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A note
to the student.
Final Exam: Date, Ground Rules and Rooms.
Text: Calculus, by Stewart. This is a custom edition available in the University Bookstore. There are two volumes: Vol. 1 covers Math 124/5; Vol. 2 covers Math 126/324.

Week Outline/Study Guide Quiz/Exam Archive Topics and Textbook Sections
1 Outline 1 Week 1 Quizzes
Parametric equations; introduce tangent lines, rates of change, average velocity, instantaneous velocity. (Sec. 10.1 or supplement reading, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3).
2 Outline 2 Week 2 Quizzes
Limits and their calculation, continuity, asymptotes. Back to velocity and rates of change. Definition of the derivative. (Sec 2.5, 2.6, 2.7).
3 Outline 3 Week 3 Quizzes
More on the derivative function, graphical differentiation, beginning of differentiation rules. (Sec. 2.8, 3.1, 3.2)
4 Outline 4 ----
Sinusoidal functions, trigonometric derivatives and the chain rule. (Sec. 3.3, 3.4).
5 Outline 5 MIDTERM #1
Midterm Review, Midterm #1, implicit differentiation (Sec. 3.5)
6 Outline 6 Week 6 Quizzes
More implicit differentiation, logarithmic derivatives, tangents to parametrized curves. (Sec. 10.2(Tangents), 3.6).
7 Outline 7 Week 7 Quizzes
Related rates, tangent line approximation, introduction to min/max theory.(Sec. 3.9, 3.10, 4.1).
8 Outline 8 MIDTERM #2
Midterm Review, Midterm #2, more on derivative tests, L'Hôpital's Rule. (Sec. 4.3, 4.4).
9 Outline 9 Week 9-Old Final Exams
Curve sketching , optimization problems. (Sec. 4.5, 4.7)
10 Outline 10 Week 10-Old Final Exams
Finish the course, Final Exam Review.

 

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