Priscilla Bremser (email: bremser@middlebury.edu; phone: ext. 5555)
Monday 10:30 - 11:30 am
Wednesday 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Thursday 2:30 - 3:30 pm
1. To understand the concepts of differential calculus and why they represent a major intellectual achievement.
2. To gain an appreciation for the wide range of applications of calculus.
3. To develop an ability to work with derivatives in solving problems.
4. To get an introduction to the concepts of integral calculus, its applications, and its relation to differential calculus.
5. To gain experience with mathematical reasoning.
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February 8 - March 1: Introduction to derivatives
March 2: Exam 1
March 3 - April 4: The Chain rule; related rates; The Mean Value Theorem
April 5: Exam 2
April 6 - April 25: Curve Sketching; Max/Min problems; The Definite Integral
April 26: Exam 3
April 27 - May 7: Applications of the Integral
May 15: Final Exam
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