Fordham Math 1203-R02/R03/R04: Applied Calculus I, spring 2023
Course Documents and Links
- Syllabus
- Digital textbook and online homework (instructions for access are in the syllabus)
Office Hours
- Tue & Fri 2:30-4:30pm, JMH 418
Additional Resources
- The Math Department operates a Math Help Room at each campus. They are free, and you do not need an appointment—just drop in anytime they are staffed. The Rose Hill location is JMH 410, and the Lincoln Center location is Lowenstein 810/812. Here is a link to the Math Help Room schedules.
- Students looking for additional assistance outside of the classroom are encouraged to consider working with a peer tutor through Knack. Tutors are paid by Fordham -- students do not pay. To view available tutors and get started, visit fordham.joinknack.com.
- 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 has links to 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. It ends with lots of practice exercises and includes solutions so you can test yourself.
- Here is another review of What to know before taking calculus with lots of links to lecture-style videos.
Lectures and Assignments
After each class, an online homework covering that day's material is assigned through WebAssign (WA) and should be completed before the next class. Approximately every two weeks, a take-home quiz will be assigned, posted below, and due two classes later.
| Class | R02/R03 Date | R04 Date | Topic | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Th 01/19 | Tu 01/17 | 1.1 Functions and their Representations, 1.2 Combining and Transforming Functions | WA 1.1, 1.2 |
| 2 | Mo 01/23 | Fr 01/20 | 1.3 Linear Models and Rates of Change, 1.5 Exponential Models | WA 1.3, 1.5 |
| 3 | Th 01/26 | Tu 01/24 | 1.6 Logarithmic Functions, 2.1 Measuring Change | WA 1.6, 2.1, Quiz 1 due class 5 |
| 4 | Mo 01/30 | Fr 01/27 | 2.2 Limits | WA 2.2 |
| 5 | Th 02/02 | Tu 01/31 | 2.3 Rates of Change and Derivatives | WA 2.3 |
| 6 | Mo 02/06 | Fr 02/03 | 2.4 The Derivative as a Function | WA 2.4, Quiz 2 due class 8 |
| 7 | Th 02/09 | Tu 02/07 | 3.1 Shortcuts to Finding Derivatives | WA 3.1 |
| 8 | Mo 02/13 | Fr 02/10 | 3.2 Introduction to Marginal Analysis | WA 3.2 |
| 9 | Th 02/16 | Tu 02/14 | Review | |
| 10 | Tu 02/21 | Fr 02/17 | Exam 1 (all sections listed above) | |
| 11 | Th 02/23 | Fr 02/24 | 3.3 The Product and Quotient Rules | WA 3.3 |
| 12 | Mo 02/27 | Tu 02/28 | 3.4 The Chain Rule | WA 3.4, Quiz 3 due class 14 |
| 13 | Th 03/02 | Fr 03/03 | 3.5 Implicit Differentiation and Logarithms | WA 3.5 |
| 14 | Mo 03/06 | Tu 03/07 | 3.6 Exponential Growth and Decay | WA 3.6 |
| 15 | Th 03/09 | Fr 03/10 | 4.1 Related Rates | WA 4.1, Quiz 4 due class 17 |
| 16 | Mo 03/20 | Tu 03/21 | 4.2 Maximum and Minimum Values | WA 4.2 |
| 17 | Th 03/23 | Fr 03/24 | 4.3 Derivaives and the Shapes of Curves | WA 4.3 |
| 18 | Mo 03/27 | Tu 03/28 | 4.4 Asymptotes, 4.5 Curve Sketching | WA 4.4, Quiz 5 due class 20 |
| 19 | Th 03/30 | Fr 03/31 | 4.6 Optimization | WA 4.6 |
| 20 | Mo 04/03 | Tu 04/04 | Review | |
| 21 | Th 04/13 | Tu 04/11 | Exam 2 (sections 3.3-6, 4.1-6) | |
| 22 | Mo 04/17 | Fr 04/14 | 5.1 Cost, Area and the Definite Integral | WA 5.1 |
| 23 | Th 04/20 | Tu 04/18 | 5.2 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | WA 5.2 |
| 24 | Mo 04/24 | Fr 04/21 | 5.4 Integration by Substitution | WA 5.4, Quiz 6 due class 26 |
| 25 | Th 04/27 | Tu 04/25 | 6.1 Areas Between Curves | WA 6.1 |
| 26 | Mo 05/01 | Fr 04/28 | Review | |
| 27 | Tu 05/02 | Review | ||
| ** | Th 05/11 | Final Exam for R02 9:30-11:30 am (all sections listed above) | ||
| ** | Fr 05/12 | Final Exam for R04 1:30-3:30 pm (all sections listed above) | ||
| ** | Mo 05/15 | Final Exam for R03 1:30-3:30 pm (all sections listed above) |