Math 2200

Syllabus Spring 2006

A first course in calculus introducing the derivative and its many applications. 

 

Instructor:          Dr. Calvin M. Burgoyne

                        642 Boyd Graduate Center      

                         burgoyne@math.uga.edu

                         542-5021

Office Hours: MWF 10:00 – 11:20 (642 Boyd) Other times by appointment.

Text:                 Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 6/th Edition

                        “Early Transcendentals Version”, Prentice Hall. 1998

 

Class:               Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 12:20 – 1:20        362 Pharmacy

                       

Course Outline:

 1:         Tangent lines (2.1)

 2:         Limits and continuity (2.2-2.3)

 3:        The Derivative and rates of change (3.1)

             Basic rules of differentiation (3.2)

             Test # 1 Monday Feb. 6

 

 4:        Chain rule (3.3); Derivatives of algebraic functions (3.4)

 5:        Maxima and minima on closed intervals (3.5)

             Applied max-min problems (3.6)

 6:        Derivatives of trig functions (3.7)

 Test # 2 Friday March 3

 

 7:        Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions (3.8)

 8:        Related rates and implicit differentiation (3.9)

 9:         Applications, Increments, Differentials and Linear Approximations (4.1-  4.2)

             Test # 3 Monday April 3

 

 10:      Mean Value Theorem (4.3)

            The first derivative test and applications (4.4)

11:       Curve sketching (4.5)

12:       Higher derivatives and concavity (4.6)

13:       Asymptotes and advanced curve sketching (4.7)

14:       Anti-derivatives and the initial value problem (5.1-5.2)

Simple differential equations (5.2)

16:       Review and additional topics

            Test #  4 Monday April 24

 

 

 

 

Final Exam:    Wed. May 3 12:00 – 3:00

Grades:            Exam # 1                                  15%

                        Exam # 2                                  15%

                        Exam # 3                                  15%

                        Exam # 4                                 15%

                        Quizzes and Homework            10%

                        Final Exam                               30%

 

Academic Honesty:  Please refer to the University Academic Honesty Policy at http://www.uga.edu/~vpaa/polproc/aapm/gap/general/40112.html

 

 

The outline is to be considered tentative and changes may be made as need.