Math 221 | Calculus I | Spring 2026
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Class | No Class | No Class | Review of Functions | Introduction to Limits |
| Limits and Vertical Asymptotes | Evaluating Limits | The Tangent Problem Quiz 1 |
The Tangent Problem | Tangent Line Computations |
| Definition of Derivative | Derivative Calculations | Instantaneous Velocity Quiz 2 |
Instantateous Velocity and the Derivative | The Power Rule for Derivatives |
| The Sum and Constant Multiple Rules | Derivatives Involving Fractional and Negative Exponents | The Product and Quotient Rules Quiz 3 |
Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions | The Chain Rule |
| Chain Rule Examples | Implicit Differentiation | Exam Review Quiz 4 |
Rate of Change | Exam 1 |
| Rate of Change | Rate of Change | Related Rates | Related Rates | The Second Derivative,
Acceleration Quiz 5 |
| Continuity | Differentiability, Related Rates Review | Absolute Maximum and Minimum Values | Local Maximum and Minimum Values | Intervals of Increasing/Decreasing
Quiz 6 |
| Class canceled due to weather | Increasing/Decreasing, Local Extema, and the Derivative | Concavity, Inflection Points, and the Second Derivative | Quiz 7 |
Graphs of Functions |
| Spring Break | Spring Break | Spring Break | Spring Break | Spring Break |
| Tests for Local Extrema | Applied Optimization | Applied Optimization | Antiderivatives | Antiderivatives |
| Exam 2 |
Differential Equations | Approximating Areas | The Definite Integral | Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
| Properties of the Definite
Integral Quiz 8 |
The Definite Integral and Area (Part II) | The Indefinite Integral | U-substitution | U-substitution |
| Area Between Curves | Quiz 9 |
Volume of a Solid of Revolution | Volume of a Solid of Revolution | Work by a Variable Force |
| Hooke's Law, Work Required to Lift Rope | The Exponential Function and its Derivative | Inverse Functions | Exam Review | Exam 3 |
| Logarithmic Functions | Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions | |||
| Last Day of Class |
Final Exam: Saturday May 9, 1 PM - 3 PM