Chapter 3 - Derivatives

Here is the proposed syllabus for Chapter 3. The dates may change but the ideas will remain the same.  It is a long chapter so we will have several quizzes along the way to the test at the end.

09/28  3.1  The Derivative (definition, notation, calculation, graph)
                  HW p.105-108/5-11 odd, 13-17, 22-27, 31-35 odd, 42, 44
09/30  3.2  Differentiability (also Back-to-School Night)
                  HW p.114-115/1-4, 11-16, 31-35 odd, 39, 48
10/01  Smoothness and Numerical Derivative
                  HW finish packet plus other listed problems in sections 3.2 and 3.4
10/02  3.3  Rules of Differentiation Day 1 (given rules)
                  HW p. 124/1 - 29 odd

10/05  3.3  Rules of Differentiation Day 2 (prove rules)
                  HW p. 124-125/24, 30-35, 37-43 odd, 47-51
10/07  3.4  Velocity and other Rates of Change
                   HW p.135-138/3,8,10,11,13,21,25,27,31,35,46,47,49,50
10/08  Review derivative ideas so far
                   HW Concepts worksheet
10/09  Professional Development all day - no school

10/12  Columbus Day - no school
10/14  PSAT Day - altered schedule
10/15  Quiz on 3.1-3.4
                   HW Trig Derivative Exploration
10/16  3.5  Derivatives of Trig Functions
                   HW p.146-147/3-21 by 3's, 27-31, 37, 40-43, 50-52

10/19  3.6  Derivatives of Composed Functions (the Chain Rule)
                  HW p.153/1-39 odd
10/21  3.1-3.5 More Practice/Remediation
                  HW finish handout
10/22  3.6  More Chain Rule practice
                  HW p.154-156/53-56, 59-69 odd, 62, 78
10/23  3.7  Implicit Differentiation
                  HW p.162/1 - 41 odd

10/26  3.7  Implicit Differentiation and Parametric Curves
                  HW p.163-164/43, 46-49, 51, 55-57, 65 and p.153-154/41-50
10/28  Quiz of 3.5 - 3.7
                  HW Review of Exponential, Logarithmic and Inverse functions
10/29  3.8  Derivatives of Inverses
                  HW finish worksheet
10/30  3.8  Derivatives of Inverse Trig Functions
                  HW p.170-171/3-30 by 3's, 31, 37-40, 41, 43, 47

11/02  3.9  Derivatives of Exponential Functions
                  HW p.178-179/1-13 odd, 29, 30, 33, 34, 49-51 53, 59, 62
11/04  3.9  Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
                  HW p.178-180/15-27 odd, 31, 32, 37-41 odd, 56, 60, 61
11/05  Short quiz of derivatives, Logarithmic Differentiation, start review problems
                  HW p.179-180/43-48, 54, 64  and  p.181-183/3-42 by 3's
11/06  More review (it's a big chapter) (partial answer key to worksheet)
                 HW p.183-184/45-66 by 3's, 70, 71, 73, 74, 77, 78, 80, 82

11/09  Ch. 3 Test
11/11  Veterans' Day - no school
11/12  Start Ch 4 - Applications of Derivatives

You can download the chapter three solution manual to check you answers. I remind you that it is better to really try before resorting to the answers. It is too easy to give up quickly and check but the activity of really thinking and trying impresses the procedure on your mind better than reading the answer ever can.