106L Materials
Class Information
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Textbook: Calculus by Hughes-Hallett et. al., 7th Ed
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- Math Help Room Schedule
- Virtual Office Hours on Zoom: Sundays 8:30-9:30pm
- In Person Office hours: Tuesdays 10-11am, Thursdays 1:30-2:30pm, Classroom 132
- The Academic Resource Center
Class Times, Zooms, Emails
| Day and Time | Class/Lab | Location | Instuctor | TAs | TA Help Room Hours |
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| MWF 10:20-11:10am | Class Section 1 | East Duke 204B | Rann Bar-On | Alaina McBride, Lawson President | |
| MWF noon-12:50 | Class Section 2 | M: Classroom 103WF: East Duke 204B | Rann Bar-On | Leo Yang | |
| TTh 8:45-9:35am | Lab Section 1 | East Duke 204B | Rann Bar-On | Muskaan Iyer | |
| TTh 10:20-11:10am | Lab Section 2 | East Duke 204D | Pauline Jonglertham | Davis Murrell | |
| TTh 3:20-4:10pm | Lab Section 3 | East Duke 204B | Brooklyne Noel | Danira Mukhamedyarova | |
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| Graders | Help Room Hours |
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| Sonali Patel | |
Gradescope Submissions, Returns, and Resubmissions
All work for 106L will be submitted on Gradescope. Here are some guidelines, links, and instructions for submission:
- Once you have completed your work, you need to scan it to a PDF. You should use a document scanner app on your phone: Evernote Scannable on iOS (iPhone/iPad), or Genius scan on Android. Adobe Scan works great too! Instructions for creating a PDF using these can be found here.
- When logging into Gradescope, be sure to use the ‘School Credentials’ button:

- (You can instead log into Gradescope via Canvas if you wish! That will log you in automatically.)
- After you’ve logged in, find the correct assignment in the Assignments area, and follow the instructions here. You must scan and submit all parts of every worksheet, as Gradescope will automatically assign questions to the right place. If you do not do this, your work may not be graded.
- Each question will be scored 1 (perfect), 0.9 (minor error), 0.5 (partly correct), or 0. Each question will get commented upon. You will then use comments to correct your work and resubmit.
- Each assignment will have a separate resubmit Gradescope assignment:

- After you resubmit, graders will regrade each question you ask them to regrade by using the ‘Regrade’ checkbox below each question number. Once resubmissions are returned, you will get a ‘pass’ or ’no-pass’ on each assignment. You will get an email from me if you did not pass an assignment. Pass/no-passes will also be recorded in the Gradebook on Canvas.
Getting Help
You will need help with this class! Everyone will. Math at Duke is challenging, and this class will ask a lot of you, regardless of your math background. There are many resources available for help. Here’s an outline with links:
- Help Room: Located in the Classroom building (Room 137), the help room is open around 25 hours a week: from 5-10pm Su-Th. It is staffed by TAs, graders, and others. You can go at any time to get help with your work. You can go do homework there and get help when you need it. It’s a great space to have quiet work time, but have help readily available.
- Office Hours: I will have two hours of in person office hours, and one hour of virtual office hours per week (see hours above). Here’s a Zoom link for the the virtual ones.
- Individual meetings: I’m available to meet one on one by Zoom if you feel that’s needed. Drop me an email! I’m also available for quicker questions before/after class.
- The Academic Resource Center: Duke’s ARC provides multiple layers of support for classes. From peer tutoring to study groups, this is one of the most useful resources Duke provides. Make an appointment with an advisor there, or sign up for a study group!
Syllabus
The table below lists all topics, assignments, and extra resources for 106L this semester.
The Assignment column links to the PDF of the day’s worksheet or lab, or to an online assignment. Resources, such as lab spreadsheets, needed external websites, or extra videos are linked in the Extra Resources column. Lab PDFs are linked in the relevant lab’s entry in the Topic column.
Worksheets are to be handed in on Gradescope the Monday of the week after they are assigned in class, by 8am. Worksheet regrades are due the Tuesday after worksheet assignments are returned, also by 8am.
