Spring 2019 Math 251 Schedule
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4/01
- Topic: Introduction to the course
- Read: Syllabus and Section 2.1 of book. Review Chapter 1 as needed.
4/03
- Topic: Average velocity
- Read: Section 2.1
4/04
- Topic: Instantaneous velocity and limits by tables
- Read: Sections 2.1
4/05
- Topic: One sided limits
- Read: Section 2.2
4/08
- Topic: Limit laws
- Read: Section 2.3
4/10
- Topic: Limit laws
- Read: Section 2.3
- Due: HW #1 and Quiz #1
4/11
- Topic: Infinite Limits
- Read: Section 2.4
4/12
- Topic: Limits at Infinity
- Read: Section 2.5
4/15
- Topic: Limits at Infinity
- Read: Section 2.5
4/17
- Topic: Continuity
- Read: Section 2.6
- Due: HW #2 and Quiz #2
4/18
- Topic: Intro. to Derivatives
- Read: Section 3.1
4/19
- Topic: Intro. to Derivatives
- Read: Section 3.1
4/22
- Topic: Derivative as Function
- Read: Section 3.2
4/25
- Topic: Study groups for Exam 1
4/29
- Topic: Rules for Derivatives
- Read: Section 3.3
5/1
- Topic: Rules for Derivatives
- Read: Section 3.3
5/2
- Topic: Product Rule
- Read: Section 3.4
- Due: Quiz 3
5/3
- Topic: Quotient Rule
- Read: Section 3.4
5/6
- Topic: Derivatives of Trig Functions
- Read: Section 3.5
5/8
- Topic: Derivatives of Trig Functions
- Read: Section 3.5
- Due: Quiz 4
5/9
- Topic: Velocity and Acceleration
- Read: Section 3.6
5/10
- Topic: Chain Rule
- Read: Section 3.7
5/13
- Topic: Review for Exam 2
- Read: Practice Problems
- Due: Quiz 5
5/16
- Topic: Implicit Differentiation
- Read: Section 3.8
5/17
- Topic: Derivatives of Logarithms and Exponentials
- Read: Section 3.9
5/20
- Topic: Derivatives of Inverse Trig Functions
- Read: Section 3.10
5/22
- Topic: Related Rates
- Read: Section 3.11
- Due: Quiz 6 and HW 6
5/23
- Topic: Related Rates
- Read: Section 3.11
5/24
- Topic: Absolute Max and Min's
- Read: Section 4.1
5/29
- Topic: Local Max and Min's: First Derivative Test
- Read: Section 4.3
- Due: Quiz 7 and HW 7
5/30
- Topic: Local Max and Min's: Second Derivative Test
- Read: Section 4.3
5/31
- Topic: Optimization
- Read: Section 4.5
6/5
- Topic: Exam 3 and HW 8 due
6/6
- Topic: L'hopital's rule
- Read: Section 4.7