MA 261 Spring 2026

Week 1 (January 12 - 18, 2026)

Lesson 1 (01/12/2026): Review of Vectors (13.1-13.4)

Lesson 2 (01/14/2026): Lines and Planes in Space (13.5)

Lesson 3 (01/16/2026): Quadric Surfaces - Part 1 (13.6)

Lesson 4 (01/21/2026): Quadric Surfaces - Part 2 (13.6)

Lesson 5 (01/23/2026): Vector-Valued Functions (14.1)

Lesson 6 (01/26/2026): Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions, Motion in Space - Part 1 (14.2, 14.3) - SNOW DAY (Pre-recorded lecture)

Lesson 7 (01/28/2026): Motion in Space - Part 2 (14.3)

Lesson 8 (01/30/2026): Length of Curves and Curvature (14.4, 14.5)

Lesson 9 (02/02/2026): Functions of Several Variables (15.1)

Lesson 10 (02/04/2026): Limits and Continuity (15.2)

Lesson 11 (02/06/2026): Partial Derivatives (15.3)

Lesson 12 (02/09/2026): Chain Rule (15.4)

Lesson 13 (02/11/2026): Directional Derivatives (15.5)

Lesson 14 (02/13/2026): Tangent Plane & Linear Approximation (15.6)

Lesson 15 (02/16/2026): Max and Min Problems - Part I (15.7)

Lesson 16 (02/18/2026): Max and Min Problems - Part II (15.7)

Lesson 17 (02/20/2026): Lagrange Multipliers Method (15.8)

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Lesson 18 (02/23/2026): Double Integrals Over Rectangular Regions (16.1)

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Exam 1 Review (02/25/2026)

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Compensation for Evening Exam (02/27/2026)

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