MATH 1225 Syllabus
Math 1225 Tentative Syllabus - SPRING 2026
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 9th Edition, by James Stewart, with WebAssign Access
| Week | Day | Section | Topic | Textbook | WebAssign (for Reference) |
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| Week 1 | Jan 19 - Jan 23
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1 | MLK Day | ||||
| 2 | Introduction to Calculus | ||||||
| 3 | 2.2 | The Limit of a Function (limits using numerical approximations, graphs, one-sided limits) | p. 92 # 1, 2, 11, 15, 16 | # 6, 7, 9 | |||
| 4 | 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 | |||
| Week 2 | Jan 26 - Jan 30
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1 | 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 | |
| 2 | 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 |
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| 3 | 2.3 | Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws (Absolute Values, Squeeze Theorem) | p. 103 # 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49 p. 171 # 3 |
# 43, 51, 54 | |||
| 4 | 2.5 | Continuity (Left/Right Continuous, Functions Continuous on Their Domains) | p. 124 # 9, 20, 22, 23, 50 p. 167 T/F # 24, 25 |
# 6, 12, 22 | |||
| Week 3 Test 0 |
Feb 2 - Feb 6
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1 | M | Test 0 [Sections 2.2, 2.3 (Day 1 & Day 2)] | |||
| 1 | 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 | |||
| 2 | 2.5 | Continuity (Continuity of Piecewise Functions) | p. 125 # 42, 44, 47, 48, 49 Supplementary Problems (2.5) |
# 45, 48 | |||
| 3 | 2.6 | Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes | p. 137 # 4, 8, 18 | # 3, 17, 51 | |||
| 4 | 2.6 | Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes | p. 137 # 25, 26, 30, 36, 52, 55, 58, 59, 65a p. 167 T/F # 12, 13 |
# 67, 68 | |||
| Week 4 | Feb 9 - Feb 13
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1 | 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 | |
| 2 | 2.8 | The Derivative as a Function & Review | p. 163 # 23, 29, 32, 40, 42, 49, 57, 65 p. 167 T/F # 21, 22 p. 170 # 51 |
# 3, 16, 41 | |||
| 3 | 3.1 | Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponentials | p. 181 # 10, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 41, 59, 61, 63, 70, 80, 81, 85 p. 269 T/F # 1, 6, 7, 11, 14, 15 |
# 12, 21, 33, 41, 50, 51, 56, 70 | |||
| 4 | 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 | |||
| Week 5 Test 1 |
Feb 16 - Feb 20
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1 | M | Test 1 [Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8] | |||
| 2 | 3.3 | Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions | p. 197 # 4, 9, 19, 24, 29, 38, 39 (on [0,2π]), 45, 49, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60 | # 7, 15, 29, 61 | |||
| 3 | 3.4 | The Chain Rule | p. 206 # 3, 5, 29, 30, 32, 35, 38, 43 p. 269 T/F # 3, 4, 5 |
# 6, 7, 13, 22, 41, 51, 52, 56 | |||
| 4 | 3.4 | The Chain Rule | p. 207 # 65, 67, 71, 80, 83, 92, 93, 98a,b p. 275 # 18, 20 p. 269 T/F # 9, 10, 12 |
# 69, 77, 91 | |||
| Week 6 | Feb 23 - Feb 27
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1 | 3.5 | Implicit Differentiation | p. 215 # 10, 14, 20, 26, 27, 35, 40, 43, 62a | # 5, 15, 21, 25, 61 | |
| 2 | 3.5 | Implicit Differentiation (Inverse Trig Derivatives) *Note that we will cover Inverse Trig Derivatives in Section 3.5 rather than 3.6. |
p. 224 # 64, 66, 75, 76, 81 | p. 224 # 63, 65, 73 | |||
| 3 | 3.6 | Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions | p. 224 # 13, 25, 26, 31, 36, 40, 43, 44 p. 269 T/F # 8 |
# 4, 5, 6, 8, 21, 26, 32 | |||
| 4 | 3.6 | Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions (Log Diff) | p. 224 # 46, 50, 51, 54, 56, 58 | # 49, 57 | |||
| Week 7 | Mar 2 - Mar 6
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1 | 3.9 | Related Rates | p. 251 # 4, 12, 16, 17 | # 6, 9, 12, 13, 50 | |
