Overview
- Class: Monday through Friday, 9:15–11:45, in Olin 270A.
- Instructor: Shishir Agrawal (I also go by Sunny).
- Paraprof: Sophie Aiken.
- Course syllabus.
- Textbook: OpenStax Calculus, volume 1.
- For help outside of class…
- See below for problem sessions with Sophie (held in our classroom).
- See below for Sunny’s office hours (in Tutt Science 234).
- Check the tutoring schedule for the QRC.
- Reading assignment submission form [disabled].
- Self reflection form [disabled].
- Random seating chart [disabled].
Calendar
Day | Topic | Reading assignment | Problem set |
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Week 1 | |||
Mon | Introduction | None |
(Optional1 precalculus review) (1.1) 1, 3, 4, 12, 17, 37, 43 (1.2) 89–97 odds, 103 (1.3) 129, 155, 163, 165 (1.4) 195, 197, 201, 213 (1.5) 233–238, 247, 255, 265–269 odds (Review) 310–313 |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). | |||
Tue | Limits |
Read: 2.2–3 Do: (2.2) 41, 47–53 odds, 77 (2.3) 95, 97, 103, 119 Optional2 reading: 2.5 |
(2.2) 42, 55–67, 78–80, 82 (2.3) 96–108 evens, 120–124 evens |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). Problem session with Sophie (2–3pm). |
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Wed | Continuity |
Read: 2.4 Do: (2.4) 131–137 odds, 151, 154, 157 |
(2.4) 132–142 evens, 153, 155, 158, 160 |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). Writing assignment due (11:59pm). Prompt. |
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Thu | Derivatives |
Read: 3.1–2 Do: (3.1) 1, 3, 11, 13, 41 (3.2) 55, 65–69 odds, 79 |
(3.1) 2–20 evens, 39 (3.2) 56–70 evens, 76, 78, 96 |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). Problem session with Sophie (2–3pm). |
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Fri | Rates of change (+Review) |
Read: 3.43 Do: (3.4) 151, 157, 161 |
(3.4) 154–158 evens |
Problem sets for chapter 2 due (in class). Quiz 1 (in class). Sections covered: through chapter 2. Self reflection form for week 1 (due Sunday 11/24 by 11:59pm). |
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Fall break (through 12/1) | |||
Week 2 | |||
Mon | Rules of differentiation |
Read: 3.3, 5–6 Do: (3.3) 109, 111, 123, 125, 131 (3.5) 181, 191 (3.6) 215, 219, 221, 223 |
(3.3) 106–116 evens, 124, 128–132 evens, 142, 144 (3.5) 178, 192, 194, 202, 210 (3.6) 216–222 evens, 232, 256 |
Quiz 1 revisions (12:30–2pm). | |||
Tue | More rules of differentiation |
Read: 3.7–9 Do: (3.7) 261, 265, 279 (3.8) 301, 303 (3.9) 331–335 odds, 347 |
(3.7) 262, 264–270 evens, 296, 298 (3.8) 302–308 evens (3.9) 340–352 evens |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). Problem session with Sophie (2–3pm). |
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Wed | Linear approximations (+Worksheet) |
Read: 4.2, 4.9 Do: (4.2) 63, 67, 83 (4.9) 423, 431 |
(4.2) 62–66 evens, 78, 82 (4.9) 426, 432, 462–463 |
Thu | Optimization |
Read: 4.3, 4.7 Do: (4.3) 97, 101, 105, 108 (4.7) 315, 321 |
(4.3) 98–106 evens, 120, 140, 144 (4.7) 316–322 evens, 326, 336, 338 |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). Problem session with Sophie (2–3pm). |
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Fri | Graph shape |
Read: 4.5–6 Do: (4.5) 207, 213, 217, 225 (4.6) 261, 271, 295 |
(4.5) 214, 216, 228, 241–245 (4.6) 266–272 evens, 296–300 |
Problem sets for chapter 3, 4.2, and 4.9 due (in class). Quiz 2 (in class). Sections covered: through chapter 3, and also 4.2 and 4.9. Self reflection form for week 2 (due Sunday 11:59pm). |
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Week 3 | |||
Mon | Related rates |
Read: 4.1 Do: (4.1) 5, 7 |
(4.1) 6–14 evens, 30, 32–40 evens |
Quiz 2 revisions (12:30–2pm). | |||
Tue | L’Hopital’s rule, Antiderivatives |
Read: 4.8, 4.10 Do: (4.8) 367–375 odds (4.10) 467, 471, 475 |
(4.8) 380–394 evens (4.10) 474–480 evens, 484 |
Problem session with Sophie (1–2pm). Final project proposals due (11:59pm). |
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Wed | Definite integral |
Read: 5.1–2 Do: (5.1) 1–13 odds, 43 (5.2) 61–71 odds |
(5.1) 2–18 evens, 24, 26, 42, 44 (5.2) 60–74 evens, 88, 100 |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). FemSTEM Talk by Cynthia Chapple (4pm, Tutt Science Lecture Hall). |
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Thu | Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
Read: 5.3–4 Do: (5.3) 149, 153, 161, 171 (5.4) 213, 223 |
(5.3) 148–162 evens, 180–188 evens (5.4) 222–226 evens, 234 |
Problem sets for chapter 4 (except 4.2 and 4.9) due (in class). Problem session with Sophie (2–3pm). Quiz 3 (in class). Sections covered: up through chapter 4. |
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Fri | Substitution |
Read: 5.5 Do: (5.5) 261, 271–275 odds |
(5.5) 272–286 evens (5.6) 320, 336–340 evens |
Quiz 3 revisions (12:30–2pm). Self reflection form for week 3 (due Sunday 11:59pm). |
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Week 4 | |||
Mon | Review | None | None |
Sunny’s office hours (1–2pm). | |||
Tue |
Problem sets for chapter 5 due (in class). Final exam (in class). Sections covered: through chapter 4. |
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Wed | Final project presentations (during class). |