Math 212 - Calculus I - Fall 2024

Class Information

Instructor: Tuan Pham
Class meetings: M, T, W, Th, F: 8:00 - 8:50 AM at SCB 200/201
[Syllabus]   [Class schedule]   [Canvas]   [WebAssign]  

Office Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:00 - 1:30 PM at SCB 316, or by appointment

Assignments

  • Homework problems are to be done in WebAssign.
  • Labs are submitted on Canvas as pdf file and source file (nb or ipynb).
  • Get access to Mathematica
  • Quizzes are given in class. See the class schedule above.
    Quizzes Labs
    Quiz 1 Lab 1
    Quiz 2 Lab 2
    Quiz 3 Lab 3
    Quiz 4 Lab 4
    Quiz 5
    Quiz 6
    Quiz 7
    Quiz 8
    Quiz 9
    Quiz 10

    • Lecture notes

  • Mathematica Lab day (Oct 15)
  • Lecture 24 (Oct 14): implicit differentiation; Worksheet
  • Lecture 23 (Oct 11): practice with chain rule; implicit differentiation
  • Lecture 22 (Oct 10): chain rule; Worksheet
  • Lecture 21 (Oct 9): practice with limits involving trigonometric functions
  • Lecture 20 (Oct 7): derivatives of trigonometric functions
  • Review for Exam 2 (Oct 4)
  • Lecture 19 (Oct 3): quotient rule; normal lines
  • Lecture 18 (Oct 2): product rule; Worksheet
  • Lecture 17 (Oct 1): algebraic rules of differentiation - sum and scaling rules
  • Lecture 16 (Sep 30): infer about f from the graph of f' and vice versa; Worksheet
  • Lecture 15 (Sep 27): motion problem; differentiable functions; Worksheet
  • Lecture 14 (Sep 26): derivative and tangent lines
  • Mathematica Lab day (Sep 25)
  • Practice finding vertical and horizontal asymptotes
  • Lecture 13 (Sep 23): Intermediate Value Theorem; Bisection method
  • Lecture 12 (Sep 20): (left/right) continuous function; types of discontinuity; Worksheet
  • Lecture 11 (Sep 19): Squeeze theorem; continue to work on the worksheet last time
  • Lecture 10 (Sep 18): indefinite limit of the form \(\frac{0}{0}\); Worksheet
  • Lecture 9 (Sep 17): algebraic rules of limits
  • Lecture 8 (Sep 16): \(\lim_{x\to a} f(x)=L\) where \(a,L\) can be \(\pm\infty\); Worksheet
  • Lecture 7 (Sep 13): limit of a function from graphic perspective; continuity
  • Lecture 6 (Sep 11): limit of a function from numerical perspective; tangent line, velocity; Worksheet
  • Lecture 5 (Sep 10): inverse functions and the logarithms
  • Lecture 4 (Sep 9): exponential functions; Worksheet
  • Lecture 3 (Sep 6): composite functions, transformation of graphs; Worksheet
  • Lecture 2 (Sep 5): find the domain of a function
  • Lecture 1 (Sep 4): introduction; representing a function

    • Supplement materials

  • Mathematica instruction from the Wolfram company:
       - 15-minute video: Hands-on start to Mathematica
       - Fast introduction for math students
       - Mathematica as a programming tool: An elementary introduction
  • Use Mathematica on JupyterLab:
       - Installation guide
       - Video instruction, sample lab report: pdf, ipynb

    • Links

    Joseph F. Smith Library, Math Lab
    This page was last modified on Monday, Oct 14, 2024.