Syllabus for Math 34B, Spring 2012
T EXT AND MATERIAL COVERED :
Applied Calculus, for Buisness, Economics, and the Social and Life Sciences.
Expanded 11th Edition. Authors L. D. Hoffmann and G. L. Bradley. McGrawHill, New York, 2012.
S YLLABUS :
Chapter 2, Sections 4,5 and 6.
Chain Rule, Marginal Analysis, Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates.
Chapter 2, Review of Differentiation, Sections 2 and 3.
Techniques of Differentiation, Product and Quotient Rules, Higher Order Derivatives.
Chapter 8, Sections 1 and 2.
Trigonometric Functions, Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions.
Chapter 4, Sections 3 and 4.
Differentiation of Exponential and Log Functions, Applications.
Quiz 1, Thursday April 26th.
Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Indefinite Integration, Integration by Substitution, The Definite Integral and the
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Applications
Integration of Exponential and Log Functions, Applications.
Quiz 2, Thursday May 17th.
Applications of Integration.
Chapter 5, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Chapter 8, Section 1.
Integration of Trigonometric Functions.
Quiz 3, Thursday May 31st.
Chapter 6, Sections 1.
Integration by Parts, Partial Fractions.
DATE ,
TIME AND PLACE OF THE FINAL :
Thursday June 14, 4-7 pm, IV THEA1.
G RADE :
There will be three quizzes and one final. The quizzes are worth 20% each and
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the final 30%. On a scale of 0 to 100, your final numerical grade will be given by
G=
3 × (2 × quiz) + 3 × F + homework
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where is quiz is the grade on the quiz, homework is the homework grade and F is
final grade, and all of the grades are on a scale of 0 to 100. The final is cumulative.
I NFORMATION :
Additional information about the class and material will be posted on my website
under Teaching Resources and the class number.
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