MAT 141 - Honors Calculus I

The following is a tentative syllabus for the class.

Week Dates Topic Textbook sections Notes
1 8/29-9/2 Real numbers: field axioms. Integers. Math. induction. Completeness axiom. Application: existence of roots and power function. I 3.1 - 3.14
2 9/5-9/9 9/5: Labor day, no classes
3 9/12-9/16
4 9/19-9/23 Integral calculus: definition, integrability of piecewise monotonic function, basic properties, integral of power function. 1.1 - 1.25
5 9/26-9/30      
6 10/3-10/7 10/3-10/5:No classes (Rosh Hashanah)  
7 10/10-10/14      
8 10/17-10/21 Some applications of integral 2.1 - 2.3, 2.12, 2.16 10/21: Midterm
9 10/24-10/28 Limits and continuous functions. Integrability of elementary functions 3.1 - 3.20  
10 10/31-11/4      
11 11/7-11/11
12 11/14-11/18 Derivatives - definition, geometric interpretation, derivatives of elementary functions, derivatives of exponential and trigonometric functions. Chain rule. 4.1 - 4.21
13 11/21-11/25 11/24-11/25: Thanksgiving break
14 11/28-12/2
15 12/5-12/9 Fundamental theorem of calculus 5.1 - 5.3
16 12/12-12/16 Review 12/13: Last day of classes (follows Thursday schedule)
12/21 Final exam