Math 151  Calculus I


Spring 2016

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Syllabus
Tentative Homework Problems

DATE ASSIGNMENT 
02/01
Review and Introduction [Due:  Wednesday (beginning of class)]
02/02
Nonlinear Inequalities Worksheet (homework)
Appendix A, p. A9: #47-55(odd) [listed on worksheet]
02/03
Functions Handout
Section 1.1, p. 19:  #1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 41, 45, 49, 55, 63, 70, 73, 76
02/04
Appendix B, p. A15:  #1, 5, 7, 10, 11, 17-41(every other odd)
Basic Functions and Their Graphs
Transformations
02/05
Section 1.3, p. 42:  #1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 21, 31-39(odd), 44, 45, 53
02/08
Preparation for Calculus
Section 1.4, p. 49:  #1, 3, 5, 6, 7 [Note:  estimated values may differ from answers in the back of the book.]
Quiz tomorrow over 02/02-02/05 Homework
Turn in 02/02-02/05 Homework tomorrow at the beginning of class
02/09
Quiz 1
Limit of a Function
Section 1.5, p. 59:  #1, 2, 5
Homework Check 1
02/10
Section 1.5, p. 59:  #1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 19, 21, 23, 15, 17, 3, 6, 9, 29-39(odd), 40, 41
02/11
Limit Laws
Section 1.6, p. 70:  #1, 2, 9
02/12
Section 1.6, p. 70:  #(1, 2, 9), 10, 11, 15, 17, 41, 45, 46, 47, 21, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39, 49
02/15
Continuity
Section 1.8, p. 91:  #1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 27, 28, 41, 45, 49(a,b), 51
02/16
Section 1.8, p. 91:  #53, 54
Tangent Line Problem
Section 2.1, p. 113:  #1, 3, 5
Homework Check 2
02/17
Section 2.1, p. 113:  #(1, 3, 5), 7, 8, 9, 13, 16, 18, 46, 51, 17, 21, 27, 30, 31-41(odd), 43
02/18
Section 2.2, p. 125:  #1, 3, 5, 10, 12, 19, 23, 25, 27, 33
02/19
Section 2.2, p. 125:  #9, 11, 41, 42, 56(a) [Hint: Use formula 5, p. 109], 57
Derivatives of xn [Due:  Monday 02/22]
02/22
Section 2.3, p. 140:   #1, 2, 3, 8, 15, 16, 25, 45, 47, 52, 77, 79
Quiz tomorrow over Sections 1.8-2.2
02/23
Quiz 2
Section 2.3, p. 140:  #7, 11, 23, 25, 29, 31, 38, 46, 51, 53, 69, 75, 82
02/24
Section 2.3, p. 140:  #11, 21, 24, 27, 34, 37, 40, 55, 71, 59-63(all), 88(b), 89, 90, 94, 99, 104 & Section 2.2 #47
02/25
Proofs of Basic Differentiation Rules
No New Homework
02/26
App D, p. A32:  #1, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 23, 25, 35, 37, 77, 29, 31, 33, 65-75(odd)
Solving Trigonometric Equations [assigned as homework]
Exam 1 Review Sheet
Exam 1 Review Sheet w/Answer
02/29
Review for Exam 1
03/01
Exam 1
03/02
Go over Exam
Trigonometric Derivatives Preparation  [Find the identity for p. 4]
03/03
Section 2.4, p. 150:  #17-19(all), 1-15(odd), 21, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43, 50
03/04
Composition of Functions/Chain Rule Preparation
03/07
Section 2.5, p. 158:  #1, 3, 7-45(every other odd), 47, 49, 51, 53, 56, 59, 61, 63, 67, 68, 70, 73, 75, 88
No In-Class Homework Check this week
03/08
Review, p. 196  [Due:  Friday 03/11] 
True False Quiz:  #2-7(all), 10-12(all) [Don't forget to explain why or give a counterexample]
Review Exercises:  #13-39(every other odd, except 29), 41, 47, 49(tangent line only), 53, 59, 61-71(odd)
03/09
Section 2.7, p. 178:  #1-19(odd), 23(a,b), 29, 30, 31
03/10
Chain Rule/Implicit Differentiation Preparation, Part 1
Chain Rule/Implicit Differentiation Preparation, Part 2 [Have done before class tomorrow]
03/11
Section 2.6, p. 166:  #1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 59[Hint:  ] // 35-39(all)
03/14
Section 2.9, p. 192:  #1-5(all), 23, 25, 27, 29, (7, 10 don’t do accuracy part)
03/15
Quiz 3
Section 2.9, p. 192:  #11-21(odd), 31, 33, 36
Preparation for Related Rates [Due:  Wednesday 3/16 -- beginning of class]
03/16
RELATED RATES: Strategy and Examples and Problems, Part 1
Optional Quiz 3 Re-Do [Due:  Thursday 3/17 by 11:30am]
No New Homework
03/17
Continue working on RELATED RATES: Strategy and Examples and Problems, Part 1
Section 2.8, p. 185:  #3, 7, 9, 11, 13, [14 done on worksheet], 15, 25, 29, 37, 43 [Slight change from assignment sheet.]
03/18
RELATED RATES: Strategy and Examples and Problems, Part 2
