Math 0120 Schedule - Spring 2026

Math 0120 Schedule and Practice Problems

Below is the schedule of topics and associated practice problems for MATH 0120: Business Calculus. The practice problems are from the course textbook: Brief Applied Calculus, 7th Edition, by Geoffrey C. Berresford and Andrew M. Rockett. Exam dates are indicated on the schedule, including the departmental final exam.

Date	Section	Topic	Practice Problems
Monday, Jan 12	1.1	Real numbers, inequalities, and lines	#6-25, 33-48, 61-65
Wednesday, Jan 14	1.2	Exponents	#1-35, 57-65, 71-80
Friday, Jan 16	1.3	Functions	#1-15, 23-30, 35-40, 65, 68, 79, 92, 93
Monday, Jan 19	—	NO CLASS	Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday Observance
Wednesday, Jan 21	1.4	Functions, continued	#1-5, 11-20, 33-40, 49-54, 63-67
Friday, Jan 23	2.1	Limits and continuity	#5-8, 13-16, 23-28, 33-50, 61-76
Monday, Jan 26	2.2	Rates of change and derivatives	#1-10, 17-20, 25-30, 55, 56, 66-68
Wednesday, Jan 28	2.3	Differentiation formulas	#1-40, 47, 49, 51, 52
Friday, Jan 30	2.4	Product and Quotient Rules	#5-15, 31-46, 53-62
Monday, Feb 2	2.5	Higher-order derivatives	#1-54
Wednesday, Feb 4	2.6	The Chain Rule	#11-50, 57
Friday, Feb 6	2.7	Nondifferentiable functions	#1-8
Monday, Feb 9	—	Review	—
Wednesday, Feb 11	—	EXAM 1	Chapters 1 & 2
Friday, Feb 13	3.1	Graphing using the 1st deriv.	#1-25, 33-45
Monday, Feb 16	3.2	Graphing using 1st & 2nd deriv.	#1-15, 29, 30, 41-45, 49, 50, 57, 58
Wednesday, Feb 18	3.3	Optimization	#1-10, 19, 20, 25-30, 36-46
Friday, Feb 20	3.4	Applications of optimization	#1-13, 21
Monday, Feb 23	3.5	Lot size and harvest size	#1-15
Wednesday, Feb 25	3.6	Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates	#1-20, 37-40, 59-63, 66, 69
Friday, Feb 27	4.1	Exponential functions	#1-11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22, 30
Monday, Mar 2	4.2	Logarithmic functions	#1-14, 17-23, 31, 32
Wednesday, Mar 4	4.3	Derivs of exp/log functions	#1-44, 51-54, 59-62, 119-122
Friday, Mar 6	4.4	Relative rates & elasticity	#1-32
Mar 9 – Mar 13	—	NO CLASS	Spring Recess & Holiday
Monday, Mar 16	—	Review	—
Wednesday, Mar 18	—	EXAM 2	Chapters 3 & 4
Friday, Mar 20	5.1	Antiderivatives	#1-35, 43-48
Monday, Mar 23	5.2	Integration using log/exp	#1-25, 41-45
Wednesday, Mar 25	5.3	Definite integrals and area	#19-25, 47-66, 75-82, 86, 90, 107
Friday, Mar 27	5.4	Average value and area	#1-10, 27-30, 37-50
Monday, Mar 30	5.5	Consumers'/producers' surplus	#1-20
Wednesday, Apr 1	5.6	Integration by substitution	#13-60
Friday, Apr 3	6.1	Integration by parts	#9-46
Monday, Apr 6	6.2	Integration using tables	#7-15, 57-60
Wednesday, Apr 8	7.1	Functions of several variables	#9-12, 31, 35-37
Friday, Apr 10	7.2	Partial derivatives	#1-32, 41-44
Monday, Apr 13	—	Review	—
Wednesday, Apr 15	—	EXAM 3	Chapters 5 & 6
Friday, Apr 17	7.3	Optimizing functions of several variables	#1-25
Monday, Apr 20	7.5	Lagrange multipliers	#1-31
Wednesday, Apr 22	—	Review	—
Friday, Apr 24	—	Review	Last day of undergraduate day classes.
Friday, May 1	—	DEPARTMENTAL FINAL EXAM	8:00 AM – 9:50 AM. Location TBA.

