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Math 211 Calculus I Syllabus

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The text is Essential Calculus, Early Transcendentals 2nd ed by James Stewart.


Weekly Calender

Updated 03 October 2012.

Week Dates Sections Topics/Events
1 September
03-07
1.1 Functions and their Representations
1.2 A catalog of essential functions
2 September
19-14
1.3 The limit of a function
1.4 Calculating Limits
3 September
16-21
1.5 Continuity
1.6 Limits involving infinity
4 September
23-28
2.1 Derivatives and rates of change
2.2 The derivative as a function
Quiz on limits (in recitation)
5 October
01-05
2.3 Basic differentiation formulas
2.4,5
The product, quotient, and chain rules
6
October
08-12
2.6 Implicit differentiation
Midterm review (on Monday)
Midterm I (on Wednesday)
7 October
15-19
Fall break (no lecture on Monday)
2.7 Related rates
2.8 Linear approximations and differentials
8 October
22-26
3.1 Exponential functions
3.2 Inverse functions and logarithms
3.3 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
9 October
29-31

Superstorm Sandy! (all NYU classes cancelled!)
Superstorm Sandy! (all NYU classes cancelled!)
10 November
05-09
3.5
Inverse trigonometric functions
3.7 Indterminate forms and L'Hopital's Rule
11 November
12-16
4.1,5 Maximum and Minimum Values/Optimization Problems
4.3,4 Derivatives and sketching curves
Midterm review (on Wednesday)
12 November
19-23
Midterm II (on Monday)
4.7
Antiderivatives
13
November
26-30
5.1,2 Areas, distances, and the definite integral
5.3
Evaluating definite integrals
14 December
03-07
5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5.5 The Substitution Rule
15
December
09-14
Catch up and Review (time permiting)

December
17
Final Exam!


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