Mathematics E-15 Spring 2023
Schedule of Topics
The numbers of the weeks below refer to the numbers of the content modules in our Canvas site. Please see the
Schedule of Assignments file for due dates of the homework assignments and dates of the exams.
Note that section numbers from the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th editions of the textbook are provided.
Week Topics 4th Edition 5th/6th/7th/8th Edition
One Functions: linear, exponential, and new from old. 1.1-1.3 1.1-1.3
Two Log, trig, and power functions, continuity. 1.4-1.7 1.4-1.7
Three Rates of change, definition of the derivative. 2.1-2.3* 2.1-2.3*
*except sketching
Four Sketching and interpreting derivatives, higher-order derivatives. 2.3**-2.6 2.3**-2.6
**sketching only
Exam 1 (three hours).
Five Derivatives of powers, exponentials, products, quotients. 3.1-3.3 3.1-3.3
Six Derivatives of composite, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. 3.4-3.6 3.4-3.6
Spring break.
Seven Implicit differentiation, local linearization, L’Hospital’s Rule, 3.7, 3.9, 4.1, 4.7 3.7, 3.9, 4.1, 4.7
extreme values.
Eight Optimization, families of curves . 4.2-4.3, 4.5 4.2-4.4
Nine The definite integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. 5.1-5.3† 5.1-5.3†
†FTC only
Exam 2 (three hours).
Ten Integration by substitution, applications of the definite integral. 5.3††-5.4, 7.1 5.3††-5.4, 7.1
††except FTC
Eleven Applications of the indefinite integral. 6.1-6.3 6.1-6.3
Review.
Exam 3 (three hours).