Calculus I
Math 141 -- Fall 2013

Professor Doug Meade
meade@math.sc.edu
Department of Mathematics
University of South Carolina


Homework Assignments

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Date Assigned
Date Due
Section
(Page)
Assignment
(on WebAssign)
Comments
20 Aug 21 Aug    
  • Enroll in your section on WebAssign.
  • Complete the Getting Started with WebAssign assignment.
21 Aug 26 Aug §1.1
(p. 20)
# 2, 10, 26, 30, 46, 52, 68
  • In addition to these three problems, there is one additional problem on WebAssign that does not come from one of the exercises in the book.
  • Be sure you can work these problems. Remember that on the exam you have to show all of your work.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Finding Domain and Range
24 Aug 26 Aug §1.2
(p. 34)
# 2, 8, 9, 14
  • In addition to these three problems, there is one additional problem on WebAssign that does not come from one of the exercises in the book.
  • Be sure you can work these problems. Remember that on the exam you have to show all of your work.
24 Aug 26 Aug §1.3
(p. 43)
# 2, 3, 30, 32, 38, 50, 52, 54
  • Compositions will be very important in a couple of weeks. Be sure you know how they work now.
  • Be sure you can work these problems. Remember that on the exam you have to show all of your work.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Horizontal and Vertical Shifting of the Basic Functions
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Shifting Transcendental Functions
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Reflecting Functions
26 Aug 1 Sep §1.5
(p. 58)
# 2, 13, 16, 18
  • Be sure you can work these problems Remember that on the exam you have to show all of your work.
26 Aug 1 Sep §1.6
(p. 70)
# 8, 12, 14, 18, 21, 26, 34, 36, 38, 48, 54, 59, 66, 67
  • Be sure you can work these problems. Remember that on the exam you have to show all of your work.
4 Sep 8 Sep §2.1
(p. 87)
# 4, 6
  • Even though these problems require the use of a calculator to answer them in WebAssign, you are still responsible for these ideas on the exam.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] From Secant Slopes to Tangent Slopes, using a Graph and Numeric Data
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] From Secant Slopes to Tangent Slopes, using a Formula
4 Sep 8 Sep §2.2
(p. 96)
# 6, 8, 10, 22, 26, 32, 34
  • In addition to these problems, the WebAssign assignment includes two additional exercises. These are all good practice for the exam.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Left and Right Limits and Continuity, using a Graph
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Left and Right Limits and Continuity, using a Formula
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Left and Right Limits and Continuity, using Numeric Data
6 Sep 12 Sep §2.3
(p. 106)
# 2, 6, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 36, 40, 48
  • If you need more practice (and most students do), there are many more problems like these in the book.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits By Factoring and Canceling
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits By Expanding and Canceling
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits By Conjugating and Canceling
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits By Finding the Common Denominator
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits with Absolute Values or Square Roots
9 Sep 12 Sep §2.4
(p. 117)
# 2, 8
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Epsilon-Delta Definition of Continuity
9 Sep 16 Sep §2.5
(p. 128)
# 4, 9, 32, 38, 42
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Continuity of Piecewise-Defined Functions
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Intermediate Value Theorem
11 Sep 16 Sep §2.6
(p. 140)
# 4, 16, 20, 24, 32, 36, 42, 48
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits at Infinity by Finding Signs of Factors
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits at Infinity
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Computing Limits at Infinity with Absolute Values or Square Roots
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Finding Horizontal Asymptotes
13 Sep 18 Sep §2.7
(p. 150)
# 4, 8, 18, 22, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48, 52
16 Sep 18 Sep §2.8
(p. 162)
# 3, 6, 8, 11, 24, 32, 36, 42
20 Sep 20 Sep Exam 1 Chapters 1 and 2
  • This test focuses on the limit, continuity, and the derivative (sometimes using the definition). It also contains some review questions from pre-calculus (from Chapter 1).
  • Note that this is a different date than what is listed on the syllabus.
  • Exam 1: [Blank] [Solution Key]
23 Sep 26 Sep §3.1
(p. 180)
# 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 25, 34, 42, 48, 50
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Derivative Drill
25 Sep 30 Sep §3.2
(p. 187)
# 6, 10, 12, 18, 20, 28, 32, 40, 44, 50
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Derivative Drill
25 Sep 30 Sep §3.3
(p. 195)
# 2, 8, 10, 22, 27, 28, 32, 40, 43, 48
  • For #40, please see Example 5 on pages 194-5.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Derivative Drill
27 Sep 2 Oct §3.4
(p. 203)
# 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 24, 28, 32, 39, 48, 62, 64, 74
30 Oct 2 Oct §3.5
(p. 213)
# 4, 8, 12, 20, 28, 52, 54
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Implicit Differentiation
2 Oct 4 Oct §3.6
(p. 220)
# 2, 6, 14, 16, 26, 28, 34, 38, 44, 49
4 Oct 7 Oct §3.9
(p. 245)
# 4, 8, 12, 22, 30
  • In addition to these problems, the WebAssign assignment includes two additional exercises. I have put these problems before the ones from the book because they force you to work through the entire process step-by-step. This is good practice, and will help you get ready to work the problems from the text.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates: The Balloon
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates: Filling a Cone
