Math 1: Calculus with Algebra and Trigonometry

Last updated November 12, 2004

Course Information Syllabus Main Page Exams


Homework

Week of November 22 - 26, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
  • Do:
    • pp. 150 - 151 # 18, 43, 48, 54, 59, 70, 72, 81, 121, 122
    • pp. 162 - 163 # 18, 21, 27, 29, 30
  • Due: Monday, November 29
  • Solutions to assignment 27
x-period: no class
Friday: no class


Week of November 15 - 19, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
x-period:
  • Read: no new reading
  • Do:
    • pp. 150 - 151 # 1, 4, 6, 11, 26, 117, 118
    • Evaluate each of the following limits:
      (a) limx→ 1(x2 - x)/(x2 - 1)
      (b) limx→ 1 (ln x)/(x - 1)
      (c) limx→ ∞ ex/x2
      (d) limx→ π/2 (tan x + x)/sin x
  • Due: Friday, November 19
  • Solutions to assignment 25
Friday:
  • Read: pp. 154 - 160, 201
  • Do:
    • pp. 161 - 162 # 1, 2, 7, 19
    • Find the critical points of the following functions:
      (a) f(x) = 5x2 + 4x
      (b) g(x) = x3 + x2 + x
      (c) f(z) = (z + 1)/(z2 + z + 1)
  • Due: Monday, November 22
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 26


Week of November 8 - 12, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
x-period:
Friday:
  • Read: pp. 131 - 134
  • Do: pp. 133 - 136 # 2, 6, 13, 17, 20, 23, 33a, 33b
  • Due: Monday, November 15
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 23


Monday:
x-period:
  • Read: pp. 114 - 117
  • Do: pp. 118 - 119 # 5, 11, 12, 15, 17, 21, 22, 34, 35, 38
  • Due: Friday, November 5
  • Solutions to assignment 19
Friday:
  • Read: pp. 120 - 123
  • Do: pp. 123 - 124 # 2, 7, 12, 13, 19, 21, 26, 28, 34
  • Due: Monday, November 8
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 20


Week of October 25 - 29, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
  • Read: pp. 72 - 76
  • Do: pp. 76 - 77 # 1 - 6, 15, 16, 18
    • Find the SECOND derivatives of the following functions:
      (a) f(x) = 5x2 + 1
      (b) g(x) = 2x
  • Due: x-period
  • Solutions to assignment 15
x-period:
Friday:
  • Read: No New Reading
  • Do: p. 108 # 26, 29, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40, 47
  • Due: Monday, November 1
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 17


Week of October 18 - 22, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
x-period:
  • Read: pp. 93 - 94, 98
  • Do:
    • pp. 98 - 99 #1, 9
    • Find the derivative functions of the following:
      (a) f(x) = πeπ
      (b) g(x) = x3 + 2x
      (c) h(x) = πx2 + 1
  • Due: Friday, October 22
  • Solutions to assignment 13
Friday:


Week of October 11 - 15, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
  • Read: pp. 20, 44 - 49
  • Do:
    • p. 51 #13 & 15 only parts (a) through (c)
    • p. 90 #7
    • Find the following limits:
      (a) limx→5 (2x2+3x-4)
      (b) limh→0 ((3+h)2-9)/h
    • Given that limxa f(x) = -3, limxa g(x) = 0, and limxa h(x) = 8, find the following limits:
      (c) limxa ((g(x) + h(x))
      (d) limxa (f(x))2
      (e) limxa 2f(x)/(h(x) - f(x))
  • Due: x-period
  • Solutions to assignment 9
x-period:
Friday:
  • Read: pp. 51 - 57
  • Do: pp. 58 -6 0 #1, 2, 3, 7, 11, 14, 20, 23, 32
  • Due: Monday, October 18
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 11


