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Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16

Week 1 (Monday, 08/25 – Saturday, 08/30)

Course Syllabi:
Section 1.1:
Section 1.2:

MTH261-V02
Limits: A Numerical and Graphical Approach
Algebraic Limits and Continuity

**Initial Due**
Section 1A-1st: Section 1A-2nd: Section 1.2-1st:	20 questions 17 questions 20 questions
DB 1 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Weeks 1 – 2 and
Limits
Continuity
Solved Examples: Limits and Continuity

Week 2 (Sunday, 08/31 – Saturday, 09/06)

Section 1.2:
Section 1.3:

Algebraic Limits and Continuity
Average Rates of Change

**Initial Due**
Section 1.2-2nd: Section 1.3-1st: Section 1.3-2nd:	24 questions 20 questions 21 questions
DB 2 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 and
Slope
Solved Examples: Slope

Week 3 (Sunday, 09/07 – Saturday, 09/13)

Section 1.4:
Section 1.5:

Differentiation Using Limits of Difference Quotients
Leibniz Notation and the Power and Sum-Difference Rules

**Initial Due**
Section 1.4: Section 1.5-1st: Section 1.5-2nd:	22 questions 20 questions 25 questions
DB 3 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Weeks 1 – 2 and
Differentiation
Derivatives by Limits
Derivatives by Rules
Solved Examples: Derivatives by Limits
Solved Examples: Derivatives by Rules

Week 4 (Sunday, 09/14 – Saturday, 09/20)

Section 1.6:
Section 1.7:

The Product and Quotient Rules
The Chain Rule

**Initial Due**
Section 1.6-1st: Section 1.6-2nd: Section 1.7-1st:	20 questions 16 questions 20 questions
DB 4 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 3 and

Week 5 (Sunday, 09/21 – Saturday, 09/27)

Section 1.7:
Section 1.8:
Section 2.1:

The Chain Rule
Higher Order Derivatives
Exponential and Logarithm Functions of the Natural Base, e

**Initial Due**
Section 1.7-2nd: Section 1.8: Section 2.1:	13 questions 28 questions 24 questions
DB 5 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 4 and

Week 6 (Sunday, 09/28 – Saturday, 10/04)

Section 2.2:
Section 2.3:
Section 2.4:

Derivatives of Exponential (Base-e) Functions
Derivatives of Natural Logarithmic Functions
Applications: Uninhibited and Limited Growth Models

**Initial Due**
Section 2.2: Section 2.3: Section 2.4:	16 questions 12 questions 15 questions
DB 6 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 5 and
Standard Derivatives
Solved Examples: Applications of Derivatives

Week 7 (Sunday, 10/05 – Saturday, 10/11)

Section 2.5:
Section 2.6:
Section 3.1:

Applications: Exponential Decay
The Derivatives of $a^x$ and $log_a{(x)}$
Using First Derivatives to Classify Maximum and Minimum Values and...

**Initial Due**
Section 2.5: Section 2.6: Section 3.1-1st:	20 questions 18 questions 20 questions
DB 7 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 6 and
Solved Examples: Applied Problems on Derivatives

Week 8 (Sunday, 10/12 – Saturday, 10/18)

Section 3.1:
Section 3.2:
Section 3.3:

Using First Derivatives to Classify Maximum and Minimum Values and...
Using Second Derivatives to Classify Maximum and Minimum Values and...
Graph Sketching: Asymptotes and Rational Functions

**Initial Due**
Section 3.1-2nd: Section 3.2: Section 3.3:	25 questions 28 questions 28 questions
DB 8 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 8 and

Week 9 (Sunday, 10/19 – Saturday, 10/25)

Section 3.4:
Section 3.5:

Optimization: Finding Absolute Maximum and Minimum Values
Optimization: Business, Economics, and General Applications

**Initial Due**
Section 3.4: Section 3.5-1st: Section 3.5-2nd:	18 questions 20 questions 14 questions
DB 9 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 9 and

Week 10 (Sunday, 10/26 – Saturday, 11/01)

Section 3.8:
Section 3.9:
Section 4.1:

Implicit Differentiation (only)
Related Rates
Antidifferentiation

**Initial Due**
Section 3.8: Section 3.9: Section 4.1: Project Draft:	16 questions 16 questions 27 questions Applied Project
DB 10 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 9 and
Solved Examples: Implicit Differentiation
Integration

Week 11 (Sunday, 11/02 – Saturday, 11/08)

Section 4.2:
Section 4.3:

Antiderivatives as Areas
Area and Definite Integrals

**Initial Due**
Section 4.2: Section 4.3-1st: Section 4.3-2nd: Project:	17 questions 25 questions 24 questions Applied Project
DB 11 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 10 and
Integrals
Standard Integrals

Week 12 (Sunday, 11/09 – Saturday, 11/15)

Section 4.4:
Section 4.5:

Properties of Definite Integrals: Additive Property, Average Value, and...
Integration Techniques: Substitution

**Initial Due**
Section 4.4-1st: Section 4.4-2nd: Section 4.5-1st:	20 questions 18 questions 20 questions
DB 12 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

**Final Due**
Project Draft:	Applied Project

All resources from Week 1 – 11 and
Applications of Integrals

Week 13 (Sunday, 11/16 – Saturday, 11/22)

Section 4.5:
Section 5.1:
Section 5.2:

Integration Techniques: Substitution
Consumer and Producer Surplus; Price Floors, Price Ceilings, and...
Integrating Growth and Decay Models

**Initial Due**
Section 4.5-2nd: Section 5.1: Section 5.2:	20 questions 10 questions 16 questions
DB 13 (Due):	Post is due on Thursday Response is due on Saturday

All resources from Week 1 – 12 and
Applied Problems on Integrals

Week 14 (Sunday, 11/23 – Saturday, 11/29)
Fall Break/Thanksgiving Break
No Classes
Yes Assignments

Week 15 (Sunday, 11/30 – Saturday, 12/06)

DB 14 (Due):

Post is due on Thursday
Response is due on Saturday

**Final Due**
Project:	Applied Project

Week 16 (Sunday, 12/07 – Saturday, 12/13)

**Final Due**
All MyLab Math Assignments	Saturday: 12/13/2025; 11:59 pm EDT