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please look at the following set of prerequisite topics You need to be good at all this stuff! Also, this Algebra review might be useful: http://faculty.fiu.edu/~draghici/pastcourses/C1F15/AlgebraReview.pdf - note the exercises at the back of this file, which are drill problems in skills you really need for this course. A book that might prove useful is "Just-in-Time; Algebra and Trigonemetry for Early Transcendental Calculus", by Mueller and Brent. This is an inexpensive paperback, http://www.amazon.com/Just--Algebra-Trigonometry-Transcendentals-Calculus/dp/0321671031/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452530321&sr=1-2&keywords=just-in-time+Algebra .
5/8 Do the exercises http://faculty.fiu.edu/~draghici/pastcourses/C1F15/AlgebraReview.pdf
A representative of the textbook company will come in on Wednesday to help us set up your access to the textbook.
5/10 drill problems from the textbook: 2.1# 1, 5, 7; 2.2# 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21.
Office hours have now been posted on my syllabus.
5/12 2.2# 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 53; 2.4# 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21,.
5/15 2.6# 1-7 odd, 9, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 53, 69, 73, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90. This is a big, but in my opinion, important set of problems. Lots of questions from the first quiz and text will be of this type. Also note first online assignment is due tomorrow.
Quiz 1 is postponed until Friday. It will cover the material covered in the homework I have assigned above in 2.2, 2.4, 2.6.
5/17 2.5# 1, 5, 45. AND STUDY FOR QUIZ!
Second Mymathlab assignment has been posted. Completion of the Triseum game is worth 10 bonus points to be counted in the "assignment" portion of the grading scheme. This must be completed by Monday.
5/19 2.5# 13, 15, 17, 25, 29, 41, 45.
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There is a science about how students learn, and I am posting some short videos about that science. For some of you, these videos might help you improve the *quality* of your studying.
To read Dr. Chew's advice on how else to help your students get the most out of studying, see his chapter in the attached piece (which starts on page 215--220 of the pdf).
Video 1: Beliefs That Make You Fail…Or Succeed.
The first video examines common mistaken beliefs students often possess that undermine their learning. The video tries to correct those misconceptions with accurate beliefs about learning.
Video 2: What Students Should Understand About How People Learn.
The second video introduces a simple but powerful theory of memory, Levels of Processing, that can help students improve their study.
Video 3: Cognitive Principles for Optimizing Learning.
The third video operationalizes the concept of level of processing into four
principles that students can use to develop effective study strategies.
Video 4: Putting the Principles for Optimizing Learning into Practice.
The fourth video applies the principles of deep processing to common study
situations, including note taking and highlighting while reading.
Video 5: I Blew the Exam, Now What?
This video addresses what students should and should not do when they earn a bad grade on an exam.
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5/22 2.4# 23, 25, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 45., 2.6# 11, 49.
Friday quiz will cover 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6. Make sure you know the limit definition of continuity. Also, make sure you know how to work with piecewise defined functions.
5/24 3.1# 1, 5 , 11; 3.2# 1, 3, 27, 28, 29, 30.
5/26 3.3# 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17,19, 21, 23, 47.
There will be no class Monday : it's Memorial Day.
There is a test next Friday. It will cover 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3. Be sure you know how to use the limit definition of continuity, and the limit definition of derivative.
5/31 3.5# 1, 5, 7, 11, 17, 23, 49.
6/5 3.6# 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 23, 51.
Mathmylab Asst 4 has been posted, and is due Tuesday next week.
6/7 3.6# 21, 29, 41, 61, 77, 101.
6/9 3.7# 1, 11, 15, 19, 23, 33a, 45.
test 1 solutions. Try to fix your mistakes by yourself first; that is how one learns math!
6/12 1.6# 29, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53; 3.8# 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29, 37, 41, 51, 59, 63, 65b 89, 91, 93, 95.
Wednesday quiz will cover 3.5, 3.6, 3.7.
The latest mymathlab assignment has been posted, called 3.8 enhanced. It covers 3.8, 3.9, so you should already be able to start it.
6/14 3.9# 9, 11, 15, 16, 23, 33, 42.
6/16 3.10# 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 21, 25, 27 ( you may look up formula for volume of cone for this), 36, 43, 45.
Term test #2 will be Friday, June 23, and will cover 3.3-3.11. This is a bit different from what I told you in class, because I am including 3.11 which we will cover Monday.
6/19 3.11# 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17.
Mymathlab assignment 6 has just been posted, and is due *this* Thursday at 1159PM. The material covered, 3.10 and 3.11, will appear on Friday's test.
6/21 4.5# 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 23, 29, 33, 35, 41, 43, 45, 67, 71, 73, 75.
Don't forget the online assignment due Thursday!
6/26 4.5# 51, 53, 59, 61, 63. The next MyMathLab assignment has been posted, and is due Wednesday July 5.
6/28 4.3# 1, 3, and part a of: 15, 17, 19, 27, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43.
6/30 4.3 part b of 15, 17, 19, 27, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43; 4.4# 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 29, 39, 49, 89, 99, 101.
7/3 4.3# 49, 53, 55; 4.4# 33, 51.
7/5 4.1 # 1,3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 24, 25, 27, 39, 57.
Friday quiz will cover 4.3, 4.4, 4.5. There will be 3 l'Hopital's Rule problems, and one graph to do.
7/7 4.6# 3, 5, 7, 9, 29, 30, 33.
7/10 4.6# 16 (skip part c if you like), 31, 38, 45. Also, all future mymathlab assignments have been posted.
7/12 4.8# 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, 25, 31, 35, 39, 41, 43, 53, 55, 61, 65, 78.
7/14 5.5# 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 30. 31, 39, 41, 43, 55, 61, 65.
7/17 4.2# 43, 45, 47, 49; 4.8# 124, 125, 127, 129 .
Test 3, on Friday, will cover all material that has been assigned above from Ch. 4 and 5.5. Here is the rough breakdown of exam by points: True-False: 15 points; Integrals 23 points, Two min-max problems including 1 word problem: 23 points, l"Hopital's rule: 8 points, graph sketching 36 points, finding position of particle if given acceleration: 5 points.
7/19 study for the test!
7/24 11.1# 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 19, 21.
7/26 4.2# 1, 3, 6, 9, 11, 53.
Final exam starts at 930AM on Friday in class. Here is some idea of the contents, but I think I will be covering all major themes. There are 10 pages, so you will need to manage your time well. Total points: 162. Limits: 26 points, Derivatives: 28 points. Antiderivatives: 20 points. Related rates: 20 points. Linear approximation 6, Mean Value Theorem 8, parametric curves 8, graphing 18, applied optimization problem 14, other 18.