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Math 151 |
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Calculus for Business and Social Sciences |
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: May 14-18
--- Introduction to the course; Exponential Function - Part I (Read Section
2.3)
--- Exponential Function - Part II
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--- Logarithmic Function (
--- Properties of Logarithms (
--- Continuously Compounded Interest (Read Section 2.6)
Week 2: May 21-25
--- Finding Limits Using Tables and Graphs (Read Section 3.1)
--- Techniques for Finding Limits (Read Section 3.2)
--- One-Sided Limits; Continuous Functions (Read Section 3.3)
--- Limits at Infinity; Infinite Limits (Read Section
3.4)
--- Review for Exam 1
Week 3: May 28-June 1
--- Holiday; No Class
--- Exam 1
--- Definition of Derivative (Read Section 4.1)
--- Application to Economics (Read Section
4.1)
--- Derivative Formulas: Sum and Difference (Read Section
4.2)
Week 4: June 4-8
--- Derivative Formulas: Product and Quotient (Read Section 4.3)
--- Power Rule (Read Section 4.4 and 4.8)
--- Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Chain Rule (Read
Section 4.5)
--- Higher-Order Derivatives; Implicit
Differentiation (Read Section
4.6 and 4.7)
--- Review for Exam 2
Week 5: June 11-15
--- Exam 2
--- Horizontal and Vertical Tangent Lines (Read Section 5.1)
--- Increasing and Decreasing Functions (Read Section 5.2)
--- Concavity-Pant I (Read Section 5.3)
--- Concavity-Pant II (Read Section
5.3)
Week 6: June 18-22
--- Optimization (Read Section 5.4)
--- Related Rates (Read Section 5.6)
--- Review for Exam 3
--- Exam 3
--- Antiderivatives; Indefinite Integral (Read Section 6.1)
Week 7 June 25-29
--- Integration Using Substitution (Read Section 6.2)
--- Integration by Parts (Read Section 6.3)
--- Definite Integral (Read Section 6.4)
--- Finding Areas; Surplus; Maximizing
Profit-Part I (Read Section 6.5)
--- Finding Areas; Surplus; Maximizing
Profit-Part II (Read Section 6.5)
Final Week July 2 - 6
--- Review
--- Review
--- Holiday, No class
--- Final Exam (Comprehensive)