| 2 | 3.9 | Related Rates | p. 251 # 18, 25, 26, 30, 32, 43 | # 18, 25, 35, 42, 45 | |||
| 3 | 3.10 | Linear Approximations | p. 258 # 4, 10, 31, 36, 40a, 52 | # 5, 31, 36, 40 | |||
| 4 | Catch up | ||||||
| Spring Break | |||||||
| Week 8 | Mar 16 - Mar 20
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1 | 4.8 | Linear Approximations and Newton's Method | p. 354 # 3, 11 | # 4, 10, 12 | |
| 2 | 4.8 | Newton's Method | p. 354 # 5, 15, 31 | # 13, 27 | |||
| 3 | 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 | |||
| 4 | 4.1 | Maximum and Minimum Values | Supplementary Exercises | # 57, 59, 63, 73, 74 | |||
| Week 9 Test 2 |
Mar 23 - Mar 27
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1 | M | Test 2 [Sections 3.1-3.6, 3.9, 3.10, 4.8] | |||
| 2 | 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 | |||
| 3 | 4.2 | The Mean Value Theorem | p. 296 # 16, 17, 21, 30, 31 | # 16, 18, 40 | |||
| 4 | 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 | |||
| Week 10 | Mar 30 - Apr 3
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1 | 4.3 | What Derivatives Tell Us about the Shape of a Graph (Concavity/POI) | p. 305 # 7, 20, 33, 34, 36, 45, 88 | # 23, 28, 32, 33, 43 | |
| 2 | 4.5 | Summary of Curve Sketching Note: Slant asymptotes are not covered. |
p. 327 # 11, 12, 14 | None | |||
| 3 | 4.5/3.7 | Summary of Curve Sketching and Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences (Particle Motion only) | p. 327 # 34, 44, 48 p. 365 T/F # 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
4.1: # 23, 27 4.5: # 24, 55 |
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| 4 | 3.7 | Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences (Particle Motion only) | p. 235 # 6, 7, 8, 12 p. 271 # 93 |
# 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 | |||
| Week 11 | Apr 6 - Apr 10
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1 | 4.7 | Optimization Problems | p. 342 # 5, 19, 25, 33 | # 3, 7, 13, 27 | |
| 2 | 4.7 | Optimization Problems | p. 342 # 40, 41, 54, 60, 71, 78 | # 40, 54 | |||
| 3 | 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 | |||
| 4 | 5.1 | Areas and Distances | p. 381 # 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 13 | # 9, 11 | |||
| Week 12 Test 3 |
Apr 13 - Apr 17
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1 | M | Test 3 [Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 3.7, 4.7] | |||
| 2 | 5.1 | Areas and Distances (sigma notation/limits) | p. 383 # 16*, 18*, 22, 23, 24 (*Use left endpoints) | # 15, 19, 22 | |||
| 3 | 5.2 | The Definite Integral | p. 394 # 5, 13, 14, 19, 25, 29, 32, 36, 46 | # 1, 7, 12, 21 | |||
| 4 | 5.2/5.3 | The Definite Integral The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1 |
p. 396 # 52, 53, 58, 61, 63, 65, 68, 80 p. 406 # 4, 9, 15, 20 |
5.2: # 26, 36, 39, 45, 57, 59, 62 5.3: # 3, 9, 13, 15, 17 |
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| Week 13 | Apr 20 - Apr 24
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1 | 5.3 | The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2 | p. 406 # 21, 41, 45, 47, 49, 70, 73, 83, 94 | # 29, 52, 79, 84 | |
| 2 | 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 | |||
| 3 | 5.5 | The Substitution Rule | p. 425 # 10, 22, 35, 42, 46, 54 | # 3, 15, 27, 31, 40, 50 | |||
| 4 | 5.5 | The Substitution Rule | p. 425 # 62, 66, 72, 75, 77, 83, 85, 90, 93 | # 61, 65, 68, 73, 87 | |||
| Week 14 Test 4 |
Apr 27 - May 1
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1 | Review & Catch Up | p. 428 T/F # 1-20 | |||
| W | W | Test 4 [Sections 4.9, 5.1-5.5] | |||||
| 3 | Final Exam Review 1 | ||||||
| Week 15 | May 4 - May 6
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1 | Final Exam Review 2 | ||||
| 2 | Final Exam Review 3 | ||||||
| Final Exam | S | Sat, May 9th 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | |||||