MA 165 Assignment Sheet — Fall 2026

Sections taught on PWL · Version dated August 19, 2026

How to read this schedule

Each row lists one class day. Lesson rows show the new material covered that day. Quiz rows show weekly quizzes and the lessons they cover. Exam and holiday/break rows are marked with the tags below and are shaded for quick scanning, but the tag text — not the color alone — identifies the row type.

Weeks 1–10 (August 24 – October 30)

MA 165 class schedule, part 1 Columns: date, day of week, lesson number, topic and textbook section(s), and MyLab Math homework due that day.
Date Day Lesson / Event Topic Section(s) MLM HW due
Aug. 24 M Lesson 1 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 1.3 —
Aug. 26 W Lesson 2 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverses 1.4 —
Aug. 27 Th QuizQuiz 1 Covers Lessons 1–2. Due Sunday, September 6. × —
Aug. 28 F Lesson 3 Idea of Limits; Definition of Limits 2.1, 2.2 —
Aug. 31 M Lesson 4 Computing the Limits. Note: attendance check for lectures begins this day. 2.3 Lessons 1, 2, 3
Sept. 2 W Lesson 5 Infinite Limits, Limits at Infinity 2.4, 2.5 Lesson 4
Sept. 3 Th QuizQuiz 2 Covers Lessons 3, 4, 5. × —
Sept. 4 F Lesson 6 Continuity 2.6 Lesson 5
Sept. 7 M No Class Labor Day — no class × ×
Sept. 9 W Lesson 7 Introducing the Derivative 3.1 Lesson 6
Sept. 10 Th QuizQuiz 3 Covers Lessons 6, 7. × —
Sept. 11 F Lesson 8 Derivative as a Function 3.2 Lesson 7
Sept. 14 M Lesson 9 Rules of Differentiation 3.3, 3.4 Lesson 8
Sept. 16 W Lesson 10 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions 3.5 Lesson 9
Sept. 17 Th Review Go over Study Guide for Exam 1 × ×
Sept. 18 F Lesson 11 Derivatives as Rate of Change; Chain Rule, Part I 3.6, 3.7 Lesson 10
Sept. 21 M Lesson 12 Chain Rule, Part II 3.7 Lesson 11
Sept. 23 W Exam Review for Exam 1 (daytime); Exam 1 covers Lessons 1–10, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM × ×
Sept. 24 Th QuizQuiz 4 Covers Lessons 8, 9, 10. × —
Sept. 25 F No Class No classes × ×
Sept. 28 M Lesson 13 Implicit Differentiation 3.8 Lesson 12
Sept. 30 W Lesson 14 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions 3.9 Lesson 13
Oct. 1 Th QuizQuiz 5 Covers Lessons 11, 12, 13. × —
Oct. 2 F Lesson 15 Derivatives of Functions of the Form f(x)g(x) 3.9 Lesson 14
Oct. 5 M Lesson 16 Derivatives of the Inverse Trigonometric Functions 3.10 Lesson 15
Oct. 7 W Lesson 17 Related Rates, Part I 3.11 Lesson 16
Oct. 8 Th QuizQuiz 6 Covers Lessons 14, 15, 16. × —
Oct. 9 F Lesson 18 Related Rates, Part II 3.11 Lesson 17
Oct. 12 M Break Fall Break × ×
Oct. 13 T Break Fall Break × ×
Oct. 14 W Lesson 19 Maxima & Minima 4.1 Lesson 18
Oct. 15 Th Review Go over Study Guide for Exam 2 × ×
Oct. 16 F Lesson 20 Mean Value Theorem; What Derivatives Tell Us, Part I 4.2, 4.3 Lesson 19
Oct. 19 M Exam Review for Exam 2 (daytime); Exam 2 covers Lessons 11–18, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM × ×
Oct. 21 W Lesson 21 What Derivatives Tell Us, Part II 4.3 Lesson 20
Oct. 22 Th QuizQuiz 7 Covers Lessons 17, 18, 19. × —
Oct. 23 F No Class No classes × ×
Oct. 26 M Lesson 22 Graphing Functions 4.4 Lesson 21
Oct. 28 W Lesson 23 Optimization Problems, Part I 4.5 Lesson 22
Oct. 29 Th QuizQuiz 8 Covers Lessons 20, 21, 22. × —
Oct. 30 F Lesson 24 Optimization Problems, Part II 4.5 Lesson 23

Weeks 11–16 (November 2 – December 11) and Finals Week

MA 165 class schedule, part 2 (continued) Columns: date, day of week, lesson number, topic and textbook section(s), and MyLab Math homework due that day.
Date Day Lesson / Event Topic Section(s) MLM HW due
Nov. 2 M Lesson 25 Linear Approximation and Differentials 4.6 Lesson 24
Nov. 4 W Lesson 26 L'Hospital's Rule 4.7 Lesson 25
Nov. 5 Th Review Go over Study Guide for Exam 3 × ×
Nov. 6 F Lesson 27 Antiderivatives 4.9 Lesson 26
Nov. 9 M Exam Review for Exam 3 (daytime); Exam 3 covers Lessons 19–26, 8:00 PM–9:00 PM × ×
Nov. 11 W Lesson 28 Approximating the Area Under Curves (Riemann Sum) 5.1 Lesson 27
Nov. 12 Th QuizQuiz 9 Covers Lessons 23, 24, 25, 26. × —
Nov. 13 F Lesson 29 Definite Integrals 5.2 Lesson 28
Nov. 16 M Lesson 30 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 5.3 Lesson 29
Nov. 18 W Lesson 31 Working with Integrals 5.4 Lesson 30
Nov. 19 Th QuizQuiz 10 Covers Lessons 27, 28, 29, 30. × —
Nov. 20 F No Class No classes × ×
Nov. 23 M Break Thanksgiving Week × ×
Nov. 25 W Break Thanksgiving Week × ×
Nov. 26 Th Break Thanksgiving Week × ×
Nov. 27 F Break Thanksgiving Week × ×
Nov. 30 M Lesson 32 Substitution Rules 5.5 Lesson 31
Dec. 2 W Lesson 33 Exponential Models (Growth & Decay). Note: attendance check for lectures ends this day. 7.2 Lesson 32
Dec. 3 Th QuizQuiz 11 Covers Lessons 31, 32, 33. × —
Dec. 4 F Reading Day Reading Day — no class × Lesson 33
Dec. 7 M Review Review for Final Exam × ×
Dec. 9 W Review Review for Final Exam × ×
Dec. 10 Th Review Go over Study Guide for Final Exam × ×
Dec. 11 F Review Review for Final Exam × ×
Dec. 14–19 — Exam Finals Week — final exam scheduled within this week × ×