Textbook sections containing material relevant to a given day’s class or lab are listed in the table below. It is recommended that students read the relevant textbook sections. Questions at the end of textbook sections may be done as background and supplementary material. Some suggested exercises are listed under ‘Textbook Practice Problems’ in the table below. Solutions to all textbook questions can be found on Canvas under ‘Resources’ -> ‘Textbook Solutions’. No questions from the textbook will be collected or graded.
All assignments have due dates listed in the table below. Note that all assignments are due by 8am on the day listed.
Following each class day, the numbers in the ‘Day’ column below will become video links to a recording of the lecture within 24 hours.
| Day/Video | Date | Textbook Section | Topic | Assignment | Due Date | Class/Lab Resources | Textbook Practice Problems | External Resources |
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| 1-2 | 01/07/26 | Review of 105L Concepts | Worksheet | 01/12/26 | Use your worksheets from 105L | |||
| Lab | 01/08/26 | 1.5 | Crash Course in Trigonometry Part I | Worksheet | 01/12/26 | Section 1.5 Exercises 38, 39 | Basic Trig | |
| 1-3 | 01/09/26 | 1.5 | Crash Course in Trigonometry Part II | Worksheet | 01/12/26 | Section 1.5 Exercises 24-29 | Unit Circle Radians | |
| 2-1 | 01/12/26 | Trigonometric Identities and Important Limits | Worksheet | 01/20/26 | Trig identities Angle Addition | |||
| Lab: | 01/13/26 | 1.5 | Modeling with Trig Functions | Spreadsheet Geogebra Applet | Sinusoidal Models | |||
| 2-2 | 01/14/26 | 3.5 | Differentiating Trigonometric Functions | Worksheet | 01/20/26 | Section 3.5 Exercises 3, 4, 12-14, 18, 19, 22, 32, 34, 42 Problems 57, 64 | Diff. Trig Functions More! | |
| Lab | 01/15/26 | Modeling with Trig Functions | Spreadsheet Geogebra Applet | |||||
| 2-3 | 01/16/26 | 1.5 | Inverse Trigonometric Functions | Worksheet | 01/20/26 | Section 1.5 1-9, 30-34 | ||
| 3-1 | 01/19/26 | MLK Day | ||||||
| Lab: | 01/20/26 | Modeling with Trig Functions | Report: Global Warming (Group) | 01/28/26 | ||||
| 3-2 | 01/21/26 | 3.6 | Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions | Worksheet | 01/26/26 | Section 3.6 Exercises 22, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 35, 39, 41, 44 Problems 51 | Differentiating Inverse Trig Functions | |
| Lab: | 01/22/26 | Newton’s Laws of Motion | 01/30/26 | |||||
| 3-3 | 01/23/26 | Trig Related Rates | Worksheet | 01/26/26 | Test 1 Practice Solutions | Section 4.6 Exercises 8 Problems 52, 55 SYU 63 | Trig Related Rates | |
| 4-1 | 01/26/26 | Position from Acceleration | 02/02/26 | |||||
| Lab: | 01/27/26 | Newton’s Laws of Motion | Report: Understanding Gravity (Group) | 02/04/26 | ||||
| 4-2 | 01/28/26 | 5.1 | Areas Under Curves: Distance from Velocity | Worksheet | 02/02/26 | Section 5.1 Exercises 5, 10-12, 14-20; Problems 37, 38, 39 | ||
| Lab: | 01/29/26 | Sums and Sigma Notation | Sigma Notation | |||||
| 4-3 | 01/30/26 | — | Areas Under Curves: Distance from Velocity (ctd.) | See 4-2! | ||||
