MATH 151 Syllabus



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

LectureDateTopicSections
1Th 1/27Review of pre-calculus 1.1-1.4 and appendix A-D
2Tu 2/1Review of pre-calculus 1.1-1.4 and appendix A-D
3 QTh 2/3Introduction to limits 2.1, 2.2
4Tu 2/8More on limits 2.2
5 QTh 2/10More on limits 2.3
6Tu 2/15Continuity 2.5
7 QTh 2/17Tangent lines and velocities 2.6
8Tu 2/22Derivatives3.1, 3.2
9 QTh 2/24More on derivatives, differentiation formulas3.3
10Tu 3/1Derivatives of trigonometric functions, Exam Review3.5
***Th 3/3First Midterm ***
***Tu 3/8cancelled ***
11Th 3/10Rates of change, Chain rule3.5, 3.6
12Tu 3/15Implicit differentiation, higher derivatives3.7, 3.8
13 QTh 3/17Related rates, linear approximations3.9, 3.10
14Tu 3/22Extreme values, the Mean Value Theorem4.1, 4.2
15 QTh 3/31Derivatives and graphs 4.3
16Tu 4/5Limits at infinity 4.4
17 QTh 4/7Curve sketching 4.5, 4.6
18Tu 4/12Exam review ***
***Th 4/14Second Midterm ***
19Tu 4/19 Optimization4.7
20 QTh 4/21Antiderivatives 4.10
21Tu 5/3Areas, sigma notation 5.1 and appendix E
22 QTh 5/5Definite integrals 5.2
23Tu 5/10Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 5.3
24 QTh 5/12Indefinite integrals 5.4
25Tu 5/17Substitutation Rule 5.5
26Th 5/19Review ***

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