Professor Scott’s MA 181 Calculus I

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Email Professor Scott

·     Click here for the Test #4 outline.

·     Bring the section 4.7 handout to class on Friday, November 20th.

·     Weekly MA 181 help sessions are held on Wednesdays from 5 – 5:50pm in SE229. For more info call 240-567-5200.

·     Answer keys to quizzes, tests, and some class handouts can be found in MyMC [go to My Courses, Calculus (MA 181), and look in Files].

·     The Math/Science Center is offering workshops geared towards introductory use of the TI 83, 83+, 84, and 84 graphing calculators. No registration is required, but space is limited. Click here for more info.

·     View interactive lessons at HippoCampus.

Important Dates

11/17: Last day to withdraw with a W

11/23: Test #4  

11/25 – 11/28: No classes

12/11: Last day of class

12/14: Final Exam (10:15 – 12:15)

12/21: Final grade posted in MyMC.

 

Course Handouts

Enhanced WebAssign Enrollment

Chapter 1 (review)

Rate of Change

Section 2.1: Tangent & Velocity

Section 2.2 – 2.5: Limits & Continuity

Section 2.6: Derivatives/Rates of Change

Sections 2.7 & 2.8: Derivative as a Function

Calculator & Derivative

Section 3.7: Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions

Section 3.7: Logarithmic Differentiation

Section 3.8: Rates of Change

Section 3.9: Linear Approximation & Differentials

Section 4.1: Rates of Change

Section 4.2 and 4.3 Absolute & Relative Extrema

Section 4.6

Section 4.7

Click Here to get graph paper!

Click here to get graphing calculator data analysis instructions!

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

Facts about e

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