| 5-1 | 02/02/26 | SNOW DAY! | ||||||
| Lab: | 02/03/26 | Sums and Sigma Notation | Sums and Sigma Notation Quiz (Individual) | 02/05/26 | Riemann Sums with Sigma | |||
| 5-2 | 02/04/26 | — | Big Assignment 1 In-Class part | Material: Day 1-2 - Day 3-3 | ||||
| Lab: | 02/05/26 | NO LAB | ||||||
| 5-3 | 02/06/26 | 5.1 | Left- and Right-Hand Sums | Worksheet | 02/09/26 | Sec 5.1: 23, 24; SYU 45, 47; Sec 5.2: 1-5, 54 | Riemann Sums | |
| 6-1 | 02/09/26 | 5.2 | From (Riemann Sums) to Definite Integrals | Worksheet | 02/06/26 | |||
| Lab: | 02/10/26 | Riemann Sums | Spreadsheet | |||||
| 6-2 | 02/11/26 | 5.3 | LHS/RHS Precision and Geometric Integrals | Worksheet | 02/16/26 | Sec 5.1: 25, 34; SYU 48, 49; Sec 5.2: 27-33, 42; Sec 6.2: 56-65, 84 | ||
| Lab: | 02/12/26 | Riemann Sums | Spreadsheet | |||||
| 6-3 | 02/13/26 | 7.5 | Midpoint and Trapezoid Sums | Worksheet | 02/16/26 | Supplemental Video for Page 4 | Sec 7.5: 10, 12, 24, 28-31; SYU 53-54 | Midpoint; Trapezoid |
| 7-1 | 02/16/26 | 5.3 | Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (No Quiz) | Worksheet | 02/23/26 | Sec 5.3: 1-8, 17, 24-30 | FTC I Proof | |
| Lab: | 02/17/26 | Riemann Sums | Report: Riemann Sums (Group) | 02/25/26 | Spreadsheet | |||
| 7-2 | 02/18/26 | 6.2 | Constructing Antiderivatives | Worksheet | 02/23/26 | Sec 6.2: 6-13, 16-21, 31, 32, 72-75; SYU 101, 102 | Reverse Power Rule | |
| Lab: | 02/19/26 | Average Value of a Function | ||||||
| 7-3 | 02/20/26 | 7.1 | Integration by Substitution | Worksheet | 02/23/26 | Sec 7.1: 1-15, 26-42, 53-80, 90-92 | Substitution | |
| 8-1 | 02/23/26 | 7.2 | Integration by Parts | Worksheet | 03/02/26 | Sec 7.2: 2-13, 24, 32, 41, 46, 74, 76 | Parts | |
| Lab: | 02/24/26 | Average Value of a Function | Report: Short Report (Group) | 03/04/26 | ||||
| 8-2 | 02/25/26 | Integration Practice | Worksheet | 03/02/26 | Any of the integrals in 7.1 or 7.2 | |||
| Lab: | 02/26/26 | Quantities of Varying Density | Big Assignment Take Home 1 | 03/06/26 | Spreadsheet | |||
| 8-3 | 02/27/26 | Integration Practice (cont) | See 8-1 | 03/02/26 | ||||
| 9-1 | 03/02/26 | 7.6 | Integrating to Infinity | Worksheet | 03/02/26 | Sec 7.6: 1a-13, 21, 26-35, 42 | Improper Integrals | |
| Lab: | 03/03/26 | Quantities of Varying Density | Spreadsheet | |||||
| 9-2 | 03/04/26 | 7.6, 7.7 | Integrals with Discontinuities | Worksheet | 03/16/26 | No Quiz! | Sec 7.6: 1b, 7, 17-39; Sec 7.7: 10-13, 31, 35 | |
| Lab: | 03/05/26 | Quantities of Varying Density | Short Report | Spreadsheet | Midterm 2 Practice Problems Midterm 2 Practice Problems Solutions |
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| 9-3 | 03/06/26 | — | Integrals with Discontinuities (cont.) | See 9-1! | ||||
| 10-1 | 03/09/26 | Spring Break | ||||||
| 10-2 | 03/11/26 | Spring Break | ||||||
| 10-3 | 03/13/26 | Spring Break | ||||||
| 11-1 | 03/16/26 | 11.1 | Intro to Differential Equations Part I | Worksheet | 03/23/26 | Section 11.1 Exercises 8, 13, 14 Problems 24, 25, 29, 31, 35-38 Section 11.7 1 | Intro to Differential Equations | |
