preparation

Fri Sep 5

None

Mon Sep 8

Sections 1.1 to 1.3 of Strang.

The important things here (and for the rest of Chapter 1, but not beyond that) are to get used to reading the book---the style, the notation and so on---and get a flavour of what the rest of the class will be about. Don't worry if not everything is clear at this stage; everything in these sections will be revisited more thoroughly (and more generally) over the semester.

Come to class on Monday with at least one comment and at least one question about something that wasn't entirely clear.

Wed Sep 10

Sections 1.4 and 1.5 of Strang.

Fri Sep 12

None (but remember there is an assignment due at 3pm today).

Mon Sep 15

Strang 2.1.

Wed Sep 17

Strang 2.2 and 2.3.

Fri Sep 19

Strang 2.4

Mon Sep 22

Strang 2.5

Wed Sep 24

Exercises from Strang 2.5: 1-21, odd numbers only.

Fri Sep 26

Strang 2.6, 2.7

Mon Sep 29

None (but there is an assignment due at 3pm today).

Wed Oct 1

Strang 3.2 (we're skipping 3.1; feel free to browse through it though).

Fri Oct 3

Strang 3.3

Mon Oct 6

none

Wed Oct 8

Be ready for the quiz (definitions; derivatives; eqn of a straight line)

Fri Oct 10

Strang 3.4, 3.8.

Mon Oct 13

none

Wed Oct 15

Attempt as much as you can of Assignment 2 and come in with questions

Fri Oct 17

Strang 4.1 and 4.2.

Mon Oct 20

No class (Hendricks Days).

Wed Oct 22

Strang 4.3, 4.4.

Fri Oct 24

none.

Mon Oct 27

None, but be sure to be ready for Wed and Fri when there is a reasonable amount expected of you.

Wed Oct 29

Have had a good go at the assignment due on Friday and bring in any difficulties you are having.

Fri Oct 31

Strang 5.1, 5.2.

Mon Nov 3

Strang 5.3

Wed Nov 5

Strang 5.4, 5.5

Fri Nov 7

Be ready for the quiz. Expect three questions:
- Definitions and statements of results (e.g. second derivative test, chain rule, critical points, horizontal/vertical line test,...)
- Differentiate some functions. You'll definitely be using the chain rule at some point, but they won't all be chain rule questions---you need to be able to identify which is the appropriate rule too.
- An "other stuff" question (e.g. applying l'Hopital's rule, something with second derivatives, simple curve sketching, an implicit differentiation problem,...).

Mon Nov 10

Nothing new, but make sure you're up-to-date with the Chapter 5 Strang readings.

Fri Nov 14

Strang: 5.6, 5.7.

Mon Nov 17

Have a serious attempt at Assignment 4, and come in with places where you are stuck.

Fri Nov 21

Strang 6.1, 6.2 (this is what we've talked about in class already)

Mon Nov 24

Strang 6.4.

Wed Nov 26

Think about which bits of the course you need to brush up on before the final exxam. Mock exam attached below as mock2014.pdf.

http://cs.marlboro.edu/ courses/ fall2014/calculus/ preparation
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