Instructor
Office Hours
TA
Graders
Textbooks
Resources
Exams
Homework
Robert Chang (rchang@reed.edu)
Wednesday 3:00–4:00 p.m. and Friday 2:10–3:00 at Library 390
Riley Shahar (rileyshahar@) will hold office hours on Wednesdays 4–6 p.m. at Library 389
Susan Xu (xususan@) and Shirley Zhao (shirleyzhao@)
[OS1] OpenStax, Calculus Volume 1 (pdf, html)
[OS2] OpenStax, Calculus Volume 2 (pdf, html)
Math 111 lecture notes by David Perkinson
Math Help Center/Drop-in Tutoring: SuMTTh 7:00–9:00 p.m. at Library 204
Individual Tutoring: Reed offers one hour per week of free, one-to-one tutoring
One in-class midterm on Wedneesday, March 6, 2024
One in-person final exam on Thursday, May 9, 2024, 1–4 p.m. at Psychology 105
Expect weekly assignments to be submitted on GradeScope (entry code: 2PV2DG).
Collaboration, being a nontrivial part of learning and of scholarship in general, is highly encouraged. But, in accordance with the honor principle and basic human decency, you must submit your own write-up with an acknowledgment of collaborators.
Week
1
Date
1/22
1/24
1/26
Topics and Reading
Homework 1 due Friday, February 2
Homework 2 due Friday, February 9
3
2/5
2/7
2/9
Limit laws
Read [OS1, § 2.3]
Continuity
Read [OS1, § 2.4]
Derivative as a limit of the difference quotient
Read [OS1, § 3.1]
Homework 3 due Friday, February 16
4
2/12
2/14
2/16
Derivative as a function
Read [OS1, § 3.2]
Differentiation rules
Read [OS1, § 3.3]
Application: derivatives as rates of change
Read [OS1, § 3.4]
Homework 4 due Friday, February 23
5
2/19
2/21
2/23
Derivatives of trigonometric functions
Read [OS1, § 3.5]
The chain rule
Read [OS1, § 3.6]
Derivatives of exponential and logarithmic functions
Read [OS1, § 3.9]
Homework 5 due Friday, March 1
6
2/26
2/28
3/1
Application: linear approximations
Read [OS1, § 4.2]
Application: maxima and minima, first derivative test
Read [OS1, § 4.3, 4.5]
Application: optimization
Read [OS1, § 4.7]
No homework due Friday, March 8
In-class midterm on Wednesday, March 6
OH for midterm week: MT 3–4 at Lib 390, none WF but appointments are welcomed
7
3/4
3/6
3/8
Review
In-class midterm
Antiderivatives
Read [OS1, § 4.10]
Spring break
Next homework due Friday, March 29
9
3/18
3/20
3/22
Approximating areas and Riemann sums
Read [OS1, § 5.1]
Approximating areas and Riemann sums
Read [OS1, § 5.1]
The definite integral
Read [OS1, § 5.2]
Homework 6 due Friday, March 29
10
3/25
3/27
3/29
The definite integral
Read [OS1, § 5.2]
The fundamental theorem of calculus
Read [OS1, § 5.3]
The fundamental theorem of calculus
Read [OS1, § 5.3]
Homework 7 due Friday, April 5
11
4/1
4/3
4/5
The net change theorem
Read [OS1, § 5.4]
u-substitution
Read [OS1, § 5.5]
u-substitution involving exponential and logarithmic functions
Read [OS1, § 5.6]
Homework 8 due Friday, April 12
12
4/8
4/10
4/12
Areas between curves
Read [OS1, § 6.1]
Volumes by slicing
Read [OS1, § 6.2]
Volumes by slicing
Read [OS1, § 6.2]
Homework 9 due Friday, April 19
13
4/15
4/17
4/19
Class canceled
Improper integration (infinite interval of integration)
Read [OS2, § 3.7]
Improper integration (infinite/discontinuous integrand)
Read [OS2, § 3.7]
No Homework due next week
14
4/22
4/24
4/26
Basics of differential equations
Read [OS2, § 4.1]
Separable equations
Read [OS2, § 4.3]
Class canceled
Mock final exam and review topics
In-person final exam on Thursday, May 9, 2024, 1–3 p.m. at Psychology 105