Math 1A: Calculus I
Fall 2012
Basic information:
- Official Course Website
- GSI: Russell Buehler
- Lecture: 2050 Valley LSB, 3:30-5pm Tues/Thurs
- Discussion Sections:
- 105 - 10-11am MWF, Moffit 103
- 106 - 11-12pm MWF, Etcheverry 3109
Office Hours:
- Office: 824 Evans
- Office Hours:
- 12:30-2pm Tues
- 10:30-12pm Thurs
- Always feel free to email for an appointment if the times above won't work
Schedule:
Week 1: Pre-Calculus Review
- 24 August 2012 (F):
Introduction to section and a review of functions.
Worksheet 1 Solutions: PDF
Week 2: Pre-Calculus Review
- 27 August 2012 (M): The Basics of Working with Functions
Worksheet 2 Solutions: PDF
- 29 August 2012 (W): Injectivity, Logarithms, and More with Functions
Worksheet 3 Solutions: PDF
- 31 August 2012 (F): Inverses, Basic Limits, and More Complicated Functions
Worksheet 4 Solutions: PDF
Week 3: Limits: Formal and Informal
- 3 September 2012 (M): Academic and Administrative Holiday
- 5 September 2012 (W): Basic Limits
Worksheet 5 Solutions: PDF
- 7 September 2012 (F): The Epsilon-Delta Definition and Basics of Continuity
Worksheet 6 Solutions: PDF
Week 4: Continuity, Limits, and Derivatives--oh my!
- 10 September 2012 (M): Continuity and More Advanced Limits
Worksheet 7 Solutions: PDF
- 12 September 2012 (W): Limits and the Definition of the Derivative
Worksheet 8 Solutions: PDF
- 14 September 2012 (F): Limits and Derivatives, Theoretically
Worksheet 9 Solutions: PDF
Week 5: Derivative Rules
- 17 September 2012 (M): Basic Derivative Rules
Worksheet 10 Solutions: PDF
- 19 September 2012 (W): More Derivatives and Review
Worksheet 11 Solutions: PDF
- 21 September 2012 (F): More Review!
Worksheet 12 Solutions: PDF
Week 6: Midterms, Trig, and Chain Rule
- 23 September 2012 (Sun) Midterm Review #1 at 1pm
- 24 September 2012 (M): Quiz and Questions
- 24 September 2012 (M) Midterm Review #2 at 6:30pm
- 25 September 2012 (T) Midterm #1
- 26 September 2012 (W): Midterms and Evaluations
- 28 September 2012 (F): Trigonometric Derivatives and Chain Rule
Worksheet 13 Solutions: PDF
Week 7: Implicit and Logarithmic Differentiation
- 1 October 2012 (M): Implicit Differentiation
Worksheet 14 Solutions: PDF
- 3 October 2012 (W): Logarithmic Differentiation
Worksheet 15 Solutions: PDF
- 5 October 2012 (F): Derivative Applications
Worksheet 16 Solutions: PDF
Week 8: Approximation and Optimization
- 8 October 2012 (M): Approximation
Worksheet 17 Solutions: PDF
- 10 October 2012 (W): Hyperbolic Trig and Optimization
Worksheet 18 Solutions: PDF
- 12 October 2012 (F): Review
Worksheet 19 Solutions: PDF
Week 9: The Mean Value Theorem
- 15 October 2012 (M): Rolle's Theorem
- 17 October 2012 (W): Mean Value Theorem
Worksheet 21 Solutions: PDF
- 19 October 2012 (F): Concavity
Worksheet 22 Solutions: PDF
Week 10: l'Hospital and Curve Sketching
- 22 October 2012 (M): l'Hospital
- 24 October 2012 (W): l'Hospital
Worksheet 23 Solutions: PDF
- 26 October 2012 (F): Review
Practice Midterm Solutions: PDF
2005 Midterm Solutions: PDF
2006 Midterm Solutions: PDF
2009 Midterm Solutions: PDF
Practice Problem Solutions: PDF
Additional Practice Midterm: PDF
Additional Practice Midterm: PDF
Week 11: Midterm and Optimization
- 28 October 2012 (Sun) Midterm #2 Review at 6:30pm in Evans
- 29 October 2012 (M): Review
- 29 October 2012 (M) Extended Office Hours 6-8pm
- 30 October 2012 (T) Midterm #2
- 31 October 2012 (W): Midterms Returned
- 2 November 2012 (F): Optimization
Worksheet 24 Solutions: PDF
Week 12: Newton's Method and Anti-Derivatives
- 5 November 2012 (M): Quiz
- 7 November 2012 (W): Newton's Method
Worksheet 25 Solutions: PDF
- 9 November 2012 (F): Anti-Derivatives
Worksheet 26 Solutions: PDF
Week 13: Riemann Sums and Definite Integrals
- 12 November 2012 (M): Academic and Administrative Holiday
- 14 November 2012 (W): Riemann Sums
Worksheet 27 Solutions: PDF
- 16 November 2012 (F): Definite Integrals
Worksheet 28 Solutions: PDF
Week 14: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
- 19 November 2012 (M): Quiz
- 21 November 2012 (W): The Fundamental Theorem
Worksheet 29 Solutions: PDF
- 23 November 2012 (F): Academic and Administrative Holiday
Week 15: Substitution and Volume
- 26 November 2012 (M): Quiz
- 28 November 2012 (W): Substitution
Worksheet 30 Solutions: PDF
- 30 November 2012 (F): Volume
Worksheet 31 Solutions: PDF
Finals Period:
The finals slot for the class is Friday, 14 December from 7-10pm. Good luck!