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Math 1225 Syllabus - FALL 2026
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 9th Edition, by James Stewart, with WebAssign Access
Week Day Section Topic Textbook WebAssign
(for Reference)
Week 1 Aug 24-28 M 2.2 Introduction to Calculus, The Limit of a Function (limits using numerical approximations, graphs, one-sided limits) p. 92 # 1, 2, 11, 15, 16 # 6, 7, 9
W 2.2 The Limit of a Function (Infinite Limits, VA) p. 94 # 3, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 40, 42a, 51
Find V.A.(s) of f(x) = (x^2 + 5x + 6)/(x^2 + 2x - 3)
# 31, 37, 40
F 2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws (Limit Laws, Graphical Limits) p. 103 #52, 61, 62, 64
p. 167 T/F # 1-3, 6-9, 11
# 1, 2, 53
Rec Introduction to Calculus and Study Skills Mini-Course
Limits from Graphs
Week 2 Aug 31 - Sep 04 M 2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws (Factoring, Trig Limits, Rationalizing)
*Note trig limits can be found in Section 3.3
p. 103 #10, 16, 19, 29, 31
p. 198 #45, 52, 54, 60
p. 167 T/F # 4, 5, 10
2.3: # 2, 13, 15, 23
3.3: # 45, 51, 60
W 2.3/2.5 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws (Absolute Value, Squeeze Theorem)/Continuity (Left/Right Continuous, Functions Continuous on Their Domains) p. 103 # 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49
p. 124 # 9, 20, 22, 23, 50
p. 167 T/F # 24, 25
p. 171 # 3
2.3: # 43, 51, 54
2.5: # 6, 12, 22
F 2.5 Continuity (Intermediate Value Theorem) p. 126 # 52, 54, 55, 58, 70
p. 167 T/F # 17, 23
p. 168 # 34; p. 172 # 8
# 57, 63
Rec Sections 2.2/2.3
Week 3
Test 0
Sep 07 - Sep 11 M No Class - Labor Day
W 2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes p. 137 # 4, 8, 18, 25, 26, 30, 36, 52, 55, 58, 59, 65a
p. 167 T/F # 12, 13
# 3, 17, 51, 67, 68
F 2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change p. 149 # 5, 8, 13, 18, 34, 36, 43, 44
p. 167 T/F # 20
# 8, 11, 15, 17, 36, 51, 55
Rec Sections 2.3 & 2.5
W Test 0 [Sections 2.2 & 2.3]
Week 4 Sep 14 - Sep 18 M 2.8 The Derivative as a Function p. 163 # 23, 29, 32, 40, 42, 49, 57, 65
p. 167 T/F # 21, 22
p. 170 # 51
# 3, 16, 41
W 3.1/3.3 Derivatives of Polynomials, Exponentials, and Trigonometric Functions p. 181 # 10, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 41, 59, 61, 63, 70, 80, 81, 85
p. 197 # 4, 9, 19, 24, 29, 38, 39 (on [0,2π]), 45, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60
p. 269 T/F # 1, 6, 7, 11, 14, 15
3.1: # 12, 21, 33, 41, 50, 51, 56, 70
3.3: # 7, 15, 29, 61
F 3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules p. 188 # 6, 10, 23, 24, 29, 31, 37, 47, 48, 50, 63
p. 269 T/F # 2, 13
# 7, 17, 30, 33, 45, 51, 59
Rec Sections 2.6, 2.7, & 2.8
Week 5
Test 1
Sep 21 - Sep 25 M Test 1 [Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8]
W 3.4 The Chain Rule p. 206 # 3, 5, 29, 30, 32, 35, 38, 43
p. 269 T/F # 3, 4, 5
p. 207 # 65, 67, 71, 80, 83, 92, 93, 98a,b
p. 275 # 18, 20
p. 269 T/F # 9, 10, 12
# 6, 7, 13, 22, 41, 51, 52, 56, 69, 77, 91
F 3.5 Implicit Differentiation p. 215 # 10, 14, 20, 26, 27, 35, 40, 43, 62a # 5, 15, 21, 25, 61
Rec Sections 3.1 & 3.3
Week 6 Sep 28 - Oct 02 M 3.5/3.6 Implicit Differentiation (Inverse Trig Derivatives)
/Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
p. 224 # 64, 66, 75, 76, 81
