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Calendar for Math 121, Fall 2008

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Author: Matthew Leingang <leingang@cims.nyu.edu>
Date: 2008-11-18

This is a week-by-week calendar of topics covered in Calculus I.

Week Dates Section Topics
1 9/2–9/5 1.1 Functions and their Representations
1.2 A catalog of essential functions
2 9/8–9/12 1.3 The limit of a function
1.4 Calculating Limits
3 9/15–9/19 1.5 Continuity
1.6 Limits involving Infinity
4 9/22–9/26 2.1 Derivatives and rates of change
2.2 The derivative as a function
2.3 Basic differentiation rules
5 9/29–10/3 2.4 The product and quotient rules
2.5 The chain rule
2.6 Implicit differentiation
6 10/6–10/10 2.8 Linear approximations and differentials
3.1 Exponential functions
3.2 Inverse functions and logarithms
7 10/15–10/17 Midterm
8 10/20–10/24 3.3 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
3.4 Exponential growth and decay
3.5 Inverse trigonometric functions
9 10/27–10/31 3.7 Indeterminate forms and L'Hôpital's Rule
4.1 Maximum and minimum values
10 11/3–11/7 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem
4.3 Derivatives and the shapes of curves
4.4 Curve sketching
11 11/10–11/14 4.5 Optimization problems
4.6 Newton's Method
4.7 Antiderivatives
12 11/17–11/21 5.1 Areas and distances
5.2 The definite integral
5.3 Evaluating definite integrals
13 11/24–11/26 5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
14 12/1–12/5 5.5 The Substitution Rule
6.1 Integration by Parts
15 12/8–12/12 6.5 Approximate Integration