Understanding Calculus: Problems, Solutions, and Tips
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Applications of Differential Equations
2010-03-05
Use your calculus skills in three applications of differential equations: First, calculate the radioactive decay of a quantity of plutonium; second, determine the initial population of a colony of fruit flies; and third, solve one of Professor Edwards's favorite problems by using Newton's law of cooling to predict the cooling time for a cup of coffee.
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Differential Equations and Slope Fields
2010-03-05
Explore slope fields as a method for getting a picture of possible solutions to a differential equation without having to solve it, examining several problems of the type that appear on the Advanced Placement exam. Also look at a solution technique for differential equations called separation of variables.
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Other Techniques of Integration
2010-03-05
Closing your study of integration techniques, explore a powerful method for finding antiderivatives: integration by parts, which is based on the product rule for derivatives. Use this technique to calculate area and volume.
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Basic Integration Rules
1970-01-01
Review integration formulas studied so far, and see how to apply them in various examples. Then explore cases in which a calculator gives different answers from the ones obtained by hand calculation, learning why this occurs.
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Applications - Arc Length and Surface Area
2010-03-05
Investigate two applications of calculus that are at the heart of engineering: measuring arc length and surface area. One of your problems is to determine the length of a cable hung between two towers, a shape known as a catenary.
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Volume-The Shell Method
1970-01-01
Apply the shell method for measuring volumes, comparing it with the disk method on the same shape. Then find the volume of a doughnut-shaped object called a torus, along with the volume for a figure called Gabriel's Horn, which is infinitely long but has finite volume.
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Volume - The Disk Method
2010-03-05
Learn how to calculate the volume of a solid of revolution - an object that is symmetrical around its axis of rotation. As in the area problem in the previous episode, imagine adding up an infinite number of slices - in this case, of disks rather than rectangles - which yields a definite integral.
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Area of a Region between 2 Curves
2010-03-05
Revisit the area problem and discover how to find the area of a region bounded by two curves. First imagine that the region is divided into representative rectangles.
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Inverse Trigonometric Functions
2010-03-05
Turn to the last set of functions you will need in your study of calculus, inverse trigonometric functions. Practice using some of the formulas for differentiating these functions.
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Bases other than "e"
2010-03-05
Extend the use of the logarithmic and exponential functions to bases other than e, exploiting this approach to solve a problem in radioactive decay. Also learn to find the derivatives of such functions, and see how e emerges in other mathematical contexts, including the formula for continuous compound interest.
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Exponential Function
2010-03-05
The inverse of the natural logarithmic function is the exponential function, perhaps the most important function in all of calculus. Discover that this function has an amazing property: It is its own derivative!
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Natural Logarithmic Function - Integration
2010-03-05
Continue your investigation of logarithms by looking at some of the consequences of the integral formula developed in the previous episode. Next, change gears and review inverse functions at the precalculus level, preparing the way for a deeper exploration of the subject in coming episodes.
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Natural Logarithmic Function-Differentiation
1970-01-01
Review the properties of logarithms in base 10. Then see how the so-called natural base for logarithms, e, has important uses in calculus and is one of the most significant numbers in mathematics.
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Numerical Integration
2010-03-05
When calculating a definite integral, the first step of finding the antiderivative can be difficult or even impossible. Learn the trapezoid rule, one of several techniques that yield a close approximation to the definite integral.
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Integration by Substitution
2010-03-05
Investigate a straightforward technique for finding antiderivatives, called integration by substitution. Based on the chain rule, it enables you to convert a difficult problem into one that's easier to solve by using the variable u to represent a more complicated expression.
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The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2
2010-03-05
Try examples using the second fundamental theorem of calculus, which allows you to let the upper limit of integration be a variable. In the process, explore more relationships between differentiation and integration, and discover how they are almost inverses of each other.
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The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1
1970-01-01
The two essential ideas of this course, derivatives and integrals, are connected by the fundamental theorem of calculus, one of the most important theorems in mathematics. Get an intuitive grasp of this deep relationship by working several problems and surveying a proof.
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The Area Problem and the Definite Integral
2010-03-05
One of the classic problems of integral calculus is finding areas bounded by curves. This was solved for simple curves by the ancient Greeks.
