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MTH 31, Analytic Geometry and Calculus I
Fall 2024, Section D03 - 16240

Instructor: Cormac O'Sullivan
We meet in NL 120 (that's North Hall and Library) on Mon, Tue, Wed, 2:00 – 3:50.
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Class Information and the syllabus

Review sheets and more

Math Tutoring Lab - very helpful for any math questions

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 MTH 31 Class Calendar  (reload page for latest version)
 

  Date Day Sections covered Homework
         
1 Aug 28 Wed Introduction, 2.1 Tangents and velocity  
         
Sept 2 Mon No class  
2 Sept 3 Tue 2.1, 2.2 Limit of a function HW #1
3 Sept 4 Wed 2.3 Calculating limits using limit laws  
         
4 Sept 9 Mon 2.3, 2.5 Continuity  
5 Sept 10 Tue more on 2.5 Continuity HW #2
6 Sept 11 Wed  2.6 Limits at infinity; horizontal asymptotes  
         
7 Sept 16 Mon 2.7 Derivatives and rates of change, Review  
8 Sept 17 Tue Quiz #1 then 2.7, 2.8 The derivative as a function HW #3
9 Sept 18 Wed Review of Chapter 2  
         
10 Sept 23 Mon 3.1 Derivatives of polynomials and exponentials  
11 Sept 24 Tue 3.2 The product and quotient rules HW #4
12 Sept 25 Wed 3.3 Derivatives of trigonometric functions  
         
13 Sept 30 Mon 3.4 The chain rule HW #5
14 Oct 1 Tue 3.5 Implicit differentiation  
Oct 2 Wed No class  
         
15 Oct 7 Mon 3.6 Derivatives of logs, inverse trig functions, Review  
16 Oct 8 Tue Quiz #2 then 3.7 Rates of change in natural sciences HW #6
17 Oct 9 Wed Today's class cancelled - video and notes here instead
 3.9 Related rates: video and notes		  
         
Oct 14 Mon No class  
18 Oct 15 Tue (Monday schedule)  3.10 Linear approximations, differentials  
19 Oct 16 Wed 3.11 Hyperbolic functions  
         
20 Oct 21 Mon Review for the midterm  
21 Oct 22 Tue Midterm exam  
22 Oct 23 Wed 4.1 Maximum and minimum values HW #7
         
23 Oct 28 Mon 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem, Review Midterm
extra
24 Oct 29 Tue Quiz #3 then more on 4.2, 4.3  
25 Oct 30 Wed 4.3 How derivatives affect graph shape HW #8
         
26 Nov 4 Mon 4.4 Indeterminate forms and l'Hospital's rule  
27 Nov 5 Tue more on 4.4, 4.5 HW #9
28 Nov 6 Wed 4.5 Summary of curve sketching  
         
29 Nov 11 Mon 4.7 Optimization  
30 Nov 12 Tue 4.8 Newton's method HW #10
31 Nov 13 Wed Today's class cancelled - video and notes here instead
4.9 Antiderivatives: video and notes		  
         
32 Nov 18 Mon Review of chapter 4  
33 Nov 19 Tue  5.1 Areas and distance HW #11
34 Nov 20 Wed Quiz #4 then 5.2 The definite integral  
       
35 Nov 25 Mon 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus HW #12
36 Nov 26 Tue more on 5.2, 5.3  
Nov 27 Wed No class (Friday schedule)  
         
37 Dec 2 Mon 5.4 Indefinite integrals HW #13
38 Dec 3 Tue 5.5 The substitution rule  
39 Dec 4 Wed Review Review
sheet
         
40 Dec 9 Mon Review Sample
final
41 Dec 10 Tue Quiz #5 then more review  
42 Dec 11 Wed Review for the final  
         
  Dec 18 Wed Final Exam 2 - 4:50 pm