Professor Scott’s MA 181 Calculus I

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Important Student Dates

2/6: Quiz #2, Sections 2.2 – 2.3

2/17: Test #1 – Chapter 2

5/4: Last day of class

5/7: Final Exam (10:15 – 12:15)

Course Handouts

Precalculus Review

Section 2.1: Tangent & Velocity

Section 2.2: The Limit of a Function

Section 2.3: Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws

Section 2.4: Continuity

Section 2.5: Limits Involving Infinity

Section 2.6: Derivatives & Rates of Change

Section 2.7 – 2.8: The Derivative as a Function

Section 3.7: Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions

Section 3.8: Rates of Change

Section 3.9: Linear Approximation

Section 4.1: Related Rates

Sections 4.2 & 4.3: Extrema

Section 4.6: Optimization

Section 4.7: Newton’s Method

Section 5.1: Areas & Distances

Section 5.2 – 5.3: Definite & Indefinite Integrals

Section 5.4: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

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Helpful Links

Wolfram Alpha

Enhanced WebAssign

Visual Calculus

Paul’s Online Math Notes

Tutorials for the Calculus Phobe

The Calculus Page

Chain Rule Help

Families of Functions

Famous Curves

Karl’s Calculus Tutor

Derivatives & Graphs

Calculus 101

Professor Rick Penn’s

Calculus I Gateways

Calculus on the Web

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