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This is a college level course covering derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, applications and modeling, and sequences and series.


Knowledge of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and elementary functions.


Two Semesters or Block


None


Calculus, 5th Edition; Authors: Thompson, Brooks, & Cole; 2003 ISBN: 053439339X


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A. Function & Graphs

  1. Functions & function notation
  2. Absolute Value & Piecewise
    Defined Functions
  3. Inequalities
  4. Composition & Combination of
    Functions
  5. Exponential & logarithmic functions
  6. Transformation of Functions
  7. Trigonometric Functions
  8. Polynomial & Rational Functions
  9. Vectors & Vector-Valued Functions
  10. Polar Coordinates & Graphs
  11. Parametric Equations & Conic
    Sections

C. Derivatives

  1. Definition of the Derivative
  2. Differentiation Rules
  3. The Chain Rule
  4. Derivatives of Exponential
    Functions
  5. Derivative of Logarithmic Functions
  6. Derivatives of Inverse Functions
  7. Differentiability & Continuity
  8. Implicit Differentiation
  9. Logarithmic Differentiation
  10. Parametric Derivatives
  11. Differentiation with Polar Curves
  12. Limits & Continuity of Vector-
    Valued Functions

B. Limits & Continuity

  1. Intuitive Definition of a Limit
  2. Algebraic Techniques for Finding
    Limits
  3. One-Sided Limits
  4. Infinite Limits
  5. Limits at Infinity
  6. Limits of Special Trigonometric
    Functions
  7. Continuity

D. Application of the Derivative

  1. Tangent & Normal Lines
  2. Position, Velocity, & Acceleration
    (PVA)
  3. Related rates
  4. Relative Extrema & the First
    Derivative Test
  5. Concavity & the Second Derivative
    Test

E. Anti-Derivatives

  1. Differential Equations and Slope
    Fields
  2. Antiderivatives
  3. The Chain Rule for Antiderivatives
  4. Antiderivatives of Exponentials
  5. Antiderivatives of Logarithms
  6. Antiderivatives of Inverse Trig
    Functions
  7. Integration by Parts
  8. Integration by Partial Fractions
  9. Trigonometric Substitutions
  10. The Definite Integral
  11. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  12. Improper Integrals

G. Infinite Sequences and Series

  1. Sequences
  2. Series
  3. Estimating Sums
  4. Other Tests for Convergence
  5. Power Series
  6. Taylor and Maclaurin Series

F. Application of Integrals

  1. Net Change and Displacement
  2. Volume
  3. Separable Differential Equations
  4. Numerical Solutions to Differential
    Equations
  5. Logistic Growth
  6. Work
  7. Arc Length & Surface of revolution
  8. Integration of Vector-Valued
    Functions
  9. Parametric Integrals
  10. Polar Integrals
  11. Other Applications of Definite
    Integrals
 

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