Daily Syllabus, Math 101 Calculus I, Fall 2026
Be sure to check back, because this will be updated during the semester.
- All numbers indicate sections from APEX Calculus, Version 4.0.
- PCA due refers to Pre-Class Assignments that help prepare you for the week's content.
- SP due refers to the Skills Problems that reinforce computational skills.
- PS due refers to Problem Sets that require more explanation.
- Note that all of these assignments are submitted through Canvas.
| Week | Assignments Due |
Monday 9:30 - 10:20 |
Wednesday 9:30 - 10:20 |
Friday 9:30 - 10:20 |
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| 1 |
Do the reading, but no PCA to submit
Background Questionnaire (link in Canvas) | 8/31 | 9/2 | Welcome to Calc I! | 9/4 | An intuitive introduction to derivatives | |
| 2 |
PCA #1 due Tue 9/8 @ 11:59 pm SP #1 due Wed 9/9 @ 11:59 pm PS #1 due Fri 9/11 @ 12:30 pm |
9/7 | Labor Day No class |
9/9 | Review of exponentials and logarithms | 9/11 | Review of trig functions |
| 3 |
PCA #2 due Sun 9/13 @ 11:59 pm SP #2 due Tue 9/15 @ 11:59 pm PS #2 due Fri 9/18 @ 12:30 pm |
9/14 | More w/ trig functions | 9/16 | 1.1 An Introduction to Limits 1.3 Finding Limits Analytically |
9/18 | 1.4 One Sided Limits 1.5 Continuity |
| 4 |
PCA #3 due Sun 9/20 @ 11:59 pm SP #3 due Tue 9/22 @ 11:59 pm PS #3 due Fri 9/25 @ 12:30 pm |
9/21 | 1.6 Limits Involving Infinity | 9/23 | 2.1 Instantaneous Rates of Change: The Derivative | 9/25 | 2.3 Basic Differentiation Rules |
| 5 |
No additional PCA this week
SP #4 due Tue 9/29 @ 11:59 pm | 9/28 | 2.3 Basic Differentiation Rules | 9/30 | Q&A for Exam 1 | 10/2 | Exam 1 Inclass part Covers thru Section 2.3 |
| 6 |
Exam 1 Takehome part due Tue 10/6 @ 11:59 pm Do the reading, but no PCA to submit SP #5 due Fri 10/9 @ 12:30 pm | 10/5 | 2.4 The Product and Quotient Rules | 10/7 | 2.5 The Chain Rule | 10/9 | 2.5 The Chain Rule |
| 7 |
PCA #4 due Tue 10/13 @ 11:59 pm |
10/12 | Fall Break No class |
10/14 | 3.1 Extreme Values | 10/16 | 3.1 Extreme Values |
| 8 |
PCA #5 due Sun 10/18 @ 11:59 pm SP #6 due Tue 10/20 @ 11:59 pm PS #4 due Fri 10/23 @ 12:30 pm |
10/19 | 3.2 The Mean Value Theorem 3.3 Increasing and Decreasing Functions |
10/21 | 3.4 Concavity and the Second Derivative | 10/23 | 3.4 Concavity and the Second Derivative |
| 9 |
PCA #6 due Sun 10/25 @ 11:59 pm SP #7 due Tue 10/27 @ 11:59 pm PS #5 due Fri 10/30 @ 12:30 pm |
10/26 | 6.7 L'Hôpital's Rule | 10/28 | 4.3 Optimization | 10/30 | 4.3 Optimization |
| 10 |
Do the reading, but no PCA to submit
SP #8 due Tue 11/3 @ 11:59 pm | 11/2 | 8.7 Taylor Polynomials | 11/4 | Q&A for Exam 2 | 11/6 | Exam 2 Inclass part Covers thru Section 4.3 |
| 11 |
Exam 2 Takehome part due Tue 11/10 @ 11:59 pm
Do the reading, but no PCA to submit PS #6 due Fri 11/13 @ 12:30 pm |
11/9 | 8.7 Taylor Polynomials | 11/11 | 5.1 Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integration | 11/13 | 5.2 The Definite Integral |
| 12 |
PCA #7 due Sun 11/15 @ 11:59 pm SP #9 due Tue 11/17 @ 11:59 pm PS #7 due Fri 11/20 @ 12:30 pm |
11/16 | 5.3 Riemann Sums | 11/18 | 5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus | 11/20 | 5.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
| 13 |
PCA #8 due Sun 11/22 @ 11:59 pm | 11/23 | 6.1 Substitution | 11/25 | Thanksgiving Break No class |
11/27 | Thanksgiving Break No class |
| 14 |
No additional PCA this week
SP #10 due Tue 12/1 @ 11:59 pm | 11/30 | 6.1 Substitution | 12/2 | Q&A for Exam 3 | 12/4 | Exam 3 Inclass part Covers thru Section 6.1 |
| 15 |
Exam 3 Takehome part due Tue 12/8 @ 11:59 pm No additional PCA this week | 12/7 | The BIG picture: Putting It All Together | 12/9 | The BIG picture: Putting It All Together | 12/11 | The BIG picture: Putting It All Together |
| Finals Week |
Final Problem Set due Tue 12/15 @ 11:59 pm |
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