Mathematics V63.0121: Calculus I


Course description

Textbook

Calculus, Early transcendentals,  by James Stewart.

You are expected to read the textbook before the classroom discussion of each topic.

Syllabus / Homework

  Week 1  1.1
 1.2
 Functions and their representations
 A catalog of essential functions
 19, 21, 23, 25, 37, 57
 18, 28, 49, 62
   1.3
 1.4
 The limit of a function
 Calculating limits
 11, 13, 16, 33
 10, 11, 13, 20, 23, 31
  Week 2  1.5
 1.6
 Continuity
 Limits involving infinity
 13, 20, 24, 29
 14, 18, 21, 29, 47, 49
   2.1
 2.2
 Derivatives and rates of change
 The derivative as a function
 23, 24, 25, 28
 1, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
  Week 3  2.2
 2.3
 The derivative as a function
 Basic differentiation formulas
 3, 9, 14, 18, 22, 28, 33, 35
 11, 16, 26, 32, 39, 48, 52, 62
   2.4
 2.5
 The product and quotient rules
 The chain rule
 2, 11, 23, 29, 38, 43, 46, 52
 3, 11, 21, 34, 37, 45, 54, 64
  Week 4  2.6
 2.7
 Implicit differentiation
 Related rules (optional)
 5, 13, 14, 17, 23, 32, 36, 38
 3, 7, 11, 14, 20, 25, 31, 36
   2.8  Linear approximations and differentials  3, 10, 13, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28
  Week 5  3.1
 3.2
 Exponential functions
 Inverse functions and logarithms
 16, 18, 19, 25, 30, 31, 11, 32
 4, 17, 22, 36, 48, 53, 63, 66, 73
   3.3
 3.4
 Derivatives of logarithms and exponential functions
 Exponential growth and decay
 7, 23, 24, 30, 38, 51, 57, 63
 1, 4, 5, 9, 18, 12, 20
  Week 6  3.5
 3.6
 3.7
 Inverse trignometric functions
 Hyperbolic functions (optional)
 Indeterminate forms and L'Hospital's rule
 4, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28, 32
 7, 10, 11, 32, 19, 44, 48, 34
 6, 12, 30, 31, 35, 40, 41, 49
   4.1
 4.2
 Maximum and minimum values
 The mean value theorem
 8, 14, 28, 29, 36, 43, 55, 61
 4, 13, 15, 18, 27, 32, 36, 30
  Week 7  4.3
 4.4
 4.5
 Derivatives and shapes of graphs
 Curve sketching (optional)
 Optimization problems
 4, 24, 30, 34, 35, 37, 48, 53
 2, 14, 22, 31, 38
 
   4.5
 4.6
 Optimization problems
 Newton's method
 6, 9, 12, 24, 28, 32, 38, 43
 
  Week 8  4.6
 4.7
 Newton's method
 Antiderivatives
 6, 8, 10, 12, 18, 22, 25, 29
 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 23, 26
   5.1
 5.2
 Areas and distances
 The definite integral
 2, 8, 14, 16
 
  Week 9  5.2
 5.3
 The definite integral
 Evaluating definite integrals
 2, 8, 14, 18, 29, 32, 39, 50
 
   5.3
 5.4
 Evaluating definite integrals
 The fundamental theorem of calculus
 3, 12, 15, 20, 32, 37, 43, 62
 
  Week 10  5.4
 5.5
 The fundamental theorem of calculus
 The substitution rule
 2, 4, 8, 22, 24, 27, 28, 33
 
   5.5
 6.1
 The substitution rule
 Integration by parts
 6, 15, 21, 31, 39, 47, 55, 62
 2, 8, 14, 19, 26, 31, 40, 43
  Week 11  6.1
 6.2
 Integration by parts
 Trignometric integrals and substitutions
 2, 8, 14, 19, 26, 31, 40, 43
 8, 12, 20, 28, 34, 51, 58
   6.3  Partial Fractions  19, 22, 28, 38, 41
  Week 12  6.5  Approximate integration  7, 8, 10, 15, 16
   6.6  Improper integrals  7, 10, 14, 22, 28, 32, 41, 46
  Week 13  7.1  Areas between curves  5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 18, 20, 33
   Review    

Grading

The course grade is based on the total number of points from hour exams, homework, quizzes, computer labs, and the final exam.

 Homework and quizzes  20%
 Midterm 1, Week 6  20%
 Midterm 2, Week 10  20%
 Final Exam  40%

Instructors

 V63.0121.001  Jain, Sonal  jain@cims.nyu.edu  998-3210  WWH 820
 V63.0121.002  Hu, David  dhu@cims.nyu.edu  998-3203  WWH 103
 V63.0121.003  Goldberg, Daniel  dgoldberg@cims.nyu.edu  998-3198  WWH 808
 V63.0121.004  Zhang, Jun  jun@cims.nyu.edu  998-3239  WWH 104
 V63.0121.005  Albers, Peter  albers@cims.nyu.edu  998-3185  WWH 1025
 V63.0121.006  Bae, Hantaek  hantaek@cims.nyu.edu  998-3196  WWH 806
 V63.0121.007  Lim, Sukbin  sukbin@cims.nyu.edu  998-3125  WWH 528
 V63.0121.008  Gunturk, Sinan  gunturk@cims.nyu.edu  998-3246  WWH 622
 V63.0121.009  Weare, Jonathan  weare@cims.nyu.edu  998-3148  WWH 621
 V63.0121.011  Sheffield, Scott  sheff@cims.nyu.edu  998-3262  WWH 1107
 V63.0121.015  Holmes, Miranda  holmes@cims.nyu.edu  998-3207  WWH 809