Math 1710 Information
Spring 2014
Schedule and Homework Assignments: Below each date you will
find the topic to be covered that day. This is tentative and it may change due
to unforeseen circumstances. It is best to check http://www.math.unt.edu/~brand/class/1710/2014Spring/Brand1710.htm
often as it will be updated occasionally to reflect changes.
- January 13
Introduction to slope of curves
and limits (Section 2.1)
- January 15
Introduction to limits
(Section 2.2)
Browse Chapter 1. This is all review.
Limits of Functions Mathematica
Notebook
- January 17
Properties of limits (Section 2.3)
- January 22
Infinite limits and limits at
infinity (Sections 2.4, 2.5)
Limits involving infinity Mathematica Notebook
- January 24
Continuity (Section
2.6)
Intermediate Value Theorem Mathematica Notebook
- January 27
Introduction to derivatives
(Section 3.1)
- January 29
Basic properties and rules of
differentiation (Section 3.2)
- January 31
Product and quotient rule
(Section 3.3)
Exam 1 Review Sheet. Note that some of these
problems will be due on February 14.
- February 3
Continue with product and
quotient rule
Differentiation of trigonometric functions (Section 3.4)
Derivative of Sin at 0 Notebook
- February 5
Continue with differentiation of trigonometric functions
- February 7
Derivatives as rates of change (Section 3.5)
Mathematica
Introduction
- February 10
Linear approximations (Section
4.5)
- February 12
The chain rule (Section 3.6)
- February 14
Implicit differentiation (Section 3.7)
Problems
3,5,9,15,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,26,28,30,31,32,33,34,37 due from the Exam 1 Review Sheet. Note that these problems should
be graded and returned to you before the exam. Please write neatly, put your solutions
in order of the problem numbers, and staple your solutions together.
- February 17
Related rates (Section 3.8)
- February 19
Maxima and minima (Section
4.1)
- February 21
Exam 1
Project 1 due today
- February 24
Mean Value Theorem (Section
4.6)
- February 26
Increasing, decreasing, and
shape of functions (Section 4.2)
- February 28
Graphing functions (Section
4.3)
- March 3
Continue graphing functions
Solutions to a few problems from Thursday’s
recitation.
- March 5
Optimization problems (Section
4.4)
- March 7
L’hopital’s Rule (Section 4.7)
- March 17
Antiderivatives (Section 4.8)
- March 19
Project
2 – due on April 2
Riemann sums and the definite integral (Section 5.1, 5.2)
- March 21
Review
Problems for Exam 2 Turn in Problems 3, 6, 14, 16, 17, 22, 32, 34,
36
Exam 2
- March 24
Continue Riemann sums and the
definite integral
- March 26
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Section 5.3)
- March 28
Working with integrals (Section 5.4)
- March 31
The chain rule for integrals (Section 5.5)
- April 2
Position, displacement, velocity, speed, acceleration (Section 6.1)
- April 4
Areas of regions between curves (Section 6.2)
- April 7
Volumes by cross section, diskes and washers(Section 6.3)
Project 2 Due
- April 9
Volume by shells (Section 6.4)
- April 11
More volume by slicing and
shells
- April 14
Length of curves and surface
area (Section 6.5)
- April 16
Mass and density (Section 6.6 through Example 1)
Center of mass (Section 14.6 through Example 2)
- April 18
Center of mass of a planar region
- April 21
Pappus’ Theorem
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SETE survey
- April 23
Exam 3
From Review Sheet 3, turn in 2,9,16,17,19,21,23,28,31
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- April 25
Work (Section 6.6)
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SETE survey
- April 28
More work (Section 6.6)
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- April 30
Moment of inertia
Project 3 Due
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SETE survey
- May 7
Final Exam (1:30 pm)
Final Exam Review Sheet
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