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      Instructor: Anita Johnston      office: JM 250
                 phone: 517.796.8504   email: JohnstoAnitaM@jccmi.edu

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Text:    Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions, 4^th edition by Larson, Hostetler & Edwards  (Publisher: Houghton-Mifflin)

Revisions to the Class Calendar may be necessary during the course because of unforeseen circumstances (school closings, instructor illness, etc.).  It is important to attend class regularly to be sure you are up-to-date on these revisions.

Date	Section(s)	Topic
20-Aug	Chapter 1	Preparation for Calculus
21-Aug	2.1	A Preview of Calculus
22-Aug	2.2	Finding Limits Graphically and Numerically
23-Aug	2.3	Evaluating Limits Analytically
27-Aug	2.3	Evaluating Limits Analytically
28-Aug	2.4	Continuity and One-Sided Limits
29-Aug	2.5	Infinite Limits
30-Aug	3.1	The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem
3-Sep		Holiday – Labor Day
4-Sep	3.1	The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem
5-Sep	3.2	Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change
6-Sep	3.2	Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change
10-Sep		Exam 1
11-Sep		Review Exam 1
12-Sep	3.3	Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives
13-Sep	3.3	Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives
17-Sep	3.4	The Chain Rule
18-Sep	3.4	The Chain Rule
19-Sep	3.5	Implicit Differentiation
20-Sep	3.6	Derivatives of Inverse Functions
24-Sep	3.7	Related Rates
25-Sep	3.7	Related Rates
26-Sep	3.7	Related Rates
27-Sep	3.8	Newton's Method
1-Oct		Exam 2
2-Oct		Project Success Day
3-Oct		Review Exam 2
4-Oct	4.1, 4.2	Extrema on an Interval, Rolle’s & The Mean Value Theorem
8-Oct	4.3	Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First Derivative Test
9-Oct	4.4	Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
10-Oct	4.5	Limits at Infinity
11-Oct	4.6	A Summary of Curve Sketching
15-Oct	4.7	Optimization Problems
16-Oct	4.7	Optimization Problems
17-Oct	4.7	Optimization Problems
18-Oct	4.8	Differentials
22-Oct		Exam 3
23-Oct		Review Exam 3
24-Oct	5.1	Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration
25-Oct	5.1	Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration
29-Oct	5.2	Area
30-Oct	5.3	Riemann Sums and Definite Integrals
31-Oct	5.4	The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
1-Nov	5.5	The Substitution Rule
5-Nov	5.5	The Substitution Rule
6-Nov	5.5	The Substitution Rule
7-Nov	5.6	Numerical Integration
8-Nov	5.6	Numerical Integration
12-Nov		Exam 4
13-Nov		Review Exam 4
14-Nov		Exponential Function Derivatives
15-Nov		Exponential Function Integrals
19-Nov		Logarithmic Function Derivatives
20-Nov		Logarithmic Differentiation
21-Nov		Holiday - Thanksgiving
22-Nov		Holiday – Thanksgiving
26-Nov	5.7	The Natural Logarithmic Function: Integration
27-Nov	5.8	Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Integration
28-Nov	5.9	Hyperbolic Functions
29-Nov	7.1	Area of a Region Between Two Curves
3-Dec	7.1	Area of a Region Between Two Curves
4-Dec		Review
5-Dec		Exam 5
6-Dec		Review Exam 5
10-Dec		Review
11-Dec		Final Exam Part I
12-Dec		Final Exam Part II
13-Dec		Review Final Exam