Math 180

Mathematics V63.0121: Calculus I


Course description

Textbook

Calculus, Early transcendentals,  by James Stewart.

You are expected to read the textbook before the classroom discussion of each topic.

Syllabus / Homework

  Week 1  1.1
 1.2
 Functions and their representations
 A catalog of essential functions
 19, 21, 23, 25, 37, 57
 18, 28, 49, 62
   1.3
 1.4
 The limit of a function
 Calculating limits
 11, 13, 16, 33
 10, 11, 13, 20, 23, 31
  Week 2  1.5
 1.6
 Continuity
 Limits involving infinity
 13, 20, 24, 29
 14, 18, 21, 29, 47, 49
   2.1
 2.2
 Derivatives and rates of change
 The derivative as a function
 23, 24, 25, 28
 1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
  Week 3  2.2
 2.3
 The derivative as a function
 Basic differentiation formulas
 3, 9, 14, 18, 22, 28, 33, 35
 11, 16, 26, 32, 39, 48, 52, 62
   2.4
 2.5
 The product and quotient rules
 The chain rule
 2, 11, 23, 29, 38, 43, 46, 52
 3, 11, 21, 34, 37, 45, 54, 64
  Week 4  2.6
 2.7
 Implicit differentiation
 Related rules (optional)
 5, 13, 14, 17, 23, 32, 36, 38
 3, 7, 11, 14, 20, 25, 31, 36
   2.8  Linear approximations and differentials  3, 10, 13, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28
  Week 5  3.1
 3.2
 Exponential functions
 Inverse functions and logarithms
 16, 18, 19, 25, 30, 31, 11, 32
 4, 17, 22, 36, 48, 53, 63, 66, 73
   3.3
 3.4
 Derivatives of logarithms and exponential functions
 Exponential growth and decay
 7, 23, 24, 30, 38, 51, 57, 63
 1, 4, 5, 9, 18, 12, 20
  Week 6  3.5
 3.6
 3.7
 Inverse trignometric functions
 Hyperbolic functions (optional)
 Indeterminate forms and L'Hospital's rule
 4, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32
 7, 10, 11, 32, 19, 44, 48, 34
 6, 12, 30, 31, 35, 40, 41, 49
   4.1
 4.2
 Maximum and minimum values
 The mean value theorem
 8, 14, 28, 29, 36, 43, 55, 61
 4, 13, 15, 18, 27, 32, 36, 30
  Week 7  4.3
 4.4
 4.5
 Derivatives and shapes of graphs
 Curve sketching (optional)
 Optimization problems
 4, 24, 30, 34, 35, 37, 48, 53
 2, 14, 22, 31, 38
 
   4.5
 4.6
 Optimization problems
 Newton's method
 6, 9, 12, 24, 28, 32, 38, 43
 
  Week 8  4.6
 4.7
 Newton's method
 Antiderivatives
 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 25, 29
 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 23, 26
   5.1
 5.2
 Areas and distances
 The definite integral
 2, 8, 14, 16
 
  Week 9  5.2
 5.3
 The definite integral
 Evaluating definite integrals
 2, 8, 14, 18, 29, 32, 39, 50
 
   5.3
 5.4
 Evaluating definite integrals
 The fundamental theorem of calculus
 3, 12, 15, 20, 32, 37, 43, 62
 
  Week 10  5.4
 5.5
 The fundamental theorem of calculus
 The substitution rule
 2, 4, 8, 22, 24, 27, 28, 33
 
   5.5
 6.1
 The substitution rule
 Integration by parts
 6, 15, 21, 31, 39, 47, 55, 62
 2, 8, 14, 19, 26, 31, 40, 43
  Week 11  6.1
 6.2
 Integration by parts
 Trignometric integrals and substitutions
 2, 8, 14, 19, 26, 31, 40, 43
 8, 12, 20, 28, 34, 51, 58
   6.3  Partial Fractions  19, 22, 28, 38, 41
  Week 12  6.5  Approximate integration  7, 8, 10, 15, 16
   6.6  Improper integrals  7, 10, 14, 22, 28, 32, 41, 46
  Week 13  7.1  Areas between curves  5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 20, 33
   Review    

Grading

The course grade is based on the total number of points from hour exams, homework, quizzes, computer labs, and the final exam.

 Homework and quizzes  20%
 Midterm  30%
 Final Exam  50%

Instructors

 V63.0121.001 Jain, Sonal jain@cims.nyu.edu 998-3210 WWH 820
 V63.0121.002 Hu, David dhu@cims.nyu.edu 998-3203 WWH 103
 V63.0121.003 Goldberg, Daniel dgoldberg@cims.nyu.edu 998-3198 WWH 808
 V63.0121.004 Zhang, Jun jun@cims.nyu.edu 998-3239 WWH 104
 V63.0121.005 Albers, Peter albers@cims.nyu.edu 998-3185 WWH 1025
 V63.0121.006 Bae, Hantaek hantaek@cims.nyu.edu 998-3196 WWH 806
 V63.0121.007 Lim, Sukbin sukbin@cims.nyu.edu 998-3125 WWH 528
 V63.0121.008 Gunturk, Sinan gunturk@cims.nyu.edu 998-3246 WWH 622
 V63.0121.009  Weare, Jonathan weare@cims.nyu.edu 998-3148 WWH 621
 V63.0121.011 Sheffield, Scott sheff@cims.nyu.edu 998-3262 WWH 1107
 V63.0121.015 Holmes, Miranda holmes@cims.nyu.edu 998-3207 WWH 809