Math 125 - Autumn 2026
Welcome!
A note to the student, from the Math Department
What if the Calculus class I wish to add
is closed?
How do
Hybrid and Online sections of the class work?
WebAssign:
All homework assignments will be administered through WebAssign, and you must purchase an access code. WebAssign access includes an electronic version of the textbook.
Once the quarter begins, you will register for WebAssign through your course’s Canvas site. You will have free access to WebAssign during the first week of the quarter. This Cengage web page explains how to purchase WebAssign.
Textbook:
The course textbook is James Stewart’s Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 9th edition. An electronic version is included with your WebAssign access, so you do not need a printed copy if you plan to use the e-book for your reading. It is important to read the textbook, however, and some students may find a printed copy easier to use. If you wish to purchase a paper copy of the textbook, any recent print edition, from the 6th through the 9th edition, should be suitable for reading. Be aware, however, that page numbers and section numbering may differ among editions.
Math Study Center:
All Math 125 students are encouraged to use the Math Study Center (located in B-014 in the basement of the Communications Building). The MSC is a great place to study. You can work with other students in your course, form study groups, and receive assistance from tutors when you need help. The center also has copies of the textbook and other study materials. The MSC’s hours are listed on its website.
Calculator Policy:
A TI-30X
IIS calculator is required in Math 120, 124, 125, and 126. It is the only calculator permitted
on exams.
We strongly recommend using the same calculator for assignments and exam practice.
Calculus Grade Policy:
For Math 124, 125, and 126 courses taught during the regular academic year, the median grade in each lecture section—or across an instructor’s combined lecture sections—will fall within the range 2.9 +/- 0.2.
Worksheets:
You are responsible for bringing a printout of the correct worksheet to your quiz section every Thursday. Bring the worksheet to class without completing it in advance; you will work on it during your quiz section. A PDF of each worksheet appears under the corresponding week’s outline in the table below. Solutions will become available at the end of the week. Alternatively, download the single PDF containing all worksheets for the quarter.
Accommodations:
If you need accommodations because of a disability, please contact Disability Resources for Students. For religious accommodations, please see this page. Once your accommodations have been approved, visit your instructor during office hours to discuss any relevant details.
Final Exam:
The common final examination for all sections of Math 125 will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 1:30pm.
See: Ground Rules and Rooms for examination policies and room assignments.
Table of Permitted Integral Formulas: During the final examination, you may use any of the integral formulas in the table below without deriving them. All other integrals must be computed from these, using the methods taught this quarter.
Course Outline for Autumn Quarter 2026:
| Week | Weekly
Outline/ Study Guide |
Exam Archive | Topics and Textbook Sections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outline 1 | Antiderivatives; Areas and
Riemann Sums; Definite Integrals (in Stewart: Sec. 4.9, 5.1, 5.2) |
|
| 2 | Outline 2 | The Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus; Indefinite Integrals & Total vs Net
Change; The Technique of
Substitution (Sec. 5.3, 5.4, 5.5) |
|
| 3 | Outline 3 | Applications: Areas
between Curves; Volumes By Slicing & the
Disks/Washers method (Sec. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) |
|
| 4 | Outline 4 | MIDTERM #1 Archive |
Application:
Volumes of Solids ; Review;
Midterm #1; Application: Work (Sec. 6.3, 6.4) |
| 5 | Outline 5 | Applications: Average
Value of a Function; Techniques of Integration:
Integration by Parts; Products
of Trig Functions (Sec. 6.5, 7.1, 7.2) |
|
| 6 | Outline 6 | More Techniques of Integration: Trigonometric Substitution, Partial Fractions, Strategies of Integration (Sec. 7.3, 7.4, 7.5) | |
| 7 | Outline 7 | Approximations of
Integrals; Improper
Integrals; Arclength of a Curve; Intro to Differential
Equations; (Sec. 7.7, 7.8, 8.1) |
|
| 8 | Outline 8 | MIDTERM #2 Archive | Application:
Center of Mass; Review.
Midterm #2;
( 8.3, 9.1) |
| 9 | Outline 9 |
No class on Monday;
Solving Separable Differentiable Equations;
Applications of Diff. Eqs. (Sec. 9.3, 3.8/9.4) |
|
| 10 | Outline 10 | FINAL Exam Archive | More applications of diff eqs (3.8/9.4); Final Exam Review |