Math 142 – Weekly Schedule
Textbook: Calculus for Business and Social Sciences by Allen and Orchard, Texas A&M University Open Education Resource, 2021.
Week 1
- 1.1, 1.2 - Limits: Graphically and Numerically, Limits: Algebraically
Week 2
- 1.3, 1.4 - Limits: At Infinity and Infinite, Continuity from a Calculus Perspective
Week 3
- 2.1, 2.2 - Average and Instantaneous Rates of Change, The Limit Definition of the Derivative
Week 4
- Review, Exam 1 (1.1-1.4, 2.1, 2.2)
Week 5
- 2.3, 2.4 - Introductory Derivative Rules and Marginal Analysis, The Product and Quotient Rules
Week 6
- 2.5, 2.6 - The Chain Rule, Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
Week 7
- 2.6, 3.1, 3.2 - Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates, Analyzing Graphs with the First Derivative, Analyzing Graphs with the Second Derivative
Week 8
- 3.2, 3.3 - Analyzing Graphs with the Second Derivative, The Graphing Strategy
Week 9
- Review, Exam 2 (2.3-2.6, 3.1-3.3)
Week 10
- 3.4, 3.5 - Absolute Extrema, Optimization
Week 11
- 4.1, 4.2 - Antiderivatives: Introductory Rules, Antiderivatives: Substitution
Week 12
- 4.3, 4.4 - The Definite Integral, The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Week 13
- Review, Exam 3 (3.4, 3.5, 4.1-4.4)
Week 14
- 4.6 - Area Between Curves and Producers’ and Consumers’ Surplus
Week 15
- 4.6, Review for Final Exam - Area Between Curves and Producers’ and Consumers’ Surplus
Week 16
- Review for Final Exam, Final Exams. Note: Final Exam covers all previous sections as well as Section 4.6
Week 17
- Final Exams
Note: This is an approximate schedule for fall and spring semesters. Depending on the calendar for each semester, this schedule may be slightly modified. In the summer, the schedule is accelerated by a factor of 3 to accommodate a five week session.