Last update 9/18/2019

                                                              Math 122b- Fall 2019

Instructor: Debra Wood

Welcome to First Semester of Calculus

 

 

 First few additional assignments  the first week

1.  Send your instructor an email with your Name, email address, Math 122b SECTION ___

      (Includes but not limited to:  name you prefer example: David – Dave)

2.  Log in to Webassign Access is through D2L

           Start with Homework 1.8 & 2.1, 2.2 

3.  Go the instructor’s website or on D2L, click on Math 122b.  Read the following.  Make sure you have a copy or  access to this material on  Sep23  (QUIZ)

            a)  Course Policy

            b)  Assignment Policy

            c)  Guidelines on Homework.

            d)  Homework Assignments/schedule

            e)  Calendar

4.  Read the four items you printed off.  Any questions?  Ask in class, in instructor’s office or by email.

5.  Go to the U of A bookstore at the student union and purchase the worksheet packet for this course, if you plan to stay in this section.   

    Author Wood, Blue cover

6.  Place the required Calculator programs in your calculator or see your instructor.    

 

 

 

Course Information:

 

Course Policy

Assignment Policy

Guidelines on Homework  written work

Written Homework schedule to be handed in.

Calendar

              

Calculator programs (click here) or see instructor

   Evaluate, Quadratic, Difference Quotient, All Sums

 

Summary of Limits

Worksheets – These are Due within the First Week of Class

  Will be passed out Sep 18th.

WS09-

WS10-

WS11

All other worksheets are in the packet you must purchase at the Bookstore.

 

 

Handouts: Optional but very helpful

 

 Geometry Formulas you must know

  Properties of Logs

  Properties of Trig Function 1

  Properties of Trig Function 2

  Review of Basic Algebra (Very Helpful)

 

  Do Dogs Know Calculus? (section 4.3 and 4.4)

  Line of Best fit (needed for a worksheet 9)   click here

       Text Box: If you need to best fit of a quadratic or exponential 
then pick Qudreg or expreg instead of linreg

  Review of Algebra (common errors)

  Review Topics of Algebra and Trig (Michigan): Great review and reference guide

 

  Hints:   (Hints are usually placed up here when a few students have asked me the same question on a problem)

    Written, Webassign, or worksheet

          1.8 click here

         1.8 absolute value  

         1.8  How to make a table of values to find a limit of a function.

        Summary of Limits

         2.1 examples of different approaches to rates of change

             Example on how to find instantaneous rates of change by table, graph and algebraically

         2.2 webassign and worksheet  Also a summary of derivative at a point.

         2.2/ 2.3 interpreting derivative

        2.3 finding derivatives

          3.1 power rule

3.2 exponential rule

3.3 product and division rule

          3.4 Chain Rule

        3.5  trig  Solving trig functions

        3.6 Inverse function and quadratic of best fit.

        3.9  webassign and written

          4.6 webassign and written

 

         

Links:

       D2L- Answer keys and Grades are updated after exams

         

      To practice precalculus skills (online to get you started but missing practice problems)

            The following is a link to a pdf file for skills  (click here).  For practice problems.

                    Second page is a table of contents.  Look up the section or type of problem you feel you need to review. 

                                         

       Calculus Website:

                   Departmental course information

                   Calculator program 

                             You need to have the All Sums Program on your calculator.

                                    The quadratic and evaluate programs are helpful.

           Math 122b department webpage

                   Review

                   Extra practice problems

                   Study Guide

                   Tools for Success - Options and help

 

Help is available:  Click here for tutoring information      

     

Helpful website options          

 

 

 

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