Math 111: Introduction to the Calculus
MWF 10-10:50pm
Jessica Sidman, jsidman at amherst dot edu
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Course notes

Monday Wednesday Friday
1/29
  • Read: Syllabus, Sections 1.1-1.3.
  • Beginning of semester survey.
  • Practice problems
    • 1.1: 3, 25, 27, 41, 57
    • 1.2:15
  • 1/31
  • Read: Section 1.5.
  • Homework 0 due.
  • Practice problems
    • 1.3: 31, 35, 43
  • 2/2
  • Homework 1 due today.
  • Practice problems
    • 1.5: 5, 9, 29
  • Review quiz.
  • 2/5
  • Read: Section 1.6.
  • Monday check-in
  • Practice problems
    • 1.5: 7, 15, 19
    • 1.6: 1, 3
  • 2/7
  • Homework 2 due.
  • Practice problems: 1.6: 23, 33
  • 2/9
  • Read: Section 1.8.
  • Practice problems: 1.8: 3, 17, 19, 23, 41.
  • Quiz: Sections 1.5 and 1.6.
  • Homework 3 due.
  • 2/12
  • Read: Section 2.1.
  • Practice problems: 2.1: 3, 5, 13, 23.
  • Monday check-in
  • 2/14
  • Read: Section 2.2.
  • Practice problems: 2.2: 9, 13, 19.
  • Homework 4 due.
  • 2/16
  • Practice problems: 2.2: 31, 47, 49, 57.
  • Homework 5 due.
  • Quiz: Sections 1.6 and 1.8.
  • 2/19
  • Read: Section 2.3
  • Practice problems: 2.3: at least 5, 7, 17, 21 and enough
    of the odd numbered problems 1-43 so that you are confident
    you could do all of them.
  • Monday check-in
  • 2/21
  • Read: Section 2.4
  • Practice problems: 2.4: 1, 3, 5, 11, 25, 35.
  • Homework 6 due.
  • 2/23
  • Exam I: Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2.
    See moodle for a study guide, practice problems, and solutions.
  • 2/26
  • Read: Section 2.5
  • Practice problems: 2.5: at least 7, 15, 21, 41 and enough
    of the odd numbered problems 1-49 so that you are confident
    you could do all of them.
  • Monday check-in
  • 2/28
  • Read: Section 2.8
  • Practice problems: 2.8: 3, 5, 7.
  • Homework 7 due.
  • 3/1
  • Practice problems: 2.8: 13, 15.
  • Quiz: Sections 2.3 and 2.4.
  • Homework 8 due.
  • 3/4
  • Read: Section 3.1
  • Practice problems: 3.1: 3, 5, 7, 29, 45, 51.
  • Monday check-in
  • 3/6
  • Read: Section 3.3
  • Practice problems: 3.3: 1, 5, 7, 9.
  • Homework 9 due.
  • 3/8
  • Practice problems: 3.3: 15, 25, 35.
  • Skills quiz covering 2.3, 2.4, 2.5. (25 minutes)
  • Homework 10 due.
  • 3/11
  • Read: Section 3.4
  • Practice problems: 3.4: 3, 5, 7, 11, 25.
  • Monday check-in
  • 3/13
  • Read: Section 3.6
  • Practice problems: 3.6: 1, 9.
  • Homework 11 due.
  • 3/15
  • Quiz: Sections 3.1 and 3.3.
  • Homework 12 due.
  • 3/25
  • Read: Section 3.7 pgs. 258-261
  • Practice problems: 3.7: 3, 7, 11, 15.
  • Optional Monday check-in
  • 3/27
  • Read: Section 3.7 pgs. 253-264
  • Practice problems: 3.7: 59(b), 61, 63.
  • Homework 13 due.
  • 3/29
  • Quiz: Section 3.4.
  • Homework 14 due.
  • 4/1
  • Read: Sections 4.1 and 4.2
  • Practice problems:4.1: 3, 5, 7, 13, 15 and 4.2: 17, 19, 21, 33.
  • Monday check-in
  • 4/3
  • Read: Review
  • 4/5
  • Exam 2
  • 4/8
  • Read: Sections 3.9 and 4.3
  • Practice problems: 3.9: at least 5, 7, 13, 15 and enough
    of the odd numbered problems 1-19 so that you are confident
    you could do all of them and 4.3: 3, 7, 19.
  • Monday check-in
  • 4/10
  • Read: Section 4.4
  • Practice problems: 4.4: at least 5, 11, 25, 35 and enough
    of the odd numbered problems 1-41 so that you are confident
    you could do all of them.
  • Homework 15 due.
  • 4/12
  • Quiz: Section 4.1 and 4.2.
  • Homework 16 due.
  • 4/15
  • Break
  • 4/17
  • Read: Section 4.5
  • Practice problems: 4.5: at least 5, 7, 23, 35 and enough
    of the odd numbered problems 1-51 so that you are confident
    you could do all of them.
  • 4/19
  • Quiz: Sections 4.3 and 4.4.
  • Homework 17 due.
  • 4/22
  • Read: Section 5.1.
  • Monday check-in
  • Practice problems: 5.1: 1, 5, 13.
  • 4/24
  • Read: 6.2
  • Practice problems: 6.2: 13, 15, 23, 25, 27.
  • Homework 18 due.
  • 4/26
  • Antiderivatives Skills Quiz.
  • Homework 19 due.
  • Practice problems: Section 6.2: 31, 33, 35.
  • 4/29
  • Read: Section 6.3.
  • Monday check-in
  • Practice problems: 6.3: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27.
  • 5/1
  • Read: 6.4
  • Practice problems: Section 6.4: 3, 5, 9 and enough
    of the odd numbered problems 1-30 so that you are confident
    you could do all of them, 47, 49, 71, 77.
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  • Homework 20 due.
  • 5/3
  • Quiz: Sections 5.1 and 6.2.
  • Homework 21 due.