Syllabus

Math 101

Fall 2008

Myers

 

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Lecture Materials

Textbook Reference

Practice Exercises

Homework Assignment

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Slides

Mathematica

Pages 2 – 9

 

Read pages 2 – 9

2

9/5

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Functions Worksheet

Slides

Section 1.1

Pages 10 – 18

9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 59a

Sample Grading Rubric

16, 18abc, 20, 58 (graph only)

3

9/8

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Functions Worksheet

Essential Functions Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 1.2

Pages 24 – 34

1, 3, 11, 12

2, 4 (match only), 10, 19 (type only)

4

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Fitting Functions Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Fit Check

Section 1.3

Pages 37 – 40

7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23

Sample Grading Rubric

6, 10, 14, 18

5

9/12

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Tangent Lines Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

 Section 2.1

Pages 61 – 62

1, 3

Sample Grading Rubric

2, 4, Mathematica A

6

9/15

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Speed Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 2.1

Pages 63 – 64 

5, 7, 8

Sample Grading Rubric

6, Mathematica B

7

9/17

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Limits Part 1 Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 2.2

Pages 66 – 71 

1 – 7, 17 – 24

Sample Grading Rubric

6, 24

What point is the textbook author trying to make with Examples 2 and 4?

8

9/19

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Limits Part 1 Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 2.2

Pages 72 – 74

9, 25, 27

Sample Grading Rubric

8, 26, 28

9

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Limits Part 2 Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 2.3

Pages 77 – 84

3 – 9, 11 – 20

Sample Grading Rubric

4*, 6*, 8*, 12, 20, 52 (show all steps for full credit)

*evaluate only

10

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Limits Part 2 Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 2.5

Pages 97 – 99

Pages 104 – 105

1, 2, 3, 7, 15 – 20,

47 – 52

Sample Grading Rubric

4, 8, 48

11

9/26

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Velocities and Slopes Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 3.1

Pages 113 – 117

5 – 8, 11 – 17

Grading Rubric

6, 8, 14, 16ab

12

9/29

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Slides

Mathematica

Section 3.1

Pages 117 – 119

37 – 50

Grading Rubric

42ab, 46

13

10/1

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Worksheet

Slides

Section 3.2

123 – 131

1 – 13, 17 – 27,

31 – 32, 33 – 36,

39 – 42

Grading Rubric

4, 6, 8, 10, 34, 36, 42

14

10/3

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Derivatives Part 1 Worksheet

Mathematica

Section 3.3

Pages 135 – 138

1 – 9

Grading Rubric

2, 4, 6, 8

15

10/6

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Derivatives Part 2 Worksheet

Mathematica

Section 3.3

Pages 139 – 144

10 – 20,

21 – 42,

49 – 50,

53 – 56 (tangent line only), 61, 62ab

Grading Rubric

10, 12, 21, 22, 24, 28

16

10/8

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Derivatives of Trig Functions Worksheet

Slides

Section 3.4

Pages 148 – 154

1 – 16, 17 – 19, 21 – 24, 25a, 26a, 33 – 35, 36a

Grading Rubric

2, 6, 10

17

10/10

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Chain Rule Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 3.5

Pages 155 – 160

1 – 36, 47 – 50,

51 – 54

Grading Rubric

 

 

Break

 

 

 

 

 

18

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Slides

 

Section 3.5

Pages 155 – 160

1 – 36, 47 – 50,

51 – 54, 75, 77, 78

Grading Rubric

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Mathematica D

19

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Slides

Study Questions

Practice Midterm 1

 

Practice Midterm 1 Solutions

 

20

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Exam

 

 

 

21

10/27

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Math Ad

 

 

 

22

10/29

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Slides

Mathematica

Section 3.7

Pages 170 – 179

1 – 10, 18 – 21,

26 – 30, 32 – 33

Grading Rubric

2abcdefg, 28

23

10/31

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Extrema Worksheet

Slides

Mathematica

Section 4.1

Pages 205 – 210

3 – 6, 29 – 42,

45 – 56, 63 – 65

Grading Rubric

6, 30, 38, 46, 52,

24

11/3

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Mean Value Theorem Worksheet

Slides

Section 4.2

Pages 214 – 219

1 – 8, 11 – 18

Grading Rubric

2, 6, 14, 32

25

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Derivatives and Graphs Worksheet

Slides

Section 4.3

Pages 220 – 223

 

 

26

11/7

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Slides

Section 4.3

Pages 223 – 227

1 – 17, 27 – 40

Grading Rubric

2, 10, 16, 30 

27

11/10

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Optimization Problems Worksheet

Slides

Section 4.7

Pages 256 – 261

1 – 8, 12 – 19,

40 – 43

Grading Rubric

6, 8, 38

28

11/12

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Slides

Section 4.7

Pages 261 – 262

53 – 58

Grading Rubric

54, 56, 58

29

11/14

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Slides

Section 4.9

1 -18, 21 – 40,

43 – 46, 51 – 56,

66 – 69

Grading Rubric

2, 14, 26, 44, 51, 68

30

11/17

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Areas Worksheet

Slides

Section 5.1

Pages 288 – 297

 

 

31

11/19

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Slides

Section 5.1

Pages 288 – 297

11 – 16  

 

32

11/21

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Practice Midterm 2

 

Practice Midterm 2 Solutions

 

33

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Exam

 

 

 

34

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Extra Credit