Course Outline
Math 112: Calculus I
Fall Semester 2011
(last updated 12/2/11)

Math 112 | Keith Leatham's Home Page | Department of Mathematics Education | Brigham Young University


Date
Today's Activities and Assignments
Assignments Due
Tuesday
December 13
Final Exam, 7-10pm, various room assignments

Thursday
December 8
Activities
Review for the Final

Assignments
Be Prepared

Wednesday
December 7
Activities
Review for the Final

Assignments
Check out these Past 112 Finals
Online Chap5Rev
Tuesday
December 6
Activities
Discuss
Problem Set 9

Assignments
Online Chap5Rev

Monday
December 5
Activities
Chapter 5 Review

Assignments
Online Chap5Rev
Online 5.5
Friday
December 2
Activities
The Substitution Rule (5.5)

Assignments
Online 5.5
Online 5.4
Thursday
December 1
Activities
Exploring Integration

Assignments
Be Impressed
Problem Set 9
Online 5.3b
Wednesday
November 30
Activities
Indefinite Integrals and Net Change (5.4)

Assignments
Online 5.4
Online 5.3a
Tuesday
November 29
Activities
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (cont.) (5.3)

Assignments
Online 5.3b

Monday
November 28
Activities
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (5.3)

Assignments
Online 5.3a
Online 5.2
Wednesday-Friday
November 23-25
No Class--Thanksgiving Holiday
Tuesday
November 22
(Lecture, not Lab)
Activities
Discuss Midterm #3

Assignments
Be Thankful

Monday
November 21
Activities
The Definite Integral (cont.) (5.2)

Assignments
Online 5.2
Online 5.1/5.2
Friday
November 18
Activities
The Definite Integral (5.1/5.2)

Assignments
Online 5.1/5.2
Online Appdx E
Thursday
November 17
Activities
Approximating Areas

Assignments
Problem Set 9 (last one)
Midterm 3 (closes tonight at 10pm)
Wednesday
November 16
Activities
Sigma Notation (Appendix E)


Assignments
Online Appdx E
Online Chap4Rev
Tuesday
November 15
Activities
Discuss Problem Set 8

Assignments
Be Unselfish

Monday
November 14
Activities
Chapter 4 Review
Dr. Leatham's writup of that crazy triangle/circle problem from class

Assignments
Online Chap4Rev
Midterm 3 (opens today at noon; closes Thursday night, 10pm)
Online 4.9
Friday
November 11
Activities
Antiderivatives
(4.9)

Assignments
Online 4.9
Online 4.8
Thursday
November 10
Activities
More on Newton's Method

Assignments
Be Newtonian
Problem Set 8
Wednesday
November 9
Activities
Newton's Method
(4.8)

Assignments
Online 4.8
Online 4.7
Tuesday
November 8
Activities
Exploring Optimization

Assignments
Be Quick

Monday
November 7
Activities
Optimization (4.7)

Assignments
Online 4.7
Online 4.5
Friday
November 4
Activities
Curve Sketching (4.5)

Assignments
Online 4.5
Online 4.4
Thursday
November 3
Activities
Discuss Problem Set 7

Assignments
Be Motivated

Wednesday
November 2
Activities
L'Hospital's Rule (4.4)

Assignments
Online 4.4
Online 4.3
Tuesday
November 1
Activities
Discuss Midterm 2

Assignments
Be Reflective
Problem Set 8
Problem Set 7
Monday
October 31
Activities
The Shape of a Graph (4.3)

Assignments
Online 4.3
Online 4.2
Friday
October 28
Activities
The Mean Value Theorem (4.2)

Assignments
Online 4.2
Online 4.1
Thursday
October 27
Activities
Exploring Maxes and Mins

Assignments
Be frightened
Midterm 2 (closes tonight at 10pm)
Wednesday
October 26
Activities
Maximum and Minimum Values (4.1)

Assignments
Online 4.1
Online Chap3Rev
Tuesday
October 25
Activities
Discuss Problem Set 6

Assignments
Problem Set 7

Monday
October 24
Activities
Chapter 3 Review

Assignments
Online Chap3Rev
Midterm 2 (opens today at noon; closes Thursday night, 10pm)
Online 3.11
Friday
October 21
Activities
Hyperbolic Functions (3.11)

Assignments
Online 3.11
Online 3.10
Thursday
October 20
Activities
Exploring Linear Approximations

Assignments
Be Amused
Problem Set 6
Online 3.9
Wednesday
October 19
Activities
Linear Approximations (3.10)

Assignments
Online 3.10
Online 3.8
Tuesday
October 18
Activities
Related Rates (3.9)

Assignments
Online 3.9

Monday
October 17
Activities
Exponential Growth and Decay (3.8)

Assignments
Online 3.8
Online 3.6
Friday
October 14
Activities
Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions (3.6)

Assignments
Online 3.6
Online 3.5
Thursday
October 13
Activities
Discussion based on Problem Set 5

Assignments
Be Purposeful

Wednesday
October 12
Activities
Implicit Differentiation (3.5)

Assignments
Online 3.5
Online 3.4
Tuesday
October 11
Activities
Differentiation Mania

