MATH 157 Syllabus



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

LectureDateTopic
1Tue 8/30Basic properties of real numbers
2Thu 9/1Rational and irrational numbers
3Tue 9/6Principle of mathematical induction
4Thu 9/8Functions
5Tue 9/13Functions (cont.)
6Thu 9/15Graphs
7Tue 9/20Graphs (cont.)
8Thu 9/22Limits
9Tue 9/27Limits (cont.)
-Thu 9/29Workshop
-Thu 10/6First Midterm
10Tue 10/18Continuous functions
11Thu 10/20Three basic theorems on continuous functions
12Tue 10/25Least upper bounds and completeness of R
13Thu 10/27Proof of the three basic theorems
14Tue 11/1Derivatives
15Thu 11/3Derivatives (cont.)
16Tue 11/8Differentiation rules
17Thu 11/10Differentiation rules (cont.)
-Tue 11/15Workshop
-Thu 11/17Second Midterm
18Tue 11/22Critical points and local extrema
19Tue 11/29The Mean Value Theorem
20Thu 12/1Further applications of the derivative
21Tue 12/6Convexity
22Tue 12/13Inverse functions
-Thu 12/15Workshop

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