Section 2.8, p. 185:  #16, 17, [20(a) done on worksheet], 20(b), 23, 31, 41
03/28
Section 3.1, p. 211:  #1-5(odd), 7, 11, 15-27(every other odd)
Section 2.8 Homework Due on Wednesday 03/30 -- by end of class
03/29
Section 3.1, p. 211:  #, 29, 33, 36, 37, 41, 42, 45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 63
03/30
Section 3.3, p. 227:  #3a, [(a,b): 1, 5, 8, 9, 13, 31, 33, 39, 41, 44]
Section 2.8 Homework Due on Wednesday 03/30 -- by 2:15pm
03/31
Section 3.3, p. 227:  [Finish:  #1, 3, 8, 9, 13, 31, 33, 39, 41, 44], 21, 25, 27
04/01
Section 3.2, p. 219:  #1-15(odd), 17, 18, 25, 27
Exam 2 Review Sheet
Exam 2 Review Sheet w/Answers
04/04
Review for Exam 2
04/05
Exam 2
04/06
Section 3.4, p. 241:  #1, 7, 9, 11, 35, 46, 49, 3, 27, 38, 39, 44, 45, 59
04/07
Go over Exam
Section 3.4, p. 241:  #17, 40, 21, 29, 55
04/08
Limits at Infinity Shortcuts
Section 3.5, p. 250:  #45, 46, 47
04/11
Summary of Curve Sketching
Curve Sketching Examples
Section 3.5, p. 250:  #[17, 23, 29, 39 – derivatives on worksheet Curve Sketching Partial Homework], 1, 5, 9, 37, 53
In-Class Quiz Postponed to Thursday 04/14
04/12
Continue with Curve Sketching Homework
04/13
Preparation for Optimization
Steps for Optimization
Optimization Problems  [Finish these 6 problems as your homework tonight.  Note:  The first 5 problems correspond to to problems #3, 11, 15, 21, & 23 in the book.]
04/14
Section 3.7, p. 264:  #[3, 11, 15, 21, 23], 31, 5, 7, 8 // 17, 25, 34, 35, 37, 49, 59, 65, [75]
04/15
Work on Section 3.7 Homework
04/18
Newton's Method Preparation
Newton's Method Example
No New Homework
Homework Check (over Section 3.7) postponed to Wednesday or Thursday
04/19
Steps for Newton's Method on the TI-83/84
Section 3.8, p. 276:  #1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 25, 29, 31, 33
Homework Check (over Section 3.7) on Wednesday. This will be a regular Homework Check at the end of class and all of the Section 3.7 Homework will be turned in.  Late homework will not be accepted.
04/20
Section 3.9, p. 282:  #1, 5, 7, 14, 19, 21, 23, 28, 31, 33, 35, 42, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 57
Homework Check 5
04/21
App. E, p. A38:  #1-19(every other odd), 21, 25, 29, 33, 43, 45
Worksheet on Areas [Have ready for tomorrow]
04/22
Worksheet for approximating Area under f(x) = 5 - x2
Section 4.1, p. 303:  #1, 2, 4(a), 5 [Slightly different than assignment sheet]
04/25
Section 4.1, p. 303:  #17, 21, 23, 25, 26 
Quiz tomorrow over 3.8, 3.9, & App. E
04/26
Quiz 5
Section 4.2, p. 316:  #1, 17, 19, 21, 23, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, // 41, 43, 47, 48, 51-63(odd)
04/27
Section 4.3, p. 327:  #19-37(every other odd), 47, 49, 51, 71
04/28
Section 4.3, p. 327:  #1, 3, 4, 5-17(odd), 53, 55, 60, 61, 65, 74
04/29
Section 4.4, p. 336:  #1, 2, 5-41(every other odd), 45, 47, 49, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61
Exam 3 Review Sheet
Exam 3 Review Sheet w/Answers
05/02
Review for Exam 3
05/03
Exam 3
05/04
Section 4.5, p. 346:  #1, 3, 4, 5, 7-29(every other odd)
05/05
Section 4.5, p. 346:  #35-45(every other odd), 49, 59, 61, [47, 48 rationalizing]
05/06
Section 5.1, p.362:  #1, 3, 5-27(every other odd), 29, 33, 35, 53, 57
05/09
Section 5.2, p. 374:  #1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 31[SUO], 39, 40
Homework Check tomorrow over Sections 4.5 & 5.1 [Postponed to Wednesday]
05/10
Section 5.2, p. 374:  #11, 13, 14, 17, 20, 27, 33[SUO], 43, 44 // 54, 55, 63, 65[Note]
05/11
Section 5.4, p. 386:  #1-11(odd)
Homework Check 6
05/12
Section 5.5, p. 391:  #1-11(odd), 14, 15, 16, 17, 19
05/13
Review Sheet for the Final Exam  new material only (see old review sheets/exams for previous material)
Review Sheet for the Final Exam w/ answers

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05/16
Monday Reading Day
(Optional) Review Session 10:00-11:00 am  (tentatively in DA 213)
Office Hours 2:00-3:00
05/17
Tuesday
MTH 151 Final Exam 8:00-10:00am (comprehensive)


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