Fordham Math 1206-R05: Calculus I, Spring 2021
Course Documents
Our course Google Drive folder contains the syllabus, lecture notes, homework assignments, and other course documents.
Meetings and Recordings
Use the links in the following table to join our class meetings on Zoom.
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
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Lecture | 8:30-9:45 am | 8:30-9:45 am | |||
Recitation | 3:30-4:20 pm | ||||
Office Hours | 12-1 pm | 9-11 am | 10-11:30 am |
Our course Panopto folder contains recordings of all lectures.
Additional Resources
- The Fordham Math Help Room is available at these hours. No appointment is necessary.
- Desmos.com provides a free online graphing calculator. They also have a free app for mobile devices.
- WolframAlpha.com provides a search bar for everything mathematical.
- Calculus.org for supplemental notes, examples, practice exams, etc.
- Here is a condensed Review of Essential Algebra Concepts and Skills for Calculus that you may find helpful, especially if it has been some time since you were last in a math classroom.
- Here is another review of What to know before taking calculus with lots of links to lecture-style videos.
Schedule
Class | Date | Agenda |
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Lec 01 | 2/01 | Welcome, 1.1 Four Ways to Represent a Function |
Rec 01 | 2/02 | Review of algebra and trigonometry |
Lec 02 | 2/04 | 1.3 New Functions From Old Functions, 1.4 The Tangent and Velocity Problem |
Lec 03 | 2/08 | 1.5 The Limit of a Function |
Rec 02 | 2/09 | Review 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 |
Lec 04 | 2/11 | 1.6 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws |
Rec 03 | 2/16 | Review 1.6 |
Lec 05 | 2/18 | 1.7 The Precise Definition of the Limit, 1.8 Continuity |
Lec 06 | 2/22 | 2.1 Derivatives and Rates of Change |
Rec 04 | 2/23 | Review 1.7, 1.8, 2.1 |
Lec 07 | 2/25 | 2.2 The Derivative as a Function |
Lec 08 | 3/01 | 2.3 Differentiation Formulas, 2.4 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions |
Rec 05 | 3/02 | Review 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 |
Lec 09 | 3/04 | 2.5 The Chain Rule, 2.6 Implicit Differentiation |
Lec 10 | 3/08 | Exam 1 (1.1-2.2) |
Rec 06 | 3/09 | Review 2.5, 2.6/td> |
Lec 11 | 3/11 | 2.8 Related Rates |
Lec 12 | 3/15 | 2.9 Linear Approximation and Differentials |
Rec 07 | 3/16 | Review 2.8, 2.9 |
Lec 13 | 3/18 | 3.1 Maximum and Minimum Values |
Lec 14 | 3/22 | 3.2 The Mean Value Theorem |
Rec 08 | 3/23 | Review 3.1, 3.2 |
Lec 15 | 3/25 | 3.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph |
Lec 16 | 3/29 | 3.4 Limits at Infinity, Horizontal Asymptotes |
Rec 09 | 3/30 | Review 3.3, 3.4 |
Lec 17 | 4/01 | 3.7 Optimization Problems |
Lec 18 | 4/05 | 3.9 Antiderivatives |
Rec 10 | 4/06 | Review 3.7, 3.9, 4.1, 4.2 |
Lec 19 | 4/08 | 4.1 Areas and Distances |
Lec 20 | 4/12 | Exam 2 (2.3-3.9) |
Rec 11 | 4/13 | Review 4.3 |
Lec 21 | 4/15 | 4.2 The Definite Integral, 4.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
Lec 22 | 4/19 | 4.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem, 4.5 The Substitution Rule |
Rec 12 | 4/20 | Review 4.4, 4.5, 6.1 |
Lec 23 | 4/22 | 6.1 Inverse Functions, 6.2* The Natural Logarithmic Function |
Lec 24 | 4/26 | 6.3* The Natural Exponential Function |
Rec 13 | 4/27 | Review 6.2*, 6.3* |
Lec 25 | 4/29 | |
Lec 26 | 5/03 | Review for Final Exam |
Rec 14 | 5/04 | Review for Final Exam |
TBD | Final Exam (cumulative) |