Calculus A: Approximate Schedule.

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The content of this class is Chapters 1 - 4 of Single Variable Calculus (Stony Brook Edition). This includes some review of precalculus with differential calculus studied in detail.

7/14    Functions and Graphs, New functions from old.
             (Read Ch 1.1, 1.2);
7/16    Exponential funcition, Inverse functions, logarithm.
7/21    Limits, limit laws, continuous functions.
7/23    Limits involving infinities, velocities, rates of change. (Homework 1 due)
7/28    Derivative, equation of tangent line, linear approximation. What does the derivative say about the function?
7/30    Midterm.
8/4    Derivatives of polynomials, exponentials. product and quotient rule.(Homework 2 due)
8/6    Derivatives of trigonometric functions, chaing rule.
8/11    Implicit differentiation, derivatives of inverse functions, derivative of log.
8/13    Maximum and minimum values, critical values, shapes of curves.(Homework 3 due)
8/18    l'Hospital's rule, optimisation problems. antiderivatives.
8/20    FINAL EXAMINATION