MAC 2311 – Calculus I
Time Line
Spring Term , 2016, Stewart 7th Edition
Dates
1/11 – 1/15
1/18 – 1/22
No Class 1/18
1/25 – 1/29
2/1 – 2/5
2/8 – 2/12
No Class 2/12
Topics
Section 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function *
Section 1.2 A Catalog of Essential Functions *
Section 1.3 New Functions from Old Functions *
Section 1.4 The Tangent and Velocity Problems
Section 1.5 The Limit of a Function
Section 1.6 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
Section 1.7 The Precise Definition of a Limit **
Section 1.8 Continuity, Derivatives and Rates of
Change
Section 2.1 Derivatives and Rates of Change
Test I
Section 2.2 The Derivative as a Function
Section 2.3 Differentiation Formulas
Section 2.4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
Section 2.5 The Chain Rule
Section 2.6 Implicit Differentiation
2/15 – 2/19
Section 2.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and
Social Sciences
Section 2.8 Related Rates
2/22 – 2/26
Section 2.9 Linear Approximation and Differentials
Section 3.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
Test II
Dates
Topics
2/29 – 3/4
Section 3.2 The Mean Value Theorem
Section 3.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a
Graph
Section 3.4 Limits at Infinity, Horizontal Asymptotes
3/7 – 3/13
3/14 – 3/18
3/21 – 3/25
College Closed for Spring Break
Section 3.5 Summary of Curve Sketching
Section 3.7 Optimization Problems
Section 3.8 Newton’s Method **
Section 3.9 Antiderivatives
Section 4.1 Areas and Distances
3/28 – 4/1
Test III
Section 4.2 The Definite Integral
Section 4.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
4/4 – 4/8
Section 4.4 Indefinite Integrals and Net Change
Section 4.5 The Substitution Rule
4/11 – 4/15
Test IV
Section 5.1 Areas Between Curves
Section 5.2 Volumes – Disk and Washer Method
4/18 – 4/22
4/25 – 4/29
Section 5.3 Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
Section 5.4 Work **
Section 5.5 Average Value of a Function**
Final Exam Week (see final exam schedule at
http://valenciacollege.edu/calendar/FinalExam.cf
m )
This schedule is subject to change at any time by your instructor Withdrawal Deadline Friday, April 1st, 2016
* These sections may be covered in part, in entirety, or exchanged with topics or sections from the Appendix
** These sections may be omitted if necessary (as in the case of a summer term) but are encouraged to be covered