If you are struggling with the material, be aware that you have options:
Read the book!
(1) Struggle a bit. Part of the learning process is the internal struggle
of trying to understand how all of the pieces fit together. It can
be frustrating, but it can also be rewarding. If you make progress,
however slow, then it is time well spent.
If you feel that your time is not productive, then you should talk to me,
or other students, about how you can make better use of your study time.
(2)
Visit my office hours. It is part of my job to be available to help
you understand the material. There is not enough time in the classroom to get
everything across, and you are not expected to do it all on your own.
(3) Find alternate instructional material online. Different people have
different styles, and while you might have found my way of discussing something
to be confusing, there may be someone else out there who can discuss it in
a away that makes sense to you. There are a number of free text books,
lessons, and video lectures available online. Feel free to ask me about other sources.
(4) Visit the tutors in CADE. They have drop in tutoring for this course 3 nights a week.
(5) Talk to your fellow students who are taking or who have taken the class.
Learning is a social activity; you are not expected to do it all on your own.
(6) If after availing yourself of the above options, you still find that you are struggling regularly to understand the material, find a regular tutor.
If you are in this situation, you will likely have to spend significant extra
time on the material to ensure a passing grade.
ADA (American with Disabilities Act):
Students Diagnosed with a Disability, all individuals who are
diagnosed with a disability are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As such, you may be entitled to certain accommodations within this class. If you
are diagnosed with a disability, please make and appointment to meet with Accessibility Resources, 209
Alumni Hall, ext. 2137. All students with the necessary supporting documentation will be provided appropriate
accommodations as determined by the Accessibility Resources Office.
Emergency Evacuation Procedures: In the event of an emergency evacuation,
classes meeting in this building are directed to reassemble in the IRC Lobby so that all persons can be accounted for.
Complete details of the College's emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and other emergency procedures can be found at
http://www.oneonta.edu/security/.
Tentative Schedule. Sections may be removed/added as time allows.
Date | Section | Topic | Suggested Textbook Problems
(not to be collected) Do these if you want to succeed! |
1/17 | 2.1 | The Tangent and Velocity Problems | p. 86 #1,3,5,7 |
1/18 1/19 |
2.2 | The Limit of a Function | p. 96 #5,7,9,11,15,17,29,31,33,37 |
1/22 1/24 |
2.3 | Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws | p. 1-6 #2,5,11,13,17,21,23,25,27,37,43,49 |
1/25 | 2.4 | The Precise Definition of a Limit | p. 116 #1,19,25 |
1/26 | 2.5 | Continuity | p. 126 #3, 5,9,13,19,27,35,39,43,51 |
1/29 1/31 |
2.6 | Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes | p. 140 #3,5,7,9,15,17,19,23,25,29,33,43,57 |
2/1 2/2 |
2.7 | Derivatives and Rates of Change | p. 150 #5,7,11,13,15,17,21,27,29,31 |
2/5 | 2.8 | The Derivative as a Function | p. 162 #1,3,5,9,13,25,27,29,43,45 |
2/7 2/8 |
3.1 | Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions | p. 181 #5,7,11,13,19,21,23,25,29,33> |
2/9 2/12 |
3.2 | The Product and Quotient Rules | p. 189 #3,7,11,15,17,24,25,27,43 |
2/14 | 3.3 | Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions | p. 197 #3,5,7,11,15,17,29 |
2/15 2/19 |
3.4 | The Chain Rule | p. 205 #9,13,21,23,27,29,31,35,41,45,47,51 |
2/16 | Exam 1 | ||
2/21 2/22 |
3.5 | Implicit Differentiation | p. 211 #7,11,15,19,21,27,31,49,57 |
2/23 | 3.6 | Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions | p. 223 #3,9,15,21,23,39,41 |
2/26 | 3.8 | Exponential Growth and Decay | p. 242 #1,5,9,11 |
2/28 3/1 3/2 3/12 |
3.9 | Related Rates | p. 248 #3,5,11,20,21,29,40 |
3/14 | 3.10 | Linear Approximations and Differentials | p. 255 #3,23,25,29,33,35 |
3/15 | 3.11 | Hyperbolic Functions | p. 262 #3,5,9,31,35,37,40 |
3/16 3/19 |
4.1 | Maximum and Minimum Values | p. 280 #7,9,13,47,51,55,59 |
3/21 | 4.2 | The Mean Value Theorem | p. 288 #9,11,19,21a,23 |
3/22 3/26 |
4.3 | How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph | p. 297 #1,7,9,11,15,19,25,31,33,39,45,49 |
3/23 | Exam 2 | ||
3/28 3/29 3/30 |
4.4 | Indeterminate Forms and l'Hospital's Rule | p. 307 #7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,43,47,51,55,57,59,61,63,65 |
4/2 4/4 |
4.5 | Summary of Curve Sketching | p. 317 #1,7,13,19,25,31,37,43,49 |
4/5 4/6 4/9 4/11 |
4.7 | Optimization Problems | p. 331 #5,11,15,21,25,34,37,48 |
4/12 | 4.8 | Newton's Method | p. 342#7,13,15,17,19 |
4/13 | 4.9 | Antiderivatives | p. 348 #1,5,9,13,17,21,27,31,37,41,47,51,63 |
4/16 | 5.1 | Areas and Distances | p. 369 #1,5,7,13,17 |
4/18 4/19 |
5.2 | The Definite Integral | p. 382 #5,17,21,23,25,33,37 |
4/20 | Exam 3 | ||
4/23 4/25 |
5.3 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | p. 394 #3,7,9,13,17,19,23,27,31,37,41,57 |
4/26 | 5.4 | Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem | p. 403 #5,11,21,27,31,37,39,59,61 |
4/27 | 5.5 | The Substitution Rule | p. 413 #3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39,45,61 |
4/30 | Review |