MATH 157 Syllabus



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

LectureDateTopic
1Tue 9/1Basic properties of real numbers
2Thu 9/3Rational and irrational numbers
3Tue 9/8Principle of mathematical induction
4Thu 9/10Functions
5Tue 9/15Functions (cont.)
6Thu 9/17Graphs
7Tue 9/22Graphs (cont.)
8Thu 9/24Polar coordinates
---Tue 9/29No class (Monday schedule)
9Thu 10/1Limits
10Tue 10/6Limits (cont.)
11Thu 10/8Workshop I
12Tue 10/13Midterm I
13Thu 10/15Continuous functions
14Tue 10/20Three basic theorems on continuous functions
15Thu 10/22Least upper bounds and completeness of R
16Tue 10/27Proof of the three basic theorems
17Thu 10/29Derivatives
18Tue 11/3Derivatives (cont.)
19Thu 11/5Differentiation rules
20Tue 11/10Differentiation rules (cont.)
21Thu 11/12Workshop II
22Tue 11/17Midterm II
23Thu 11/19Critical points and extrema
24Tue 11/24Mean value theorem
---Thu 11/26No class (Thanksgiving)
25Tue 12/1Further applications of the derivative
26Thu 12/3Convexity
27Tue 12/8Inverse functions
28Thu 12/10Workshop III

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