Math 75A. Calculus with Review IA. Fall 2020.
Tentative class schedule with homework assignments
| Important Deadlines | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Last day to ADD classes without instructor's permission | |||
| Sep 16 | Last day to DROP classes without a serious and compelling reason and without a grade of W (withdrawal) listed on university transcript | |||
| Nov 13 | Last day to DROP classes for a serious and compelling reason | |||
| Date | Book section - read before class | Topics covered or to be covered | HW due | |
| Aug 19 | Introduction - First class | - | ||
| Algebra Review - intervals | ||||
| Aug 20 | Alg/Trig 2.2, 2.3 | Equations, inequalities, absolute value, coordinate plane, distance between 2 points, circles | ||
| Aug 21 | Friday - no class | |||
| Aug 24 | Alg/Trig 2.1, 2.7 | Lines, intercepts, slope, parallel and perpendicular lines | ||
| Aug 25 | 1.1 | Review of Functions | ||
| Aug 26 | ||||
| Aug 27 | 1.2 | Basic Classes of Functions | ||
| Aug 28 | Friday - no class | Equations and inequalities | ||
| Aug 31 | - | |||
| Sep 1 | 1.3 | Trigonometric functions | Coordinates, points, lines | |
| Sep 2 | - | |||
| Sep 3 | ||||
| Sep 4 | Friday - no class | Section 1.1 | ||
| Sep 7 | Labor Day - no classes, no office hours | |||
| Sep 8 | 1.4 | Inverse Functions | Section 1.2 | |
| Sep 9 | - | |||
| Sep 10 | ||||
| Sep 11 | Friday - no class | Section 1.3 | ||
| Sep 14 | 1.5 | Exponential and Logarithmic Functions | - | |
| Sep 15 | Section 1.4 | |||
| Sep 16 | - | |||
| Sep 17 | 2.1 | A Preview of Calculus | ||
| Sep 18 | Friday - no class | Section 1.5 | ||
| Sep 21 | 2.2 | The limit of a function | - | |
| Sep 22 | Section 2.1 | |||
| Sep 23 | - | |||
| Sep 24 | ||||
| Sep 25 | Friday - no class | none | ||
| Sep 28 | Review | - | ||
| Sep 29 | Test 1 (algebra review and chapter 1), see Canvas, time limit is 1 hour, complete between 12:00-7:00 PM | |||
| Sep 30 | 2.3 | The Limit Laws | ||
| Oct 1 | ||||
| Oct 2 | Friday - no class | Section 2.2 | ||
| Oct 5 | - | |||
| Oct 6 | 2.4 | Continuity | none | |
| Oct 7 | - | |||
| Oct 8 | ||||
| Oct 9 | Friday - no class | Section 2.3 | ||
| Oct 12 | 3.1 | Defining the Derivative | - | |
| Oct 13 | Section 2.4 | |||
| Oct 14 | - | |||
| Oct 15 | 3.2 | The Derivative as a Function | ||
| Oct 16 | Friday - no class | Section 3.1 | ||
| Oct 19 | - | |||
| Oct 20 | 3.3 | Differentiation Rules | none | |
| Oct 21 | - | |||
| Oct 22 | ||||
| Oct 23 | Friday - no class | Section 3.2 | ||
| Oct 26 | Review | - | ||
| Oct 27 | Test 2 (sections 2.1-2.4 and 3.1-3.2), in class via Zoom, with video on | |||
| Oct 28 | 3.4 | Derivatives as Rates of Change | ||
| Oct 29 | ||||
| Oct 30 | Friday - no class | Section 3.3 | ||
| Nov 2 | - | |||
| Nov 3 | 3.5 | Derivative of Trigonometric Functions | none | |
| Nov 4 | - | |||
| Nov 5 | ||||
| Nov 6 | Friday - no class | Section 3.4 | ||
| Nov 9 | 3.6 | The Chain Rule | - | |
| Nov 10 | Section 3.5 | |||
| Nov 11 | Veteran's Day - no classes, no office hours | |||
| Nov 12 | - | |||
| Nov 13 | Friday - no class | none | ||
| Nov 16 | 3.7 | Derivatives of Inverse Functions | - | |
| Nov 17 | Section 3.6 | |||
| Nov 18 | 3.8 | Implicit Differentiation | - | |
| Nov 19 | ||||
| Nov 20 | Friday - no class | Section 3.7 | ||
| Nov 23 | - | |||
| Nov 24 | 3.9 | Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions | - | |
| Nov 26 | Thanksgiving recess - no classes, no office hours | |||
| Nov 27 | ||||
| Nov 28 | ||||
| Nov 30 | - | |||
| Dec 1 | Section 3.8 | |||
| Dec 2 | - | |||
| Dec 3 | Review | - | ||
| Dec 4 | Friday - no class | Section 3.9 | ||
| Dec 7 | Test 3 (sections 3.3-3.9), see Canvas, time limit is 1 hour, complete between 12:00-7:00 PM | - | ||
| Dec 8 | Review for the final exam. Practice Final Exam - complete for extra credit by December 13 | |||
| Dec 9 | ||||
| Dec 10 | Faculty consultation day. Consultation hours: 2:30-3:50pm for Math 75A specifically at our usual class Zoom link | |||
| Dec 11 | Faculty consultation day. Consultation hours: 11am-1pm and 3-4pm for all classes at the usual Friday office hours link | |||
| Dec 14 | Final exam (cumulative): 3:30-5:30 pm, via Zoom, with video on | |||