The document outlines topics to be covered in Calculus I class sessions on the derivative and rates of change, including: defining the derivative at a point and using it to find the slope of the tangent line to a curve at that point; examples of derivatives modeling rates of change; and how to find the derivative function and second derivative of a given function. It provides learning objectives, an outline of topics, and an example problem worked out graphically and numerically to illustrate finding the slope of the tangent line.