Math 20A - Calculus for Science and Engineering (4 units), Spring 2020

Tentative Schedule

Mar 30Section 2.1 - The Limit Idea: Instantaneous Velocity and Tangent Lines
Apr 1Section 2.2 - Investigating Limits, Section 2.3 - Basic Limit Laws
Apr 3Section 2.4 - Limits and Continuity
 
Apr 6Section 2.5 - Indeterminate Forms
Apr 7HW 1 due
Apr 8Section 2.6 - The Squeeze Theorem and Trigonemtric Limits
Apr 10Section 2.7 - Limits at Infinity, Section 2.8 - The Intermediate Value Theorem
 
Apr 13Section 3.1 - Definition of the Derivative
Apr 14HW 2 due
Apr 15Section 3.2 - The Derivative as a Function
Apr 17Section 3.3 - Product and Quotient Rules, Section 3.4 - Rates of Change
 
Apr 20Section 3.5 - Higher Derivatives, Section 3.6 - Trigonometric Functions
Apr 22Section 3.7 - The Chain Rule, HW 3 due
Apr 24Section 3.8 - Implicit Differentiation
 
Apr 27Catch-up/Review
Apr 29Midterm: 11am PST
May 1Section 3.9 - Derivatives of General Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, HW 4 due
 
May 4Section 3.10 - Related Rates
May 6Section 4.1 - Linear Approximation
May 8Section 4.2 - Extreme Values
 
May 11Section 4.3 - The Mean Value Theorem
May 13Section 4.4 - The Second Derivative and Concavity, HW 5 due
May 15Section 4.5 - L'Hôpital's Rule
 
May 18Section 4.6 - Analyzing and Sketching Graphs of Functions
May 20Section 4.7 - Applied Optimization, HW 6 due
May 22Section 5.1 - Approximating and Computing Area
 
May 25No class
May 27Section 5.2 - The Definite Integral, HW 7 due
May 29Section 5.3 - The Indefinite Integral
 
Jun 1Section 5.4 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part I
Jun 3Section 5.5 - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part II, HW 8 due
Jun 5Catch-up/Review
 
Jun 11Final Exam: 2:30pm PST