| Lab: | 03/17/26 | Big Assignment 2 In-class part | Material: day 4-1 to day 8-3 | |||||
| 11-2 | 03/18/26 | 11.1 | Intro to Differential Equations Part II | Worksheet | See 11-1! | |||
| Lab: | 03/19/26 | Growth and Decay | Individual submission of lab | 03/24/26 | ||||
| 11-3 | 03/20/26 | 11.2, 11.5 | Slope Fields | Worksheet | 03/23/26 | Section 11.2 Exercises 4, 6, 11, 12 Problems 19, 20-23, 30 | Slope Fields | |
| 12-1 | 03/23/26 | 11.2, 11.5 | Equilibria | Worksheet | 03/30/26 | Section 11.5 Exercises 3, 4, 8a,c,d, 20-22 SYU 45, 46, 49, 50 | ||
| Lab: | 03/24/26 | Playing with Differential Equations | Geogebra Applet | |||||
| 12-2 | 03/25/26 | 11.4 | Separation of Variables | Worksheet | 03/30/26 | Section 11.4 Exercises 1, 7, 9, 10, 17, 22, 24-30 Problems 42 | Separation of Variables | |
| Lab: | 03/26/26 | Playing with Differential Equations | Report: Short Report (Group) | 04/03/26 | Geogebra Applet | |||
| 12-3 | 03/27/26 | 11.4 | Separation of Variables (cont.) | See 12-2! | Section 11.4 Exercises 11, 12, 18-20 Problems 38-41, 43, 45 | |||
| 13-1 | 03/30/26 | 11.5 | Newton’s Law of Cooling | Worksheet | 04/06/26 | Section 11.5 Exercises 1, 2, 4 Problems 34, 37, 41, 44 | Exponential Models | |
| Lab: | 03/31/26 | 11.3 | Euler’s Method | Spreadsheet | Euler’s Method | |||
| 13-2 | 04/01/26 | 11.5, 11.6 | Mixing Problems | Worksheet | 04/06/26 | Section 11.5 Exercises 7, 8, 10-12 Problems 39, 40 SYU 47 Section 11.6 28-30 | Newton’s Law of Cooling | |
| Lab: | 04/02/26 | 11.3 | Euler’s Method | Report: Short Report (Group) | 04/10/26 | Spreadsheet | Section 11.3 Exercises 8, 9 Problems 14, 17 | |
| 13-3 | 04/03/26 | 11.5, 11.6 | Workday for worksheets 13-1 and 13-2 | See 13-1 and 13-2! | ||||
| 14-1 | 04/06/26 | 11.5, 11.6 | Heating and Mixing: Advanced Applications | Worksheet | 04/13/26 | No Quiz today! | ||
| Lab: | 04/07/26 | Chemical Rates | Big Assignment Take Home 2 | 04/17/26 | ||||
| 14-2 | 04/08/26 | 11.7 | The Logistic Model for Population | Worksheet | 04/13/26 | Section 11.7 Exercises 9-16 Problems 31, 33a,b, 34 SYU 43, 44, 49, 51 | The Logistic Model | |
| Lab: | 04/09/26 | Chemical Rates | (On Take Home 2) | |||||
| 14-3 | 04/10/26 | 11.7 | The Logistic Model for Population (cont.) | See 14-2! | ||||
| 15-1 | 04/13/26 | 11.6, 11.7 | Populations Models with Migration | Worksheet | 04/20/26 | Section 11.6 6, 10-13, 35 Section 11.7 33c | ||
| Lab: | 04/14/26 | Logistic Model with Harvesting | Geogebra Applet | |||||
| 15-2 | 04/15/26 | Populations Models with Migration (cont.) | See 15-1 | |||||
| Lab: | 04/16/26 | Logistic Model with Harvesting | Report: Short Report (Group) | 04/24/26 | Geogebra Applet | |||
| 15-3 | 04/17/26 | 11.7 | The Logistic Model – Applications | Worksheet | 04/22/26 | Section 11.7 38-42 | ||
| 16-1 | 04/20/26 | Big Assignment 3 In-class part | Material: Day 9-1 to Day 14-3 | No Quiz today! | ||||
| Lab: | 04/21/26 | Logistic Model with Harvesting | Geogebra Applet | |||||
| 16-2 | 04/22/26 | Course Evaluations |