Calculus I - Math 7-2 Fall semester 2011

Monday and Wednesday 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, Friday 11:00 am - 11:55 am

My email address: aburns@liu.edu

Office hours: Mon and Wed. 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM, Wed. 4:00 PM – 4:50PM and by appointment

Text: Calculus by Larson and Hostetler (Ninth Edition)



Course description: This course is a first course in Differential Calculus and an introduction to Integral Calculus. Topics covered include: definition and calculation of limits, definition and calculation of derivatives, applications of the derivative, and an introduction to integration

Course objectives: After completing the course the student should have a thorough understanding of limits, derivatives of real-valued functions of one variable and their applications including related rates, curve-sketching, maxima and minima. They should know the basic properties of the integral of a function, understand that it is the inverse of differentiation, and be able to integrate polynomial and power functions and use simple substitution in integration.


Schedule of quizzes

1st quiz: Wednesday, Sept. 28

2nd quiz: Wednesday, Oct. 19

3rd quiz: Friday, Nov. 11

4th quiz: Friday, Dec. 9

Final Exam: Monday, Dec. 19, 10:55 am

Homework Assignments
9/14 page 37/7,8,11,12,14,19,29
9/16 page 54/1,15 and page 67/7,9,11,45,47,49,53,61
9/19 page 79/7,11,17,19,27,31,37,43,47,51,53
9/21 page 88/5-8,33,35,39 and page 104/ 17, 19
9/23 page 115/9,13,15,25,27,31,33
10/3 page 126/5,17,18,39,42,50,52
10/5 page 137/7,9,13,23,25,45,49,55
10/7 page 146/3,5,15,31,32
10/12 page 146/35,37
10/14 page 154/11,14,18,25,29
10/17 review sheet for quiz
10/24 page 169/11,13,15,19,23
10/26 page 186/19,21,25,33,35,43,45
10/28 page 195/19-24
10/31 page 195/41,45,47,48,51,52,67
11/2 page 205/15-18
11/4 page 205/27,31,35,37,38,55,57
11/7 page 206/61,63,64,70,71
11/16 page 240/9,17,27,32,37,43,45
11/18 page 255/9,11,13,15,17,23,29
11/21 page 256/57,59,61,63,64,65
11/23 No homework - Happy Thanksgiving!
11/30 page 268/41,43,53,57,58
12/2 page 278/15,17,19,27,37,38,39
12/5 page 306/7,9,13,15,17,48,49,55