Course Information
M241 - Analytical Geometry and Calculus A

NOTE: The following information was taken from the generic M241 course syllabus. It is intended to serve as a reference only. This material may change from semester to semester.
Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals UD Custom pkg
by James Stewart, 7th Edition
Cengage
Final Exam Sample M241 Final Exam (requires the free Acrobat Reader software installed)
 
Topics Covered:
Chapter 1 Functions and Models
1.5 Exponential Functions (review)
1.6 Inverse Functions and Logarithms (review)
Chapter 2 Limits and Derivatives
2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems
2.2 The Limit of a Function
2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
2.5 Continuity
2.6 Limits at Infinity: Horizontal Asymptotes
2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change
2.8 The Derivative as a Function
Chapter 3 Differentiation Rules
3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions
3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules
3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
3.4 The Chain Rule
3.5 Implicit Differentiation
3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay
3.9 Related Rates
3.10 Linear Approximations and Differentials (Do linear approximations)
3.11 Hyperbolic Functions (Don't cover inverse hyperbolic functions)
Chapter 4 Applicatons of Differentiation
4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values
4.2 The Mean Value Theorem
4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
4.7 Optimization Problems
4.9 Antiderivatives
Chapter 5 Integrals
5.1 Areas and Distances
5.2 The Definite Integral
5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
5.5 The Substitution Rule
Chapter 9 Differential Equations
9.4 Models for Population Growth
9.6 Predator-Prey Systems (optional)