Calculus 1 (MATH 2200-02) — Fall 2026

Lecturer:

  • Dr. Raphael Ponge.
  • E-mail: rponge[at]uwyo[dot]edu.
  • Office: RH 213.
  • Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-11:30am in RH 213 (or by appointment).

Time and Location:

  • TWRF (4 credit hours), from 9am-9:50am in AG 4021.

Textbook:

  • Calculus, Volume 1 by G. Strang and E. J. Herman. Electronic version is available for free on OpenStax.

Grading Scheme:

  • 60% common exams (4 common exams, including Final exam). Assessment and grades guide (pdf).
  • 40% quizzes. The first quiz will be on September 18. Effective October 13 all the quizzes will be on Tuesdays.

Topics to be Covered:

The course is divided into 4 “standards“:

  • LOCAL (limits + derivatives): Sections 2.1–2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 4.2.
  • CHANGE (derivatives and applications): Sections 3.3–3.9, 4.1–4.8.
  • ACCUMULATE (integration): Sections 4.10, 5.1, 5.2.
  • CONNECT (integration): Sections 5.3–5.7.

Schedule of Common Exams and Reassessments:

  • Exam 1: Thursday, September 24, from 5:15pm-7pm in CR 306. Covers LOCAL.
  • Reassessment 1: Friday, October 9, during lecture.
  • Exam 2: Thursday, October 22, from 5:15pm-7pm in CR 306. Covers CHANGE. Review problems (pdf).
  • Reassessment 2: Friday, November 6, during lecture.
  • Exam 3: Thursday, November 19, from 5:15pm-7pm in CR 306. Covers ACCUMULATE.
  • Reassessment 3: TBA.
  • Final Exam: Monday, December 14, from 1:15pm-3:15pm in CR 306. Covers CONNECT.
  • Exam schedule and locations info sheet (pdf).

Important Administrative Dates:

  • Aug. 31: Fall semester begins.
  • Sep. 1: First day of class.
  • Sep. 7: Labor Day.
  • Sep. 9: Last day to drop.
  • Oct. 12: Fall Break.
  • Oct. 23: Midterm Date.
  • Nov. 13: Last day to withdraw.
  • Nov. 25–27: Thanksgiving Break.
  • Nov. 30: Last day yo withdraw through Dean of Students.
  • Dec. 11: last day of classes.
  • Dec. 14: Final Exam.

Recommended Problems:

  • Chapter 2: # 46, 47, 48, 49, 65, 66, 67, 71, 72, 73, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 111, 113, 119, 121, 123, 127, 128, 131, 133, 135, 139, 143, 145, 149, 151, 154.
  • Chapter 3 (Sections 3.1, 3.2 & 3.4): # 1, 5, 11,13, 15, 23, 25, 55, 57, 61, 69, 73, 75, 77, 79, 80, 151, 153, 165.
  • Chapter 3 (Sections 3.3 and 3.5–3.9): # 109, 113, 115, 119, 121, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 139, 143, 179, 183, 187, 189, 191, 197, 201, 203, 205, 209, 223, 227, 231, 237, 241, 243, 253, 259, 271, 275, 277, 281, 285, 295, 298, 303, 307, 311, 315, 321, 323, 333, 335, 341, 347, 349).
  • Section 3.9: # 333, 335, 341, 347, 349.
  • Section 4.1: # 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
  • Section 4.2: # 51, 67, 85, 87, 89.
  • Section 4.3: # 119, 123, 127, 141.
  • Section 4.4: #153, 171, 177, 191.
  • Section 4.5: # 203, 207, 213, 215, 225, 229.
  • Section 4.6: # 255, 257, 261, 267, 281.
  • Section 4.7: # 315, 319, 333, 335, 341.
  • Section 4.8: #357, 363, 377, 385, 387.

Note: Answers to odd-numbered problems can be found at the end of the textbook.

Slides of Lectures:

  • Slides on Chapter 2 (pdf).
  • Slides on Derivatives (Part 1: Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 & 4.2) (pdf).
  • Slides on Derivatives (Part 2: Sections 3.3 & 3.5–3.9) (pdf).
  • Slides of in-class review for Exam 1 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 3.9 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.1 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.2 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.3 (pdf; updated 11/22/26).
  • Slides on Section 4.4 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.5 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.6 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.7 (pdf).
  • Slides on Section 4.8 (pdf).

Quiz Information:

Each quiz consists of problems among the recommended problems above and examples covered during lecture. Each mark range between 0 and 4. It should be considered as a level, where 1=50%, 2=75%, 3=90%, 4=100%.

  • Quiz 1 (September 18): covers Section 2.2 & Section 2.3 (including infinite limits). Solutions (pdf).
  • Quiz 2 (October 2): covers Sections 3.1 through 3.4. Solutions (pdf).
  • Quiz 3 (October 13): covers Sections 3.5 through 3.8. Solutions (pdf).
  • Quiz 4 (October 20): covers Sections 3.9 & 4.1. Solutions (pdf).
  • Quiz 5 (November 3): covers Sections 4.5, 4.6 & 4.8. Solutions (pdf).