MATH 141 Syllabus



Here is a preliminary version of the course syllabus (subject to minor change):

LectureDateTopicSections
1Tue 1/31Review of pre-calculus 1.1, 1.2, Appendix A
2Thu 2/2Review of pre-calculus 1.1, 1.2, Appendix A
3Tue 2/7Review of pre-calculus 1.1, 1.2, Appendix A
4Thu 2/9Introduction to limits 1.3
5Tue 2/14More on limits 1.4
6Thu 2/16More on limits 1.4
7Tue 2/21Continuity 1.5
8Thu 2/23Limits involving infinity 1.6
9Tue 2/28Intoduction to derivatives 2.1
10Thu 3/2Review I---
11Tue 3/7Midterm I---
12Thu 3/9More on derivatives 2.1
13Tue 3/14Derivative as a function2.2
14Thu 3/16Differentiation formulas 2.3
15Tue 3/21Product and quotient rules2.4
16Thu 3/23Chain rule 2.5
17Tue 3/28Implicit differentiation 2.6
18Thu 3/30Rates of change and related rates 2.7
19Tue 4/4Review II---
20Thu 4/6Midterm II---
---Tue 4/11No class (Spring recess)---
---Thu 4/13No class (Spring recess)---
---Tue 4/18No class (Spring recess)---
---Thu 4/20No class (Monday schedule)---
21Tue 4/25Linear approximations 2.8
22Thu 4/27Extreme values 3.1
23Tue 5/2Mean value theorem 3.2
24Thu 5/4Derivatives and graphs 3.3
25Tue 5/9Curve sketching 3.4
26Thu 5/11Optimization 3.5
27Tue 5/16Review III---
28Thu 5/18Review IV---

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