February 22, 2012

Today we talked about derivative rules.  The lecture notes are here.

The homework is:

• Section 3.2:  7 - 45 (odd)

Additional practice:

• Paul's Practice Problems (Differentiation Formulas): Problems 1 - 20

Videos:

• Patrick JMT: Derivatives:  Basic Examples

February 17, 2012

Today we talked about the derivative function.   The lecture notes are here.

The homework is:

• Section 3.1:  23 - 35 (odd)

Additional practice:

• Paul's Practice Problems (The Definition of The Derivative): Problems 1 - 11

Videos:

• Patrick JMT: Understanding the Definition of the Derivative
• Khan Academy: What is a Derivative?, What is a Derivative? (2),, What is a Derivative (3)

February 13, 2012

Today we talked about using the slope of a secant line to approximate the slope of a line tangent to a curve at a given point.  The lecture notes are here.

The homework is:

• Section 3.1:  11 - 21 (odd)

Additional practice:

• Paul's Practice Problems (The Definition of The Derivative):  Problems 1 - 11

Videos:

• Patrick JMT:  Understanding the Definition of the Derivative
• Khan Academy:  What is a Derivative?, What is a Derivative? (2),, What is a Derivative (3)

February 6, 2012

Today we talked about continuity.  The lecture notes are here.

The homework is:

• Section 2.6:  9 - 27 (odd), 33 - 47 (odd), 55 - 59 (odd)

 Test 1 will be on Friday.  We will review on Wednesday. 

Additional practice: 

Paul's Chapter 1 Problems:  Continuity:  1 - 9

Paul's Chapter 1 Solutions 

Related video:

• Continuity Part 1
• Continuity Part 2

February 3, 2012

Today we reviewed some of the material from chapter 2. 

The homework is:

• Chapter Review (pages 97 - 98):  2, 11, 13, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 41

This assignment will be collected and graded on completeness (not on whether or not the answers are correct), so please make sure that you check your answers are correct.

The first test will be on Wednesday, February 8.