• 3/11
  • Topic: Linear programming review.
  • Class Exercises
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Prepare For: Final exam on Monday, 3/12 at 2:00 PM. Review Exams 1, 2, 3, highest priority on exercises listed below.
  • Priority Review Exercises: Exam 1: All but 1 and 9   Exam 2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10   Exam 3: 1, 3, 6, 7
• 3/9
  • Topic: Equations of tangent and secant lines, product rule.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Check: Your answers to Assignment 17
  • Prepare For: Exam 3 on Thursday, 3/10. There is a list of topics here
• 3/7
  • Topic: The exponential function.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Prepare For: Exam 3 on Thursday, 3/10. There is a list of topics here
• 3/4
  • Topic: Derivatives using the power rule.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 17 due at the start of class on Monday 3/7
• 3/3
  • Topic: Graphs of derivative functions.
  • Class Notes for the day
• 3/2
  • Topic: Graphs of derivative functions.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Suggested: 8th Edition 11.4: 47, 49   9th Edition 11.4: 49, 51
  • Turn In: Assignment 16 due at the start of class on Thursday 3/2
• 2/29
  • Topic: Equations of secant lines and tangent lines.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 16 due at the start of class on Wednesday 3/2
• 2/26
  • Topic: Limits.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Section 11.1: 43, 45, 47, 49, 51, 81/86, 82/87 (8th/9th editions) do as shown in the class notes, due at the start of class on Monday
• 2/25
  • Topic: More with derivatives.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 14 due at the start of class on Friday
• 2/24
  • Topic: Derivatives!
  • Class Notes for the day
• 2/19
  • Topic: Difference quotient, derivatives of polynomials.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Read: This description of how to find the derivative of a polynomial function.
  • Watch: This video on finding a difference quotient.
  • Turn In: Find the difference quotient for   y = 3x² - 7x + 2   showing all steps clearly and in an organized manner.
  • Note That: You can do the in-class assignment on Monday on the same paper as the above exercise..
• 2/15
  • Topic: Behavior of functions, simplex method review.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Finish: Finish the minimization problem from the the class notes for the day.
  • Prepare For: Exam 2 on Thursday. Here is a list of topics.
• 2/12
  • Topic: Behavior of functions, average rate of change.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Read: Section 2.3 here and pages 125-127 here
  • Suggested: Section 2.3 Exercises 1d-j, 2c-h, 6a-d,g (Desmos?) here and Section 3.7 Exercises 2, 4, 5 here  Check your answers in the back.
• 2/11
  • Topic: Functions.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Read: Section 2.1 and Section 2.3 here
  • Suggested: Section 2.1 Exercises 1, 2, 8, 10 here   Check your answers in the back.
• 2/10
  • Topic: Quadratic functions, revenue and cost.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 12 due at the start of class on Thursday
• 2/8
  • Topic: Linear programming, quadratic functions.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: The two exercises listed on the last page of the class notes, due at the start of class on Wednesday
• 2/5
  • Topic: Simplex Method.
  • Watch: This video on finding the vertex of a parabola and if you need.
  • Turn In: Assignment 9 and Assignment 10 both due at the start of class on Monday
• 2/4
  • Topic: Simplex Method.
  • Class Notes for the day These show the steps to solve 3.3: Exercise 9
  • Watch: This video on setting up the dual maximization problem if you need.
  • He uses a 1 in the last entry of the last row where I used a zero. It doesn't matter which you do as long as you get the correct new objective function.
  • Turn In: The minimization problem on the next to last page of the class notes
• 2/3
  • Topic: Simplex Method.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 8 due at the start of class on Thursday
• 2/1
  • Topic: Simplex Method.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 8
• 1/27
  • Topic: Simplex Method (not on exam).
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Section 3.3 Exercise 9 Solution
  • Prepare For: Exam 1 on Thursday, January 28th, by looking at returned homeworks and the book exercises listed below.
  • Section 1.1: 61, 63 (make sure you can deal with the "years since" thing)   1.2: 27, 29, 33, 31 (8th Ed.) or 35 (9th Ed.)
  • Section 2.1: 3 by substitution, 9 by addition   3.1: 1, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 41, 43   3.3: 8, 9, 10, 11
  • In this book, 7.2: 1, 2, 3
  • Know what marginal cost, fixed cost, supply, demand, equilibrium and break-even point are.
• 1/25
  • Topic: Linear programming.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Suggested: Section 3.3 Exercise 11a,b. Solution is posted here - check your answers.
  • Prepare For: Exam 1 on Thursday, January 28th, by looking at returned homeworks and the book exercises listed below.
  • Section 1.1: 61, 63 (make sure you can deal with the "years since" thing)   1.2: 27, 29, 33, 31 (8th Ed.) or 35 (9th Ed.)
  • Section 2.1: 3 by substitution, 9 by addition   3.1: 1, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 41, 43   3.3: 8, 9, 10, 11
  • In this book, 7.2: 1, 2, 3
  • Know what marginal cost, fixed cost, supply, demand, equilibrium and break-even point are.
• 1/22
  • Topic: Graphing inequalities, linear programming.
  • Class Exercise for the day.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Assignment 5 solutions
  • Turn In: Section 3.3 Exercise 9 (both editions)
• 1/21
  • Topic: Graphing inequalities, linear programming.
  • Class Exercise for the day.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 6
• 1/20
  • Topic: Pivoting, linear programming.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: There is nothing to turn in or prepare for.
• 1/15
  • Topic: More systems of linear equations, linear programming.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Turn In: Assignment 5   and 3.2: 4a,b, 6a,c give a table for each like the ones shown in the book, and conclude each with
  • a sentence telling what the minimum/maximum is and where it occurs
• 1/14
  • Topic: Systems of linear equations.
  • Class Notes for the day
  • Read: Section 7.2 here
  • Turn In: The previous assignment and solve the system below by the method done in class today.
  • x + 3y + 4z = 14,   2x - 3y + 2z = 10,   3x - y + z = 9
• 1/13
  • Topic: Systems of linear equations.
  • Class Notes for the day   I forgot to put these in order - sorry!
  • Turn In: Section 1.6: 2b,c   Section 1.8: 13, 14c   show all steps clearly and neatly, spaced out a bit, check answers in the back
• 1/8
  • Topic: Linear inequalities, feasible regions.
  • Class Notes for the day.
  • Read: Section 3.1
  • Suggested: (both editions) Section 3.1: 1 - 11 odd, 15, 17, 21 - 31 odd
• 1/7
  • Topic: Supply and demand.
  • Class Notes for the day.
  • Read: Section 1.2
  • Turn In: 8th Edition: Section 1.2: 28, 32   9th Edition: Section 1.2: 28, 34
• 1/6
  • Topic: Graphing lines, units of slope and intercept, linear functions.
  • Class Notes for the day.
  • Read: Section 2.4 here and, if you need a review on lines, Section 1.5 here.
  • Suggested: (not to turn in) Section 2.4 Exercises 2, 3, 5, 6 here. The answers are at the back - check yourself!
• 1/4
  • Topic: Equations of lines, linear models.
  • Look At: In-Class Exercises for the day.
  • Class Notes for the day.
  • Read: Section 1.1 of the book.
  • Turn In: Section 1.1 Exercises 1, 7, 19, 61b,c (8th Ed.), 61a,b (9th Ed.), 63 show work and check answers in the back.