Calculus I, Fall 2022

Week 1

Week 2

 4 Mon, 12 Sep Here is a link to today's animation: Desmos: Secant Lines. Reminder: tomorrow is the end of the add/drop period. Reminder: Homework quiz Friday. You can bring your hand-written notebook and a scientific, non-graphing calculator. Homework: Study Examples 1.2 and 1.3 in the text. Problems: p. 14, #2, 3, 5, 7, 9. 5 Wed, 14 Sep Here are the notes on the Derivative of $\sin(x)$ from today's class. There is a Homework Quiz on Friday on what we've done so far except what we cover in class today. Remember, you may bring your hand-written notebook and non-graphing calculator to the quiz! Homework: Problems 1—4 from today's notes. 6 Fri, 16 Sep For homework, do the exercises given at the end of Geometry of the Derivative. Extra Credit assignment: Critique this handout! As I write notes for the class, I would like feedback on if they are understandable and help you with the concepts. For example, I got feedback last semester and so revised the lesson on Introduction to Physics for this semester. So you can write a one-page critique (one inch margins all around, 12 pt type, 27 lines with a one-line title). It's not enough just to say you liked something or didn't understand something — you need to say why. Essentially, you get full points for a thoughtful critique, and few points for a superficial critique. The assignment is worth 0.25 percentage points on your final grade average. So this is a great way to learn some calculus and give yourself some bonus points! This assignment must be printed out, and is due on Monday.

Week 3

 7 Mon, 19 Sep Homework: #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 in Section 1.4, page 26. Also, Exercise 1 from the notes on Rules of Differentiation. 8 Wed, 21 Sep Download solutions to Homework Quiz 1. Download the handout on Using Differentiation Rules. For homework, finish the problems from the handout, and study for your quiz! Note: the Chain Rule is not on the quiz since we just covered it today. 9 Fri, 23 Sep Here is the homework for Monday. Office Hours next Tuesday are slightly changed: 1:30—2:30.

Week 4

 10 Mon, 26 Sep Class cancelled by Eckerd College due to hurricane Ian. 11 Wed, 28 Sep Today's lesson is The Geometry of Second Derivatives. You are expected to read this handout and do the homework. The text and solutions are very detailed, so try to follow along as best as you can. Please email with questions. I expect to be available to answer questions all during the next few days as long as the power doesn't go out (which is very likely). So if you don't here back from me soon, know that this is the case and I will look at my emails as soon as I am able. There will ne NO quiz on Friday. Thus, there will be a total of 7 Homework Quizzes, and I will drop your lowest score. 12 Fri, 29 Sep Here is a link where you can download a Precalculus Textbook to review exponential functions. Here is the handout on Exponential Functions. Do the homework at the end of the notes.

Week 5

 13 Mon, 3 Oct Welcome back! Thanks to all who could respond to my email. Based on your responses, we will go over Wednesday's and Friday's notes in class today. Wednesday we will go over logarithms, and Friday will be a review for next Monday's exam. Logarithms will not be on the exam. Focus on studying the homework problems. Basically, I write an exam by looking at the homework assignments, and taking one or two problems from each. Some will be the same as on the quizzes, but there will be questions from the homework that were not on the quizzes. You can bring a note card to the exam. I will provide those on Wednesday. You may also bring a scientific, non-graphing calculator. 14 Wed, 5 Oct Download solutions to Homework Quiz 2. Here are today's notes on The Natural Logarithm. Your homework for next Wednesday is at the end of the notes. Complete solutions are given.