| Date |
Activity |
Notes |
| Thurs 1/22/2015 |
Intro to the course |
|
| Tues 1/27/2015 |
Linear and exponential functions |
|
| Thurs 1/29/2015 |
Linear and exponential functions continued |
Quiz 1 |
| Tues 2/3/2015 |
Power laws and periodic functions |
|
| Thurs 2/5/2015 |
Functions of two variables |
Quiz 2 |
| Tues 2/10/2015 |
Units and dimensions |
|
| Thurs 2/12/2015 |
Dimensional analysis |
Quiz 3 |
| Tues 2/17/2015 |
Estimation and scale: Fermi problems |
|
| Thurs 2/19/2015 |
Introduction to derivatives |
Quiz 4 |
| Tues 2/24/2015 |
Derivatives of multivariable functions |
|
| Thurs 2/26/2015 |
More derivatives |
Quiz 5 |
| Tues 3/3/2015 |
Symbolic differentiation |
|
| Thurs 3/5/2015 |
Symbolic differentiation II |
Quiz 6 |
| Tue 3.10/2015 |
Midterm exam |
Midterm exam |
| Thurs 3/12/2015 |
Fitting functions to data in R |
No Quiz |
| SPRING BREAK |
SPRING BREAK |
SPRING BREAK |
| Tues 3/24/2015 |
Intro to optimization in 1 variable |
|
| Thurs 3/26/2015 |
Optimization in 2 variables, gradient search |
No quiz |
| Tues 3/31/2015 |
Constrained optimization in 2 variables |
|
| Thurs 4/2/2015 |
Definite integrals |
Quiz 7 |
| Tues 4/7/2015 |
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
|
| Thurs 4/9/2015 |
Integration practice |
Quiz 8 |
| Tues 4/14/2015 |
Integrals of 2-variable functions |
|
| Wed 4/15/2015 |
CAPSTONE DAY |
Attend 2 Capstone Talks, write report |
| Thurs 4/16/2015 |
Introduction to differential equations |
Quiz 9 |
| Tues 4/21/2015 |
Modeling with differential equations |
|
| Thurs 4/23/2015 |
Systems of differential equations |
Quiz 10 |
| Tues 4/28/2015 |
Systems of differential equations II |
|
| Thurs 4/30/2015 |
Wrap up Review Problems |
No quiz |
| Thurs 5/7/2015 |
Final Exam (4 – 6 p.m.) |
Final Exam (4 – 6 p.m.) |
Daniel Flath 