Chapter 3 - The Derivative, part 1

This the the syllabus up to the next test.  We will probably have a test after section 3.5.

9/14  Introduction to Differentiation HW do p.105/1-12

9/17  Rosh Hashannah
9/18  3.1 Finish up the intro  HW p.106-108/19, 20, 22-24, 26, 27, 32-34, 42, 44 plus nDeriv Worksheet
9/20  3.2 Continuity, Local Linearity, etc.  HW p.114-115/4-12 by 4's, 13, 14, 31-33, 35-37, 39 plus Smoothness Worksheet
9/21  3.3 Rules of Differentiation  HW p.124/3-21 by 3's, 13, 14, 23, 27-35 odd

9/24  3.3 Proofs of Rules  HW p.124-125/33-41 odd, 46, 49, 50
9/25  3.3 CW p.124-126/42-45, 48, 51, 52, 59 and p.140/50
9/26  Yom Kippur (no school)
9/27  3.4 (Rates of Change)
         CW p.138/31,32,35,49  HW p.135-140/1,3,5,8-13,18-20,21,24-29,47,48
9/28  3.5 (Trig Differentiation)
         CW 24-26,50  HW p.147-148/1-9 odd,17-23 odd,27-31,33,36,37,39-42,51

10/1  Review of 3.1-3.5 (all questions answered)
10/2  Test of 3.1-3.5
         HW read 3.6, do p.153/1-27 odd

Upcoming "events"
10/04 Back to School Night
10/08 Columbus Day
11/02 Term 1 ends
11/06 Professional Development Day
11/12 Veterans' Day

Answers to the multiple choice problems

Quiz 2.1-2.2   B  A  D  B  E  D  D  B

Quiz 2.3-2.4   C  E  3:(one possible answer below)  C  A  D  E

Beginning with Chapter 2...

Chapter 1 is prerequisite material that you are expected to remember so we will start with chapter 2...

Here is the plan for the whole chapter.  Things may change so check back if you are not sure. 

8/30  Introduction to Calculus: slope of curves, area under curves

8/31  no school

9/03  Labor Day
9/04  2.1 Review Limits: what they are, notation, rules for operations, 7 ways of finding limits
              CW Sandwich Thrm Proof,  HW Worksheet of limit problems
9/06  2.1 Limit of Composed Functions, substitution   Half Day C B A G
              HW finish worksheet and p.68/59-62, read section 2.2           
9/07  2.2 Horizontal & Vertical Asymptotes, End Behavior
               HW p.76-77/1, 3, 5, 9-12, 15-55 odd, 65, 67, 69, 70

9/10  2.3 Continuity and 4 Kinds of Discontinuities

               HW p.84-86/1, 5, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17-29 odd, 38-44, 47, 50-52, 60-62
9/11  2.4 Rate of Change and Tangent lines
               HW p.92-94/3-21 by 3's, 43, 44, 47-49
9/13  2.4 and Review
               HW (suggested) p.95-97/3-15 by 3's, 16-24, 30, 33, 39-42, 45, 47, 48, 52

9/14  Ch 2 Test

               (if possible) HW read section 3.1, do p.105/1-12

9/17  Rosh Hashanah - no school
9/26  Yom Kippur - no school