This is a typical 6-week course schedule
Week: | Topics taught | Assignments, Quizzes, Exams due: |
Week 1 | 2.1 The tangent and velocity problems 2.2 The limit of a function 2.3 Calculating limits using the limit laws 2.4 The precise definition of a limit 2.5 Continuity |
Precalculus Review Assignment 2.1 Assignment 2.2 Assignment 2.3 Assignment 2.4 Assignment 2.5 Quiz #1 |
Week 2 | 2.6 Limits at infinity; horizontal asymptotes 2.7 Derivatives and rates of change 2.8 The derivative as a function 3.1 Derivatives of polynomials and exponential functions 3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules |
Assignment 2.6 Assignment 2.7 Assignment 2.8 Assignment 3.1 Assignment 3.2 Quiz #2 |
Week 3 | 3.3 Derivatives of trigonometric functions 3.4 The Chain Rule 3.5 Implicit differentiation 3.6 Derivatives of logarithmic functions |
Assignment 3.3 Assignment 3.4 Assignment 3.5 Assignment 3.6 Midterm Exam |
Week 4 | 3.7 Rates of change in the natural and social sciences 3.8 Exponential growth and decay 3.9 Related rates 3.10 Linear approximations and differentials |
Assignment 3.7 Assignment 3.8 Assignment 3.9 Assignment 3.10 Quiz #3 |
Week 5 | 4.1 Maximum and minimum values 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem 4.3 How derivatives affect the shape of a graph 4.4 Indeterminate forms and L’Hopital’s Rule 4.7 Optimization problems |
Assignment 4.1 Assignment 4.2 Assignment 4.3 Assignment 4.4 Assignment 4.7 Quiz #4 |
Week #6 | 4.9 Antiderivatives 5.1 Areas and distances 5.2 The definite integral and Riemann sums |
Assignment 4.9 Assignment 5.1 Assignment 5.2 Final Exam |