CAS MA 123
Calculus 1
All Sections
Fall 2024 Textbook and
Online Homework System

There are multiple options for your course materials in MA 123, and the differences among them are subtle, especially if you are not familiar with an online homework system. So, please:

WAIT UNTIL YOUR FIRST LECTURE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANYTHING.

Also, if you are unsure if MA123 is the right course for you, we recommend that you WAIT UNTIL YOUR FIRST LECTURE BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANYTHING.

Textbook: Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, and Schulz: Calculus (Early Transcendentals, third edition), Pearson, 2019.

Publisher website : mlm.pearson.com

Online homework system: MyLabMath

(You can access MA 123 on MyLabMath at NO COST for 14 days without a passcode. After that, you will need a code. Therefore, a MyLabMath passcode is required eventually for all students.)

Access to our course on MyLabMath (MLM) includes the on-line homework system and use of the textbook in digital form as long as you can access the internet.

There are multiple ways that you can obtain a passcode. MyLabMath passcodes are available from the MyLabMath web site and Barnes & Noble at BU. Twenty-four month access to MyLabMath is available for purchase at the MyLabMath web site and is also available at Barnes & Noble (price available on their website) (ISBN 9780134856926). Alternatively, a passcode that is valid for a single semester is available at the MyLabMath web site.

  • Note that the 24-month code will be valid for you to use in MA124 and MA225 in Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 without additional payment. Your MyLabMath passcode gives you access to the ebooks for MA123, MA124, and MA225. A hardcopy of the textbook is not required. Do not purchase a used textbook unless you can get a good deal on a valid MyLabMath passcode separately.