p. 224 # 13, 25, 26, 31, 36, 40, 43, 44
p. 269 T/F # 8
3.5: p. 224 # 63, 65, 73
3.6: # 4, 5, 6, 8, 21, 26, 32
W 3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions (Log Diff) p. 224 # 46, 50, 51, 54, 56, 58 # 49, 57
F 3.9 Related Rates p. 251 # 4, 12, 16, 17 # 6, 9, 12, 13, 50
Rec Sections 3.4 & 3.5
Week 7 Oct 05 - Oct 09 M 3.9 Related Rates p. 251 # 18, 25, 26, 30, 32, 43 # 18, 25, 35, 42, 45
W 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values p. 286 # 10, 11, 28, 34, 41, 51, 82
p. 364 T/F # 1, 2, 3
# 5, 30, 39, 57, 59, 63, 73, 74
F No Class - Fall Break
Rec Sections 3.6 & 3.9
Week 8
Test 2
Oct 12 - Oct 16 M Test 2 [Sections 3.1-3.6, 3.9]
W 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem p. 295 # 3, 10, 13, 14, 23, 25, 41, 42
p. 364 T/F # 4
# 9, 10, 13, 23, 25
F 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem p. 296 # 16, 17, 21, 30, 31 # 16, 18, 40
Rec Section 4.1
Week 9 Oct 19 - Oct 23 M 4.3 What Derivatives Tell Us about the Shape of a Graph (1st Derivative Test/ Increasing & Decreasing) p. 305 # 8ab, 9, 15, 16 # 5, 15
W 4.3/4.5 What Derivatives Tell Us about the Shape of a Graph (Concavity/POI)/Summary of Curve Sketching p. 305 # 7, 20, 33, 34, 36, 45, 88
p. 327 #11,12, 14
4.3: # 23, 28, 32, 33, 43
4.5: #24, 55
F 4.7 Optimization Problems p. 342 # 5, 19, 25, 33 # 3, 7, 13, 27
Rec Sections 4.2 & 4.3
Week 10 Oct 26 - Oct 30 M 4.7 Optimization Problems p. 342 # 40, 41, 54, 60, 71, 78 # 40, 54
W 4.9 Antiderivatives (Rules and Differential Equations) p. 361 # 1, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 40, 52, 54, 55, 57, 59, 60, 65, 68, 72 # 6, 9, 11, 15, 17, 33, 36, 43, 45, 71, 81
F 5.1 Areas and Distances p. 381 # 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 13 # 9, 11
Rec Sections 4.5 & 4.7
Week 11
Test 3
Nov 02 - Nov 06 M Test 3 [Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.7]
W 5.1/5.2 Areas and Distances (sigma notation/limits)/The Definite Integral p. 383 # 16*, 18*, 22, 23, 24
(*Use left endpoints)
p. 394 # 5, 13, 14, 19, 25, 29, 32, 36, 46
5.1: # 15, 19, 22
5.2: # 1, 7, 12, 21
F 5.2 The Definite Integral p. 396 # 52, 53, 58, 61, 63, 65, 68, 80 # 26, 36, 39, 45, 57, 59, 62
Rec Section 5.1
Week 12 Nov 09 - Nov 13 M 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus p. 406 # 4, 9, 15, 20
p. 406 # 21, 41, 45, 47, 49, 70, 73, 83, 94
# 3, 9, 13, 15, 17, 29, 52, 79, 84
W 5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem p. 415 # 3, 14, 15, 22, 35, 45, 46, 52, 54, 55, 61, 62, 71, 74 # 10, 13, 15, 22, 59, 64, 69, 72, 76
F 5.5 The Substitution Rule p. 425 # 10, 22, 35, 42, 46, 54 # 3, 15, 27, 31, 40, 50
Rec Sections 5.2 & 5.3
Week 13 Nov 16 - Nov 20 M 5.5 The Substitution Rule p. 425 # 62, 66, 72, 75, 77, 83, 85, 90, 93 # 61, 65, 68, 73, 87
W 3.10 Linear Approximations p. 258 # 4, 10, 31, 36, 40a, 52 # 5, 31, 36, 40
F 4.8 Newton's Method p. 354 # 5, 15, 31
p. 354 # 3, 11
# 4, 10, 12, 13, 27
Rec Sections 5.4 & 5.5
Thanksgiving Break
Week 14
Test 4
Nov 30 - Dec 04 M 3.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences (Particle Motion) p. 235 # 6, 7, 8, 12
p. 271 # 93
# 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10
W Test 4 [Sections 4.9, 5.1-5.5]
F Final Exam Review 1
Rec Project
Week 15 Dec 07 - Dec 09 M Final Exam Review 2
W Final Exam Review 3
Final Exam Dec 12 S 7:00pm-9:00pm