Week 1
Monday 19 August Class:
1. PRE-WORK: Intro to Exploring Functions
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READ the course Syllabus here: Syllabus
2. IN-CLASS WORK: Intro to Exploring Functions.
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We will use these notes on our first day of class.
3. POST-WORK: Intro to Exploring Functions
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Compare your answers to the IN-CLASS NOTES to this Desmos Graph.
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Graph these other interesting functions in Desmos:
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f(x)=xe^x
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g(x)=tan(e^x)
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h(x)=|x-1|/(x-1)
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Be sure to Log into MyMathLab (MML) as soon as possible. You're welcome to start using the study plan, or begin trying homework assignments.
Tuesday 20 August Class:
1. PRE-WORK: Sec. 2.1 Rates of Change Intro class.
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Fill out the pre-notes for our Rates of Change Intro class.
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Optional: If you're rusty with solving non-linear inequalities, click here and watch the video under the topic of Inequalities.
2. IN-CLASS WORK: Sec. 2.1 Rates of Change Intro class.
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We will use these notes in class.
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We will access this Desmos Demonstration in class.
3. POST-WORK: Sec. 2.1 Rates of Change Intro class.
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Work MML Sec. 2.1 Homework.
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At this point you should be able to answer these potential test questions.
Wednesday 21 August Class:
1. PRE-WORK: Sec. 2.2 Intuition for a Limit
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Fill out the pre-notes for our Sec. 2.2 class.
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Optional: If you're rusty with the idea of domains, click here and watch the three videos under the Domain heading.
2. IN-CLASS WORK: Sec. 2.2 Intuition for a Limit
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We will use these notes in class.
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We will access this Desmos Demonstration in class.
3. POST-WORK: Sec. 2.2 Intuition for a Limit
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Work MML Sec. 2.2.
Thursday 22 August Class:
1. PRE-WORK: Sec. 2.2.5 Review
2. IN-CLASS WORK During class work with your partner/group to complete the the previous two IN-CLASS WORKs. The class ends with a quiz.
Over the weekend: In addition to completing any assignments, spend 2 hours working on this week's IN-CLASS WORK.