Date

Section

Topic

Practice Problems

Monday, Jan 12

1.1

Real numbers, inequalities, and lines

#6-25, 33-48, 61-65

Wednesday, Jan 14

1.2

Exponents

#1-35, 57-65, 71-80

Friday, Jan 16

1.3

Functions

#1-15, 23-30, 35-40, 65, 68, 79, 92, 93

Monday, Jan 19

—

NO CLASS

Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday Observance

Wednesday, Jan 21

1.4

Functions, continued

#1-5, 11-20, 33-40, 49-54, 63-67

Friday, Jan 23

2.1

Limits and continuity

#5-8, 13-16, 23-28, 33-50, 61-76

Monday, Jan 26

2.2

Rates of change and derivatives

#1-10, 17-20, 25-30, 55, 56, 66-68

Wednesday, Jan 28

2.3

Differentiation formulas

#1-40, 47, 49, 51, 52

Friday, Jan 30

2.4

Product and Quotient Rules

#5-15, 31-46, 53-62

Monday, Feb 2

2.5

Higher-order derivatives

#1-54

Wednesday, Feb 4

2.6

The Chain Rule

#11-50, 57

Friday, Feb 6

2.7

Nondifferentiable functions

#1-8

Monday, Feb 9

—

Review

—

Wednesday, Feb 11

—

EXAM 1

Chapters 1 & 2

Friday, Feb 13

3.1

Graphing using the 1st deriv.

#1-25, 33-45

Monday, Feb 16

3.2

Graphing using 1st & 2nd deriv.

#1-15, 29, 30, 41-45, 49, 50, 57, 58

Wednesday, Feb 18

3.3

Optimization

#1-10, 19, 20, 25-30, 36-46

Friday, Feb 20

3.4

Applications of optimization

#1-13, 21

Monday, Feb 23

3.5

Lot size and harvest size

#1-15

Wednesday, Feb 25

3.6

Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates

#1-20, 37-40, 59-63, 66, 69

Friday, Feb 27

4.1

Exponential functions

#1-11, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22, 30

Monday, Mar 2

4.2

Logarithmic functions

#1-14, 17-23, 31, 32

Wednesday, Mar 4

4.3

Derivs of exp/log functions

#1-44, 51-54, 59-62, 119-122

Friday, Mar 6

4.4

Relative rates & elasticity

#1-32

Mar 9 – Mar 13

—

NO CLASS

Spring Recess & Holiday

Monday, Mar 16

—

Review

—

Wednesday, Mar 18

—

EXAM 2

Chapters 3 & 4

Friday, Mar 20

5.1

Antiderivatives

#1-35, 43-48

Monday, Mar 23

5.2

Integration using log/exp

#1-25, 41-45

Wednesday, Mar 25

5.3

Definite integrals and area

#19-25, 47-66, 75-82, 86, 90, 107

Friday, Mar 27

5.4

Average value and area

#1-10, 27-30, 37-50

Monday, Mar 30

5.5

Consumers'/producers' surplus

#1-20

Wednesday, Apr 1

5.6

Integration by substitution

#13-60

Friday, Apr 3

6.1

Integration by parts

#9-46

Monday, Apr 6

6.2

Integration using tables

#7-15, 57-60

Wednesday, Apr 8

7.1

Functions of several variables

#9-12, 31, 35-37

Friday, Apr 10

7.2

Partial derivatives

#1-32, 41-44

Monday, Apr 13

—

Review

—

Wednesday, Apr 15

—

EXAM 3

Chapters 5 & 6

Friday, Apr 17

7.3

Optimizing functions of several variables

#1-25

Monday, Apr 20

7.5

Lagrange multipliers

#1-31

Wednesday, Apr 22

—

Review

—

Friday, Apr 24

—

Review

Last day of undergraduate day classes.

Friday, May 1

—

DEPARTMENTAL FINAL EXAM

8:00 AM – 9:50 AM. Location TBA.