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Antiderivatives and Basic Integration Rules
2010-03-05
Up until now, you've calculated a derivative based on a given function. Discover how to reverse the procedure and determine the function based on the derivative.
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Applications-Optimization Problems, Part 2
1970-01-01
Conclude your investigation of differential calculus with additional problems in optimization. For success with such word problems, Professor Edwards stresses the importance of first framing the problem with precalculus, reducing the equation to one independent variable, and then using calculus to find and verify the answer.
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Applications - Optimization Problems, Part 1
2010-03-05
Attack real-life problems in optimization, which requires finding the relative extrema of different functions by differentiation. Calculate the optimum size for a box, and the largest area that can be enclosed by a circle and a square made from a given length of wire.
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Curve Sketching and Linear Approximations
2010-03-05
By using calculus, you can be certain that you have discovered all the properties of the graph of a function. After learning how this is done, focus on the tangent line to a graph, which is a convenient approximation for values of the function that lie close to the point of tangency.
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Concavity and Points of Inflection
2010-03-05
What does the second derivative reveal about a graph? It describes how the curve bends, whether it is concave upward or downward.
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Increasing and Decreasing Functions
2010-03-05
Use the first derivative to determine where graphs are increasing or decreasing. Next, investigate Rolle's theorem and the mean value theorem, one of whose consequences is that during a car trip, your actual speed must correspond to your average speed during at least one point of your journey.
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Extrema on an Interval
2010-03-05
Having covered the rules for finding derivatives, embark on the first of five episodes dealing with applications of these techniques. Derivatives can be used to find the absolute maximum and minimum values of functions, known as extrema, a vital tool for analyzing many real-life situations.
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Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
2010-03-05
Conquer the final strategy for finding derivatives: implicit differentiation, used when it's difficult to solve a function for y. Apply this rule to problems in related rates (for example, the rate at which a camera must move to track the space shuttle at a specified time after launch).
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The Chain Rule
2010-03-05
Discover one of the most useful of the differentiation rules, the chain rule, which allows you to find the derivative of a composite of two functions. Explore different examples of this technique, including a problem from physics that involves the motion of a pendulum.
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Product and Quotient Rules
2010-03-05
Learn the formulas for finding derivatives of products and quotients of functions. Then use the quotient rule to derive formulas for the trigonometric functions not covered in the previous episode.
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Basic Differentiation Rules
2010-03-05
Practice several techniques that make finding derivatives relatively easy: the power rule, the constant multiple rule, sum and difference rules, plus a shortcut to use when sine and cosine functions are involved. Then see how derivatives are the key to determining the rate of change in problems involving objects in motion.
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The Derivative and the Tangent Line Problem
2010-03-05
Building on what you've learned about limits and continuity, investigate derivatives, which are the foundation of differential calculus. Develop the formula for defining a derivative, and survey the history of the concept and its different forms of notation.
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Infinite Limits and Limits at Infinity
2010-03-05
Infinite limits describe the behavior of functions that increase or decrease without bound, in which the asymptote is the specific value that the function approaches without ever reaching it. Learn how to analyze these functions, and try some examples from relativity theory and biology.
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An Introduction to Continuity
2010-03-05
Broadly speaking, a function is continuous if there is no interruption in the curve when its graph is drawn. Explore the three conditions that must be met for continuity, along with applications of associated ideas, such as the greatest integer function and the intermediate value theorem.
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Finding Limits
2010-03-05
Jump into real calculus by going deeper into the concept of limits introduced in the first episode. Learn the informal, working definition of limits and how to determine a limit in three different ways: numerically, graphically, and analytically.
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Review - Functions and Trigonometry
2010-03-05
Continue your review of precalculus by looking at different types of functions and how they can be identified by their distinctive shapes when graphed. Then review trigonometric functions, using both the right triangle definition as well as the unit circle definition, which measures angles in radians rather than degrees.
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Review - Graphs, Models, and Functions
2010-03-05
In the first of two review episodes on precalculus, examine graphs of equations and properties such as symmetry and intercepts. Also explore the use of equations to model real life and begin your study of functions, which Professor Edwards calls the most important concept in mathematics.
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A Preview of Calculus
2010-03-05
Calculus is the mathematics of change, a field with many important applications in science, engineering, medicine, business, and other disciplines. Begin by surveying the goals of the series.
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