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates: The Ladder
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates: The Distance Between Moving Objects
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates: The Tightrope Walker
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Related Rates: The Ascending Airplane
9 Oct 9 Oct Exam 2 Chapter 3
  • This test focuses on the derivative formulas and rules. Be certain you can use the basic differentiation rules: Power, Exponential, Trigonometric, Sum, Difference, Constant Multiple, Product, Quotient, and Chain Rules.
  • Exam 2: [Blank] [Solution Key]
  • The last day to drop a class with a W is Friday, October 11. We will do our best to have the exams graded in time for Friday's class. We will definitely have the key posted before then; you should be able to self-assess your work to get an idea about your current status in the course.
11 Oct 16 Oct §4.1
(p. 277)
# 19, 23, 24, 27, 29, 37, 43, 49, 52, 53, 55, 62
  • You need to be very comfortable with the concepts of local and absolute maximums and minimums. Notice if a problem asks for the value or location of the extreme value.
  • One detail that I want to point out to you is that this book's definition of local max and local min means that an endpoint of an interval can never be a local extreme number for a function.
  • Yes, this assignment is due BEFORE the start of Fall Break. I don't want you to put it off until (next) Sunday night! That said, I do hope you all have a restful and enjoyable Fall Break.
14 Oct 22 Oct §4.2
(p. 285)
# 3, 9, 13, 23
Additional Exercise #5
  • I suggest working Additional Exercise #5 before attempting Exercise #23.
16 Oct 24 Oct §4.3
(p. 295)
# 2, 7, 13, 23, 34, 39, 44, 51, 54
21 Oct 25 Oct §4.4
(p. 304)
# 3, 4, 15, 19, 21, 25, 43, 54, 59, 65
  • I encourage you to get in the habit of clearly marking every time l'Hopital's rule is used --- including showing the indeterminate form of the limit.
  • Remember that l'Hopital's rule applies only when the indeterminate form is 0/0 or ∞/∞.
    All other indeterminate forms have to be manipulated until they look like one of these two forms before l'Hopital's rule can be used --- no exceptions.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] L'Hospital's Rule
23 Oct 29 Oct §4.5
(p. 314)
Additional Exercises #1 and #3
# 3, 12, 23, 35
  • I suggest working the two Additional Exercises (#1 and #3) before attempting any of the other four (4) exercises. The four exercises that ask you to sketch the graph of the function must be turned on paper for grading. They are due at the beginning of lab on Tuesday, October 29, 2013.
25 Oct 29 Oct §4.7
(p. 328)
# 4, 12, 14, 18, 24, 28, 32
  • In each problem be sure you clearly identify the objective function and the interval on which you are seeking a maximum or minimum.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Max/Min: Tin Can
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Max/Min: Fencing a Field
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Max/Min: Surface Area of a Box
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Max/Min: Rectangle in an Ellipse
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Max/Min: Distance from a Point to a Line
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Max/Min: Crossing a River
1 Nov 1 Nov Exam 3 Chapter 4
  • This test focuses on applications of the derivative, including graphing of functions, l'Hopital's Rule, optimization problems, and antiderivatives.
  • Exam 3: [Blank] [Solution Key]
4 Nov 6 Nov §4.9
(p. 345)
# 3, 11, 13, 18, 31, 33, 37, 45, 59
  • Remember that antiderivatives are just derivatives in reverse.
  • Be sure you keep the derivatives and integrals of the trigonometric functions separate!
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Anti-Derivative Drill
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Anti-Derivatives with Initial Conditions
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] From Acceleration to Velocity and Position
6 Nov 12 Nov §5.1
(p. 364)
# 3, 13, 14, 22
8 Nov 13 Nov §5.2
(p. 376)
# 19, 21, 22, 29, 34, 36, 41, 49, 50, 59, 69
  • Hint: In #59 you will need to apply your prior knowledge to find the largest and smallest values of a function on a closed interval.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Left Riemann Sums
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Right Riemann Sums
13 Nov 17 Nov §5.3
(p. 387)
# 9, 11, 15, 21, 26, 27, 32, 35, 38, 41, 49
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Area as an Antiderivative: Derive the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
18 Nov 22 Nov §5.4
(p. 397)
# 6, 9, 12, 16, 23, 27, 35, 57, 65
18 Nov 22 Nov §5.5
(p. 406)
# 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24, 31, 53, 58, 65, 68, 77, 81
25 Nov 25 Nov Exam 4 Chapter 5 (and Section 4.9)
  • This test focuses on antiderivatives and definite integrals, evaluated both from the definition and by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
  • Exam 4: [Blank] [Solution Key]
20 Nov 4 Dec §6.1
(p. 420)
# 5, 9, 14, 17, 21, 25, 27
  • You can use your calculator for the last step of #25. If I used this question on a quiz or test I would ask for the exact answer.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Area of a Region
2 Dec 4 Dec §6.2
(p. 430)
# 2, 7, 10, 19, 20, 27
  • Extra Credit. Your score for this section will replace another HW score - if that helps your overall HW grade. This material will NOT be on the final exam.
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Volume by Slicing
  • M4C: [Maple] [MapleNet] Volume of Revolution
11 Dec 9-11am Final Exam Comprehensive
  • Chapters 1 -- 5, and Sections 6.1 and 6.2
  • Final Exam: [Blank] [Solution Key]

Notes:

  • Maple worksheets (.mw files) should be downloaded to your local computer (I recommend creating a folder called, say, MapleFiles.)
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  • If you have any questions, please send e-mail to meade@math.sc.edu