MA 161 Fall 2026
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Week 1 (August 24 - August 28, 2026)
Week 2 (August 31 - September 4, 2026)
Lesson 4 (08/31/2026): The Idea of Limits (2.1) & Definitions of Limits (2.2)
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Lesson 5 (09/02/2026): Techniques for Computing Limits (2.3)
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Lesson 6 (09/04/2026): Infinite Limits (2.4)
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Week 3 (September 7 - September 11, 2026)
Labor Day (09/07/2026) - No Class
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Lesson 7 (09/09/2026): Limits at Infinity (2.5)
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Lesson 8 (09/11/2026): Continuity (2.6)
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Week 4 (September 14 - September 18, 2026)
Lesson 9 (09/14/2026): Introducing the Derivative (3.1)
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Lesson 10 (09/16/2026): The Derivative as a Function (3.2)
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Lesson 11 (09/18/2026): Rules of Differentiation (3.3)
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Week 5 (September 21 - September 25, 2026)
Lesson 12 (09/21/2026): The Product and Quotient Rules (3.4)
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Exam 1 Review (09/23/2026) - EXAM 1 (8:00-9:00 PM), Lessons 1-10
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Lesson 13 (09/25/2026): Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions (3.5)
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Week 6 (September 28 - October 2, 2026)
Lesson 14 (09/28/2026): Derivatives as Rates of Change (3.6) & Chain Rule - Part I (3.7)
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Lesson 15 (09/30/2026): The Chain Rule - Part II (3.7)
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Lesson 16 (10/02/2026): Implicit Differentiation (3.8)
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Week 7 (October 5 - October 9, 2026)
Lesson 17 (10/05/2026): Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (3.9)
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Lesson 18 (10/07/2026): Related Rates - Part I (3.11)
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Lesson 19 (10/09/2026): Related Rates - Part II (3.11)
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Week 8 (October 12 - October 16, 2026)
Fall Break (10/12/2026 - 10/13/2026) - No Class
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Lesson 20 (10/14/2026): Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions (3.10)
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Lesson 21 (10/16/2026): Maxima and Minima (4.1)
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Week 9 (October 19 - October 23, 2026)
Exam 2 Review (10/19/2026) - EXAM 2 (8:00-9:00 PM), Lessons 11-20
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Lesson 22 (10/21/2026): The Mean Value Theorem (4.2) & What Derivatives Tell Us - Part I (4.3)
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Lesson 23 (10/23/2026): What Derivatives Tell Us - Part II (4.3)
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Week 10 (October 26 - October 30, 2026)
Lesson 24 (10/26/2026): Graphing Functions - Part I (4.4)
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Lesson 25 (10/28/2026): Graphing Functions - Part II (4.4)
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Lesson 26 (10/30/2026): Optimization Problems - Part I (4.5)
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Week 11 (November 2 - November 6, 2026)
Lesson 27 (11/02/2026): Optimization Problems - Part II (4.5)
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Lesson 28 (11/04/2026): Linear Approximation and Differentials (4.6)
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Lesson 29 (11/06/2026): L'Hopital's Rule (4.7)
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Week 12 (November 9 - November 13, 2026)
Lesson 30 (11/09/2026): Antiderivatives (4.9)
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Lesson 31 (11/11/2026): Approximating Areas Under Curves (5.1)
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Lesson 32 (11/13/2026): Definite Integrals (5.2)
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Week 13 (November 16 - November 20, 2026)
Lesson 33 (11/16/2026): The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (5.3)
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Exam 3 Review (11/18/2026) - EXAM 3 (8:00-9:00 PM), Lessons 21-31
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Lesson 34 (11/20/2026): Working with Integrals (5.4) & Substitution Rule - Part I (5.5)
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Week 14 (November 23 - November 27, 2026)
Compensation for Evening Exam (11/23/2026)
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Thanksgiving Break (11/25/2026 - 11/27/2026) - No Class
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Week 15 (November 30 - December 4, 2026)
Lesson 35 (11/30/2026): Substitution Rule - Part II (5.5)
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Lesson 36 (12/02/2026): Exponential Models (7.2)
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Compensation for Evening Exam (12/04/2026)
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Week 16 (December 7 - December 11, 2026)
Final Exam Review (12/07/2026)
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Final Exam Review (12/09/2026)
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Final Exam Review (12/11/2026) - Last Day of Classes
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