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12/13 I just posted final grades on asULearn. Your (curved) final exam grade as well 
      as your final course average are posted. Your course letter grade is posted as 
      a comment on the final course average.

      If you'd like to see your exam, stop by my office some time. I'll keep them around
      for at least a year or two.

      Just because this class is over, don't feel like you can't ask me questions. 
      If you ever have a question mathematical or otherwise, please stop by my office 
      or send me an email. I'm glad to help if I can! And.....

      Have a Merry Christmas!

12/01 Final Exams are next Friday and the following Wednesday. 
      Specifically: Section 102 (the  8am section) has its final exam on    
                    Friday, December  8th from 8am until 10:30am.

                    Section 107 (the 10am section) has its final exam on 
                    Wednesday, December 13th from 8am until 10:30am.

      Your final will be cumulative, but you can ignore some of the "reviewed" portions.

      Chapter 1: Just look at limits (section 1.8).
      Chapter 2: You need to know what a derivative means/does. But don't 
                 worry about theorems (like IVT and MVT). I won't ask you
                 to use the limit definition to find a derivative, but you
                 should understand what it says. 
      Chapter 3: You should review how to differentiate (sections 3.1-3.6)
                 and how to do implicit differentiations (section 3.7). 
                 You can skip hyperbolic functions, linear approximations,
                 and the theorems section (skip 3.8-3.10). That said, you
                 should be able to find the equation of a tangent line.
                 Also, I want you to be able to derive the formulas for the
                 derivatives of arctangent, arcsine, etc. as well as tangent
                 and secant.
      Chapter 4: Make sure you review 4.1 & 4.2. You should know what
                 critical points, mins, maxs, inflection points etc. are as
                 well as how to maximize and minimize on a closed interval.
                 Review 4.3 (optimization). I plan on giving a problem similar
                 to something from this section. You can skip 4.4 & 4.5.
                 Review related rates (4.6) as this should reappear on the final.
                 Also, I plan on giving a L'Hopital rule problem - review this.
                 (We didn't cover 4.8 so still skip it.)
      Chapters 5 & 6 -- all of these chapters are fair game. 
                 Also, review Section 7.1 (integration via substitution) as
                 well as 11.4 (separation of variables).

      We also discussed Newton's method (Appendix C) and Taylor polynomials
      (section 10.1). You may skip both of these topics.

      I would encourage you to look over your old quizzes, tests, notes. 
      The old tests may be helpful as well. 

      Other than old Test 1,2,3 problems you might want to look at...

         Final Exam (Summer 2017): All of it.

         Final Exam (Summer 2012): 1acde, 2-4, 6-10.

      These old final exams are missing a few topics. In particular, they have
      no separation of variables problems on them. Some old MAT 1120 (Calculus 2) 
      problems are worth taking a look at. 

      Old Math 1120 exams are found here   

      Spring 2014: Test #1: 1b
                   Test #2: 1ab
                Final Exam: Sec. 101: 2ab, 4a and Sec. 108: 2ab, 6a
     
        Fall 2010: Test #1: 1, 2a, 4, 6
                   Test #2: 3

      Spring 2009: Test #1: Both Forms: 1, 5, 7 and Form B: 2a
                   Test #2: 4
                Final Exam: 1ab, 3

      Among these you will find some extra u-substituion, area between two curves,
      approximation of integrals, and differential equation problems. In particular,
      there are several separation of variable problems.

      Old resources/handouts to consider...

      L'Hopital's Rule Exercises (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and Web version
      Derivatives Practice (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and the Sage version.

      Math 1030 "Business Calculus" covered differentiation and some integration, but
      did not deal with trig functions. These resources are incomplete - but relevant.

      Old Math 1030 Final Exams problems 1 and 2 (i.e. "part 1") 
      can give you even more practice with derivatives and basic integrals. 

      Math 1030 Derivatives Practice (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and Answer Key (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)]
      Math 1030 Integral Practice (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and Answer Key (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)]

11/25 All test answer keys as well as last summer's final answer (+ key) are now posted here

11/10 Test #3 is Wednesday. It will cover Chapter 4 (except the last section on parametric curves). 
      Specifically, it will cover 4.1 - 4.7 plus our supplementary exercises on L'Hopital's rule:
      L'Hopital's Rule Exercises (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and Web version

      You can find old exams here.

      Summer 2017's test #3 is relevant (it covered the same material).

      Summer 2014's test #3 is relevant (it covered the same material).

