Mathematics 1000

Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics

Calculus I - Fall 2009

Class Announcements

Lecture Section: 006
CRN: 43757
Lecture Slot:  F05
Lecture Room ED 1014
Prerequisite: M1090 or an acceptable MPT score
Instructor: Dr. Bruce Watson
Office: HH 3010
Phone: 737-8793
Office Hours: Friday 2:30am -4:30pm
Class Web Site: http://www.math.mun.ca/~bruce2/m1000
Math Help Centre HH 3015

Textbook:  Mathematics 1000, 1001 Course Notes by Bruce Watson.

Method of Evaluation:

Course Outline:

UNIT 1:   LIMITS AND CONTINUITY
1.1    Introduction to Limits (Section 2.1)
1.2    What can go wrong with limits? (Section 2.4)
1.3    Rules for limits (Section 2.5)
1.4    Infinite limits, limits at infinity, Asymptotes (Sections 2.7, 2.8)
1.5    Continuity (Sections 2.9, 2.11)

UNIT 2:   DERIVATIVES
2.1    Introduction to the derivative (Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4)
2.2    Rules for calculating derivatives (Section 3.5)
2.3    Higher Order Derivatives (Section 3.7)
2.4    Implicit Differentiation (Section 3.8)
2.5    Justification of some derivative rules (Section 10)
2.6    Related Rates (Section 3.12)
2.7    Logarithmic Differentiation (Section 3.14)

UNIT 3:   APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION
3.1    Rectilinear Motion (Section 4.1, Exercises 1-68)
3.2    Introduction to Curve Sketching (Sections 4.3 4.74.8)
3.3    Monotonicity and Extrema (Sections 4.4, 4.6)
3.4    Concavity and Points of Inflection (Sections 4.7)
3.5    Curve Sketching (Section 4.8)
3.6    Mean-Value Theorem (Section 4.10)
3.7    Absolute Extrema and Optimization Problems (Sections 4.11, 4.12)

UNIT 4:   INTEGRATION
4.1    Antidervatives and the Indefinite Integral (Sections 5.1, 5.2)
4.2    The Definite Integral and The Fundamental Theorem (Sections 5.4, 5.5)
4.3    Area of a Region Between Two Curves (Section 5.6)

Assignments and Term Tests:

Week Number

Weekly Topics (Approx)

Worksheets and Tests

1 Review  
2 Limits, Rules for limits Worksheet #1 & Solutions
3 Finding limits Worksheet #2 & Solutions
4 Infinite Limits, Limits at Infinity, Asymptotes Worksheet #3 & Solutions
5 Continuity Worksheet #4 & Solutions
6 The Derivative and Rates of Change Worksheet #5 & Solutions
7 Derivative Rules, Higher Order Derivatives Quiz #1 & Solutions
8 Implicit Diff & Related Rates Worksheet #6 & Solutions
9 Log Differentiation, Rectilinear Motion Worksheet #7 & Solutions
10 Monotonic Functions and Extrema Worksheet #8 & Solutions
11 Concavity and Curve Sketching Quiz #2 & Solutions
12 Max-Min Problems, Antiderivatives Worksheet #9 & Solutions
13 The Definite Integral and Area Worksheet #10 (Practice)& Solutions

Important Dates:

Sept. 9 Lectures begin.
Sept. 23 Last day to add courses.
Oct. 12-13 Mid-semester Break. No classes.
Oct. 19 Quiz #1 (In class)
Oct. 28 Last day to drop courses without academic prejudice.
Nov. 11 Remembrance Day holiday. No classes.
Nov. 12 Classes follow the Tuesday schedule. So, no class on Nov 12.
Nov. 13 Classes follow the Monday schedule.
Nov. 16 Quiz #2 (In class)
Dec. 4 Last day of lectures.
Dec. 14 Final Exam for this section starts at Noon in the PhysEd Gym, Room PE 2000.