Assignments
Problem Set 6
Problem Set 5
Monday
October 10
Activities
The Onion Rule (3.4)

Assignments
Online 3.4
Online 3.3
Friday
October 7
Activities
Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions (3.3)

Assignments
Online 3.3
Online 3.2
Thursday
October 6
Activities
Discuss based on Midterm #1

Assignments
Be Literate

Wednesday
October 5
Activities
More Cool Derivative Rules (3.2)

Assignments
Online 3.2
Online 3.1
Tuesday
October 4
Activities
Taking Derivatives

Assignments
Problem Set 5

Monday
October 3
Activities
Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions (3.1)

Assignments
Online 3.1
Online Ch2-review
Midterm 1 (closes tonight at 10pm)
Friday
September 30
Activities
Chapter 1 and 2 Review

Assignments
Online Ch2-review
Online 2.8
Thursday
September 29
Activities
Discussion based on Problem Set 4

Assignments
Midterm 1
(opens this morning, 8am; closes Monday night, 10pm)

Wednesday
September 28
Activities
The Derivative as a Function (2.8)

Assignments
Online 2.8
Online 2.7
Tuesday
September 27
Activities
Exploring Derivatives

Assignments
Be Arithmetic
Problem Set 4
Monday
September 26
Activities
Derivatives and Rate of Change (2.7)

Assignments
Online 2.7
Online 2.6
Friday
September 23
Activities
Limits at Infinity and Asymptotes (2.6)

Assignments
Online 2.6
Online 2.5 part 2
Thursday
September 22
Activities
Discussion based on Problem Set 3

Assignments
Be more Happy

Wednesday
September 21
Activities
Continuing Continuity (2.5)

Assignments
Online 2.5 part 2
Online 2.5 part 1
Tuesday
September 20
Activities
Continuity (2.5)

Assignments
Problem Set 4
Problem Set 3
Monday
September 19
Activities
Continuity (2.5)

Assignments
Online 2.5 part 1
Online 2.4
Friday
September 16
Activities
The Precise Definition of a Limit (2.4)

Assignments
Online 2.4
Online 2.3 part 2
Thursday
September 15
Activities
Discussion based on Problem Set 2

Assignments
none

Wednesday
September 14
Activities
Calculating Limits (2.3)

Assignments
Online 2.3 part 2
Online 2.3 part 1
Tuesday
September 13
Activities
Calculating Limits (2.3)

Assignments
Problem Set 3
Problem Set 2
Monday
September 12

Activities
Calculating Limits (2.3)

Assignments
Online 2.3 part 1
Online 2.2
Friday
September 9
Activities
Limits (2.2)

Assignments
Online 2.2

Thursday
September 8
Activities
Discussion based on
Problem Set 1

Assignments
none
Pretest (at least 75%)

Wednesday
September 7
Activities
Tangents and Velocity (2.1)

Assignments
Be Happy
Online 1.6
Tuesday
September 6
Activities
Inverse Functions and Logarithms (1.6)

Assignments
Problem Set 2
Online 1.6
Problem Set 1
Online 1.5
Monday
September 5
No Class--Labor Day Holiday

Friday
September 2
Activities
Exponential Functions (1.5)

Assignments
Online 1.5
Online 1.3
Thursday
September 1
Activities
New Functions from Old (1.3)

Assignments
Online 1.3
Online AppD
Wednesday
August 31
Activities
Trigonometry (Appendix D)

Assignments
Online AppD
Online 1.1-2
Tuesday
August 30

Activities
Functions (1.1 & 1.2)

Assignments
Problem Set 1
Online 1.1-2 (temporary fix PDF)
Online Homework Introduction
Monday
August 29
Activities
Course Introduction
Calculus Preview

Assignments
Take Pretest
Online Homework Introduction





Problem Set 1
1.1 #12, #62
1.2 (A) Find the algebraic representation of a quadratic function whose graph goes through quadrants II, III and IV (but not I). Explain how you determined your function and how it satisfies the given conditions.
Appendix D #46
1.3 #47, #55
1.5 #20

Problem Set 2
1.6 #62
2.1 #4, #8
2.2 #2, #18
2.3 #10


Problem Set 3
p. 170 #2, #3
2.4 #11, #16
2.5 #6

Problem Set 4
2.5 #48
p. 171 #7
2.6 #50
2.7 #6, #22


Problem Set 5
2.8 #46 (be sure to include the sketch of the figure along with your writeup so you can refer to it in your writeup)
3.1 #72
3.2 #42, #50
3.3 #49


Problem Set 6
3.4
#65 (be sure to include the sketch of the figure along with your writeup so you can refer to it in your writeup)
      #77
3.5 #76, #77
3.6 #53
3.8 #9
3.9 #31


Problem Set 7
3.10 #43
4.1 #11, #13
4.2 #15, #23
4.3 #30


Problem Set 8
4.4 #71
4.5 #49
4.7 #36
4.8 #29
p. 356 #7

Problem Set 9
5.1 #14
5.2 #6, #60 (with these additional instructions, "Use a graph to illustrate what Property 8 means for this particular function.")
5.3 #62
5.4 #50
p. 420 #2


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