Calculus for Business Analysis: Math 120, Spring 2011
Schedule



I will try to keep to this schedule but will update it as needed.

Day Topics Preparation
Th. 1/20 Introduction. Graphing lines,
point-slope form.
Sec. 1.1
Tu. 1/25 Lines and intersections of lines. Secs. 1.1-2
Th. 1/27 Applications: break-even point,
supply and demand, etc.
Secs. 1.2-3
Tu. 2/1 Graphs of equations and symmetry. Secs. 10.1-2
Th. 2/3 Functions and graphs.
Shifts and reflections
Secs. 10.2-3
Tu. 2/8 Library of functions.
Qualities of a function:
increasing/decreasing, domain/range.
Secs. 10.2-3
Th. 2/10 Piecewise linear functions.
Secant line, rates of change and difference quotient.
Secs. 10.4, 5
Tu. 2/15 Quadratic functions: parabolas Secs. 11.1
Th. 2/17 Polynomial functions and rational functions. Secs. 11.2
Tu. 2/22 Exponential functions and logarithms. Secs. 11.3-4
Th. 2/24 Graphs of exponential and logarithmic functions
Properties of logarithms.
Continuosuly compounded interest.
Ch. 11.3-5
Tu. 3/1 Limits. Secs. 12.1-3
Th. 3/3 Limits as x goes to infinity. The derivative and its meaning. Secs. 12.4, 13.1
Tu. 3/8 Questions before the exam?
The derivative and some formulas.
Sec. 13.1-3.
Th. 3/10 EXAM Ch 1, 10, 11, 12.
Tu. 3/15 Notation for the derivative.
Derivative ofe^x
Applications
Sec. 13.2-3, 5.
Th. 3/17 Product rule, quotient rule, power rule. Sec. 13.3-4
Tu. 3/22 Chain rule and applications. Sec. 13.5
Th. 3/24 Higher order derivatives.
Implicit differentiation.
QUIZ
Sec. 13.6
Sec. 13.7
Secs 13.1-4 + derivative of e^x
Tu. 4/5 Tangent lines.
Derivatives and Increasing/decreasing.
14.1-2.
Th. 4/7 Derivatives and graphing. Secs. 14.2-3.
Tu. 4/12 Optimization, elasticity
and other applications.
Sec. 14.4-5
Th. 4/14 The anti-derivative and integrals. Sec. 15.1-2
Tu. 4/19 Integration Sec 15.2-3
Th. 4/21 Integration. Sec. 15.4
Tu. 4/26 Questions before exam?
Integration and area under a curve.
Systems of Equations
Ch 12-15.

Th. 4/28 EXAM Ch. 12-15
Tu. 5/3 Solving linear equations
and applications.
Review of graphing quadratics and other polynomials.
Secs 2.1-2
Th. 5/5 Compound interest.
Review of exponentials and logarithms.
Secs. 5.1-2
Tu. 5/10 Graphing: shifts, max min, limits etc.
Rational functions, piecewise functions.
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Sat. 5/14 1-3 (EBA 439) FINAL EXAM. Cumulative.