatives and graphs 4.3
22Tu 11/28Limits at infinity 4.4
23 QTh 11/30Curve sketching 4.5
24Tu 12/5Optimization 4.7
25 QTh 12/7Review ***
26Tu 12/12Review ***

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