Week of October 4 - 8, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
  • Read: Supplemental Reading pdf.
  • Do:
    • pp. 17 - 18 #18, 19, 20, 45
    • For each of the following functions, say whether the function is even, odd, or neither
      (a) sin(x)
      (b) cos(x)
      (c) tan(x)
    • Give the exact values (no decimals) for each of the following:
      (d) cos(-π/3)
      (e) sin(π/6)
      (f) cos(2004π/3)
      (g) cos2(1002π/3) - sin2(1002π/3) (notice anything about the answers to (f) and (g)?))
    • Draw each of the following angles in standard position:
      (h) 7π/3 rad
      (i) 2 rad
  • Due: x-period
  • Solutions to assignment 6
x-period:
  • Do:
    • Evaluate the following:
      (1) arctan(1)
      (2) arcsin(Ö(3)/2)
      (3) tan(cos-1(0.5))
      (4) tan-1(tan(4π/3))
      (5) arcsin(sin(5π/4))
    • Graph each of the following: (6) f(t) = sec(t/2)
      (7) g(t) = csc(t - π)
      (8) h(t) = 5 cos-1(3t)
    • Let θ be an acute angle (less than π/2 rad). Find tan θ if θ = sin-1x (note that x is a variable)
  • Due: Friday, October 8
  • Solutions to assignment 7
Friday:
  • Do:
    • Prove that each of the following are true:
      (a) (sin x + cos x)2 = 1 + sin(2x)
      (b) sec y - cos y = tan(y)sin(y)
      (c) 1/(1 - sin θ) + 1/(1 + sin θ) = 2 sec2θ
      (d) cot t/(cot t + 1) = 1/(1 + tan t)
      (e) sin φ/(1 - cos φ) = csc φ + cot φ
    • Find all values of x in [0, 2π] satisfying each of the following: (f) 2 sin2x = 1
      (g) sin x = tan x
      (h) 2 cos x + sin(2x) = 0
  • Due: Monday, October 11
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 8


Week of September 20 - 24, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Week of September 21 - October 1, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
  • Read: p. 12
  • Do:
    • p. 16 #11 - 16
    • find the roots of the following quadratics (if you say that there are no roots, explain why):
      (a) x2 + 6x + 9
      (b) x2 - 6x + 5
      (c) x2 + x - 12
      (d) 2x2 + 2x - 8
      (e) (x - 2)2 + 6(x - 2) + 9
      (f) 4x2 + 36
      (g) -2004x2 - 3
      (h) (x - 1)2 + 9
      (i) ex2 + 6ex + 9e
      (j) -π(x + eπe)2 - 6π(x + eπe) - 9π - πeπ
  • Due: x-period
  • Solutions to assignment 3
x-period:
Friday:
  • Read: pp. 13 - 14
  • Do:
    • p. 18 #41 - 44
    • use the properties of the natural log function to expand ln(uv)10
    • express each of the following as a single logarithm:
      • ln(x + y) + ln(x - y) - 2 ln(z)
      • 2 ln(4) - ln(2)
      • ln(3) + (1/3) ln(8)
      • (1/2) ln(x) - 5 ln(x2 + 1)
      • ln(x) + a ln(y) - b ln(z)
    • When a camera flash goes off, the batteries immediately begin to recharge the flash's capacitor, which stores electric charge given by
      Q(t) = Q0(1 - e-t/a).
      (The maximum charge capacity is Q0 and t is measured in seconds.)
      (a) Find the inverse of this function, and explain its meaning.
      (b) How long does it take to recharge the capacitor to 90% of capacity if a = 2?
  • Due: Monday, October 4
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Solutions to assignment 5


Week of September 20 - 24, 2004
Assignments Made on:
Monday:
  • Study: No class yet
  • Do:
  • Due:
Wednesday:
Friday:
  • Read: pp. 6 - 7, 10
  • Do: pp. 9-10 # 25 - 29, #14 - 16 and p. 16 #1
  • MEMOS are due today.
  • Due: Monday, September 27
  • Solutions to assignment 2