John Jernigan.
These rules must be followed:
* This is not a self paced class. You have three assignments due per week: a homework due Tuesday, a homework due Friday, and an Exam due Sunday. All assignments are due by 8:00 pm, and may not be taken after that time. You may spend as much time as you like on the homework, using the on line help and hints. You need not complete it in one sitting. However, the exams are 90 minutes and may not be taken more than once. Of course you are free to complete any assignment and exam before the due date and time, and are encouraged to do so.
* WebStudy is your course syllabus. Everything you need for the syllabus is in the Timeline.
* All the work is done in WebAssign. Create an account in WebAssign immediately. Your couirse key is ccp 2349 3313 .
* College Policy states if you miss two weeks of class, you may be dropped from the course for lack of attendance. Missing two assignments is the same as missing one week of class.
* Communication is essential.
* It is your responsibility to keep me informed as to what you are doing. If you are having any problems, send me an email through WebStudy.
* Additional Help: You may use any additional help you need to do the homework problems: a graphing calculator, a computer algebra system such as maple, etc. You may also use the learning lab. It might be a good idea to download the problems and take them with you. You are also encouraged to use my office hours.
The timeline in WebStudy is your weekly guide. What follows is a quick glance at the timeline, as well as the pdf files for your on line homework. A more thorough description is in the time line. Please be aware that your actual on line homework is algorithmically generated and so may not be identical to the pdf version, although problems will be similar. You must submit the on line homework.
Purchase the text immediately. Get started reading sections 1.1 - 1.6.
Log in to WebAssign and work through the problems in Assignment 1. If you prefer a hard copy to work on, I have converted the on line homework to pdf files listed below. However, you must answer the questions on line in WebAssign.
Important note about pdf files: I have saved your homework as pdf files for you to print if you want a hard copy. However, some of the on line homework is algorithmically generated and may not be the same as the pdf files. In addition, some of the pdf files are ugly. Again, you must answer the questions on line, not from the pdf files.
Important note about WebAssign: it is not perfect! Sometimes you may be sure you are writing the correct answer but it tells you otherwise. The most common reason for this is syntax; it is only a computer and cannot tell what you really mean. For example, you may write "sinx" when it should be "sin(x)". Use the template when possible. But most importantly do not get frustrated. If you are fairly sure you are correct, contact me and I will fix your grade. Do not keep trying to put in the same answer. You will only get annoyed. Communication with me is the key.
Topics for this week are from Chapter 1 of the text:
1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function
1.2 A Catalog of Essential Functions
1.3. New Functions From Old Functions.
1.5. Trigonometric Functions
1.6. Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Logarithms
2.1 Tangent and velocity problems.
2.2: Definition of a Limit
2.3: Calculating Limits Using Limit Laws
2.5: Continuity
2.6: Limits at infinity.
2.7: Tangent, velocity, and other rates of change.
2.8: Derivatives
2.9: The Derivative as a function.
3.1: Derivatives of Polynomial and Exponential functions.
Week 6:
3.2: The Product and Quotient Rules.
3.4: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions.
3.5: The Chain Rule
3.6: Implicit Differentiation
3.7: Higher derivatives.
3.8: Logarithmic Differentiation
3.10: Related Rates
3.11:Linear Approximation.
4.1:Maximum and minimum values.
4.2: The Mean Value Threorem.
4.3: How Derivatives affect the shape of the graph.
4.4: L'Hopital's Rule
4.5: Curve Sketching
4.7: Optimization
4.9: Newton's Method
4.10: Antiderivatives
5.1: Areas and Distance
5.2: The Definite Integral
5.3: The Fundamental Threorem of Calculus.
5.4: Indefinite Integrals and Net Change.
5.5: The Substitution Rule