Math 163A Sample Schedule for Fall 2009
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| Title: | Calculus for Business, Economics, Life Sciences, and Social Sciences, Eleventh Edition | 
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| Authors: | Barnett, Ziegler, and Byleen | |
| Publisher: | Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007 | |
| ISBN: | 0-13-232818-6 | |
*Sections 1-1 and 1-2 are on the list of suggested problems and are covered on Exam 1 but are not covered in class.
| Week | Date | Class topics |
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| 1 | Tue Sep 8 | 2-1 Functions (Handout 1) |
| Thu Sep 10 | 2-2 Graphs and Transformations, 2-3 Quadratic Functions (Handout 2) | |
| Fri Sep 11 | 2-3 Business Terminology; Polynomial Functions (Class Drill 1) (Homework 1 due) (H1 Solutions) | |
| 2 | Mon Sep 14 | 2-4 Exponential Functions |
| Tue Sep 15 | 2-5 Logarithmic Functions | |
| Thu Sep 17 | 2-5 Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions | |
| Fri Sep 18 | Exam 1 on Chapters 1 and 2 | |
| 3 | Mon Sep 21 | 3-1 Introduction to Limits: Graphical Approach (Handout 3) (Class Drill 2) |
| Tue Sep 22 | 3-1 Introduction to Limits: Algebraic Approach | |
| Thu Sep 24 | 3-2 Continuity | |
| Fri Sep 25 | 3-3 Infinite Limits (Homework 2 due) (H2 Solutions) | |
| 4 | Mon Sep 28 | 3-3 Limits at Infinity (Class Drill 3) |
| Tue Sep 29 | 3-4 The Derivative (Handout 4) (Class Drill 4) | |
| Thu Oct 1 | 3-4 The Derivative (Class Drill 5) | |
| Fri Oct 2 | 3-5 Basic Differentiation Properties (Homework 3 due) (H3 Solutions) | |
| 5 | Mon Oct 5 | 3-5 Basic Differentiation Properties |
| Tue Oct 6 | 3-6 Differentials | |
| Thu Oct 8 | 3-7 Marginal Analysis in Business and Economics | |
| Fri Oct 9 | Exam 2 on Chapter 3 | |
| 6 | Mon Oct 12 | 4-1 The Constant e and Continuous Compound Interest |
| Tue Oct 13 | 4-2 Derivatives of Exponential Functions | |
| Thu Oct 15 | 4-2 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions | |
| Fri Oct 16 | 4-3 Derivatives of Products and Quotients (Class Drill 6) (Homework 4 due) (H4 Solutions) | |
| 7 | Mon Oct 19 | 4-4 The Chain Rule |
| Tue Oct 20 | 4-4 The Chain Rule (Class Drill 7) | |
| Thu Oct 22 | 4-5 Implicit Differentiation | |
| Fri Oct 23 | 4-5 Implicit Differentiation (Homework 5 due) (H5 Solutions) | |
| 8 | Mon Oct 26 | 4-6 Related Rates |
| Tue Oct 27 | 4-6 Related Rates | |
| Thu Oct 29 | Exam 3 on Chapter 4 | |
| Fri Oct 30 | 5-1 First Derivative and Graphs | |
| 9 | Mon Nov 2 | 5-2 Second Derivative and Graphs (Class Drill 8) |
| Tue Nov 3 | 5-2 Second Derivative and Graphs | |
| Thu Nov 5 | 5-4 Curve Sketching and Graphs (Class Drill 9) (Handout 5) | |
| Fri Nov 6 | 5-4 Curve Sketching and Graphs (Homework 6 due) (H6 Solutions) | |
| 10 | Mon Nov 9 | 5-5 Absolute Maxima and Minima (Class Drill 10) |
| Tue Nov 10 | 5-5 Absolute Maxima and Minima | |
| Thu Nov 12 | 5-6 Optimization | |
| Fri Nov 13 | 5-6 Optimization (Homework 7 due) (H7 Solutions) | |
| 11 | Mon Nov 16 | Review and Course Evaluations |
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