MATH 147 - Weekly Schedule

Note: This is a fall or spring schedule. In summer, this schedule is accelerated by 50% in order to accommodate a 10-week session.

Weekly Schedule

• Week 1
  • Sections (1.1.2, 1.1.4, 1.1.5), (1.2.5–1.2.8)
    Lines, Unit Circle, Trigonometry, Exponentials and Logarithms, Exponential Functions, Inverse Functions, Logarithmic Functions, Trigonometric Functions, Graphing
• Week 2
  • Sections 1.3, 3.1
    Graphing, Emphasis on Semilog and Double-log plots, Limits
    
• Week 3
  • Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
    Continuity, Limits at Infinity, Sandwich Theorem, Trigonometric Limits
• Week 4
  • Sections 3.5, 4.1
    Properties of Continuous Functions, Formal Definition of the Derivative
• Week 5
  • Sections 4.2, 4.3, Exam 1
    Simple Derivatives, Product & Quotient Rule, Exam I (Covering 1.1–1.3, 3.1–3.5, 4.1)
• Week 6
  • Sections 4.4, 4.5
    Chain Rule and Higher Derivatives, Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
• Week 7
  • Sections 4.6, 4.7
    Derivatives of Exponential, Inverse and Logarithmic Functions
• Week 8
  • Sections 4.8, 5.1
    Linear Approximation, Extrema and the Mean-Value Theorem
• Week 9
  • Sections 5.2, 5.3, Exam 2
    Monotonicity, Concavity, Extrema, Inflection & Graphing, and Exam 2 (Covering Sections 4.2–4.8,5.1)
• Week 10
  • Sections 5.4, 5.5
    Optimization, L'Hospital's Rule
• Week 11
  • Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
    Exponential Growth and Decay, Sequences, Recursions, More Population Models
• Week 12
  • Sections 5.6, 2.3 (continued)
    Cobwebbing, Stability, Analysis of Population Models
• Week 13
  • Sections 6.1
    The Definite Integral (Note: Thanksgiving falls during this week.)
• Week 14
  • Section 6.2, 7.1, Exam 3
    The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Substitution, and Exam 3 (Covering Sections 5.2–5.6, 2.1–2.3, 6.1)
• Week 15
  • Section 7.1, Review for Final Exam.
    Substitution and Review
    Last day of class is Tuesday. Note that the last week of class has redefined day(s). See Important Dates for details.