Instructor: Dr. Seongchun (Michelle) Kwon
e-mail: kwonseon at hotmail dot com
Office: Miller Science Center 103-C
Office hours: 10:00- 11:00 AM on MWF and 3:00- 4:00 PM on TTR or by appointment
Class hours: MWF 9:00 AM-9:50 AM, Miller Hall 112
Recitation: W 12:00 PM-12:50 PM, Miller Hall 112
Text:
Calculus, 7th Edition ( ISBN 9780538497817 ), Authors: James Stewart,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Materials covered: Review of algebra, limits, the derivative, differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions, applications of the derivative, extrema, and the antiderivative.
Final Exam:
April 30 (Tuesday) 8:00 – 10:00 AM
| Date | Progress | Problems,Solutions |
| Jan 9 W | Introduction | |
| Jan 11 F | Chapter 1. Functions and Limits: 1.1. Four ways to represent a function | |
| Jan 14 M | 1.1. Four ways to represent a function, 1.2. Mathematical models: A catalog of essential functions | |
| Jan 16 W | 1.2. Mathematical models: A catalog of essential functions, 1.3. New functions from old functions | Group Quiz |
| Jan 18 F | 1.3. New functions from old functions, 1.4. The tangent and velocity problems | |
| Jan 23 W | 1.4. The tangent and velocity problems, 1.5. The limit of a function | Group Quiz |
| Jan 25 F | Class Cancelled due to inclement weather: Please work out the quiz problems and turn that in on Monday's class | Quiz |
| Jan 28 M | 1.5. The limit of a function | |
| Jan 30 W | 1.6. Calculating limits using the limit laws | Group Quiz , Quiz |
| Feb 1 F | Class Cancelled due to inclement weather | |
| Feb 4 M | 1.6. Calculating limits using the limit laws | |
| Feb 6 W | 1.6. Calculating limits using the limit laws | Group Quiz , Quiz |
| Feb 8 F | 1.8. Continuity | |
| Feb 11 M | 1.8. Continuity | |
| Feb 13 W | 1.8. Continuity, 2.1. Derivatives and rates of change | Group Quiz ( Solution ) |
| Feb 15 F | Exam 1 | Exam 1 ( Range: Chapter 1 ) Solution |
| Feb 18 M | 2.1. Derivatives and rates of change | |
| Feb 20 W | Finished 2.1. Derivatives and rates of change, Started 2.2. The derivative as a function | Mini-Make-Up Exam 1 |
| Feb 22 F | 2.2. The derivative as a function | |
| Feb 25 M | 2.3. Differentiation Formula | |
| Feb 27 W | 2.3. Differentiation Formula | Group Quiz , Quiz , ( Solution ) |
| Mar 1 F | Mid-Term day, No Class | |
| Mar 4 M | 2.4. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions, 2.5. The Chain rule | |
| Mar 6 W | 2.5. The Chain rule, 2.6. Implicit Differentiation | Group Quiz ( Please turn this in on Friday ), Quiz |
| Mar 8 F | 2.6. Implicit Differentiation and problem solving | |
| Mar 11, 13, and 15 | Spring Break | |
| Mar 18 M | 2.6. Implicit Differentiation | |
| Mar 20 W | Chapter 3. Applications of differentiation, 3.1. Maximum and minimum values | Review for the Exam ( Solution is at the end.) Derivative Formula ( You are to remember 1-18 clearly, except 9-12) |
| Mar 22 F | Exam 2( Chapter 2) | Exam 2 ( Range: Chapter 2 ) Solution |
| Mar 25 M | 3.1. Maximum and minimum values | |
| Mar 27 W | 3.2. The mean value theorem | Mini-Make-Up Exam 2 |
| Mar 29 F | Good Friday( No Class ) | |
| April 1 M | 3.3. How derivatives affect the shape of a graph:Focusing on the First derivative | |
| April 3 W | 3.3. How derivatives affect the shape of a graph:Focusing on the Second derivative and concavity | Group Quiz ( Solution ) |
| April 5 F | Go over Group Quiz | Quiz ( Solution ) |
| April 8 M | Problem Solving Activity | |
| April 10 W | 3.5. Summary of Curve Sketching | Group Quiz ( Solution ) |
| April 12 F | Continue to work on group quiz problems | |
| April 15 M | Problem solving ( Problem #4 in April 10th group quiz ) | |
| April 17 W | 3.5. Summary of Curve Sketching( Limits of rational functions ) | Group Quiz |
| April 19 F | Working on the problems on sketching curves | Group Quiz |
| April 22 M | Exam 3 Part A | |
| April 24 W | Exam 3 Part B | |
| April 26 F | Inauguration Day( Class cancelled ) | |
| April 30 T | Final Comprehensive Exam: 8:00 – 10:00 AM | Final Exam |