Math 181: Calculus I

Fall 2025

Syllabus

Calculus@Night: Tuesdays 7–8 PM and Thursdays 7:30–8:30 PM in Library 140 (starting September 9)

Calculus@Night is a time to work on homework and class preparation with a TA there to assist you. It's a great place to work with a group of people!

Office Hours:
  • Monday 1:30–2:25 PM
  • Wednesday 10–11 AM
  • Thursday 2–3 PM
  • by appointment (email me several times that will work for you)
  • If my door is open, feel free to ask if it's a good time to ask questions!

Suggestions for Learning Mathematics

Math Tea: Mondays at 4 PM in the epsilon Neighborhood (Math Department space in the library)

Daily Work

Date AssignedTopicAssignment
Monday, September 1IntroductionDaily Work #1
Wednesday, September 3Average and Instantaneous VelocityDaily Work #2
Friday, September 5Average and Instantaneous VelocityDaily Work #3
Monday, September 8Introduction to LimitsDaily Work #4
Wednesday, September 10Limit LawsDaily Work #5
Friday, September 12Limit Laws and ContinuityDaily Work #6
Monday, September 15Limits AlgebraicallyDaily Work #7
Wednesday, September 17Squeeze TheoremDaily Work #8
Friday, September 19Special Trig Limits and Limits at InfinityDaily Work #9
Monday, September 22Limits at InfinityDaily Work #10
Friday, September 26Intermediate Value TheoremDaily Work #11 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, September 29Introduction to DerivativesDaily Work #12 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, October 1The Derivative Is a FunctionDaily Work #13 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, October 3Derivative RulesDaily Work #14 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, October 6Derivative RulesDaily Work #15 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, October 8Rates of ChangeDaily Work #16 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, October 10Higher DerivativesDaily Work #17 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, October 13Derivatives of Trig FunctionsDaily Work #18 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, October 17Chain RuleDaily Work #19 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, October 22Implicit DifferentiationDaily Work #20 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, October 24Related RatesDaily Work #21 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, October 27Related RatesDaily Work #22 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, October 29Extreme ValuesDaily Work #23 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, October 31MVTDaily Work #24 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, November 3GraphingDaily Work #25 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, November 5GraphingDaily Work #26 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, November 10OptimizationDaily Work #27 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, November 12AntiderivativesDaily Work #28 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, November 14Riemann SumsDaily Work #29 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, November 17Riemann Sums and Definite IntegralsDaily Work #30 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, November 19The Fundamental Theorem of CalculusDaily Work #31 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, November 21The Fundamental Theorem of CalculusDaily Work #32 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, November 24Net ChangeDaily Work #33 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, December 1$u$-substitutionDaily Work #34 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, December 3natural logsDaily Work #35 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Friday, December 5natural logsDaily Work #36 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Monday, December 8exponential functionsDaily Work #37 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)
Wednesday, December 10exponential functionsDaily Work #38 ($\operatorname{\LaTeX}$ file)

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