      Relevant problems from Summer 2012's tests...
         Test #2: Problem 1
         Test #3: Problems 2, 3, & 6
      Final Exam: Problems 1cde & 6 

      The old test problems are not exhaustive. Make sure you are working suggested homework problems and 
      reviewing your notes.

11/07 Area Approximation Sage demo (simpler interface).
      Area Approximation II Sage demo (allows general partitions and table input).

11/06 L'Hopital's Rule Exercises (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and Web version

10/31 Test #2 Answer Key posted.

10/27 Classifying Critical Points Sage Demo. 
      Optimization Sage Demo. 

10/18 Test #2 is Tuesday. It will cover 3.4-3.9 (although 3.1-3.3 are still relevant),
      also 10.1 (Taylor polynomials) and Appendix C (Newton's method).

      You can find old exams here.

      Relevant problems from Summer 2017's tests...
         Test #2: All of it

      Relevant problems from Summer 2014's tests...
         Test #2: All but problem 4

      Relevant problems from Summer 2012's tests...
         Test #2: Problems 3,5, & 6
         Test #3: Problems 5 & 7
      Final Exam: Problems 5 & 8 (except part f)

      I recommend spending a good deal of time practicing derivatives. In particular,
      don't forget about our Derivatives Practice (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and the Sage version.
      
      Also, my old Math 1030 exams contain a lot
      of derivative problems -- see especially Test #2 part 1 from various sessions.
      These don't cover trig stuff, but could provide some extra practice. Along with
      the corresponding MAT 1030 Derivatives Practice (.pdf) and Answer Key.

10/17 Newton's Method Sage Demo.

10/11 Taylor Polynomials Sage Demo.

10/09 Derivatives Practice (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)] and the Sage version

10/03 Test #1 and its answer key are posted here.

09/22 Test #1 is Tuesday. It will cover sections 1.7, 1.8, all of Chapter 2, 3.1-3.3, 3.10, and 
      parts of 4.1 & 4.2 (as highlighted in the handout: Thms and Defs Handout (.pdf). 
      In particular, you should also know the definition of a "critical" point, what a "relative" (or 
      "local") minimum and maximum is, what an inflection point is as well as the Extreme Value Theorem. 

      I have old tests posted here. Note: Summer school classes had 
      2 hours and 10 minutes to take their exams (but did not necessarily take that long). However, those 
      exams are too long for our 50 min class.

      The following old tests (or test problems) are relevant...

      Summer 2017 Test #1: all of it.

      Summer 2014 Test #1: all of it.
                  Test #2: problem #4

      Summer 2012 Test #1: Skip problem #1.
               Final Exam: problem #1 parts (a) and (b) and problem #3

09/13 Theorems and Definitions Handout (.pdf) [Source: (.tex)]

      Relevant practice problems from sections 4.1 and 4.2...

      Section 4.1: 5, 7, 9, 25, 26, 27, 43, 45

      Section 4.2: 5, 7, 9, 11, 41, 44, 45

09/05 tangent line demo (Sage) and (Desmos)

      derivative graphs demo (Sage) and (Desmos)

08/30 definition of the derivative demo (Sage) and (Desmos)

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08/28 average rate of change demo (Sage)

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08/22 Rational Functions

      Definition of Limit Demo (Desmos) 

      limits demo (Sage)

      From Lisa Maggiore (lm72407@appstate.edu) our Math lab coordinator...
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      We will begin on Monday, Aug 28th.

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08/18 Just posted... syllabus, schedule, and suggested homework pages.

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07/03 Course Data
      MAT 1110 Sections 102 & 107
      CALCUL ANALY GEOM I
      Meeting Times:
      Section 102 meets MTWF  8:00am- 8:50am in WA 314
      Section 107 meets MTWF 10:00am-10:50am in WA 309

      Course Title & Description:
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      MAT 1110. Calculus With Analytic Geometry I (4 credits)
      GEN ED: Quantitative Literacy
      A study of limits, continuity, differentiation, applications of 
      the derivative, the differential, the definite integral, the 
      fundamental theorem, and applications of the definite integral. 
      Prerequisite: MAT 1025 (with a grade of C- or higher) or equivalent. 
      (NUMERICAL DATA) (CORE: MATHEMATICS) (ND Prerequisite: passing the 
      math placement test or successful completion of MAT 0010.)
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      Any questions about this class? 
      Send me an email at cookwj@appstate.edu