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This
is the area where you may find something arisen from working on the problems
in Calculus. Now it is in the beginning stage. I hope this will grow and will
offer Calculus learning students certain help outside the classroom. Students
are the most important for making this place to grow and to become a spot
where the Calculus learning students would find helpful. Please send your
feedback and suggestions to me at hjlai@math.wvu.edu
and I will appreciate your comments very much. |
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Determine the domain of a function ·
Evaluate a function ·
Evaluate composition functions |
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Determine the equation of a straight line in the plane |
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Calculate the limit of a function: Apply Limit Laws and Properties |
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Calculate the limit of a function: canceling zero factors before
evaluating for the 0/0 type limits, and other hard to decide situations |
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Compute the derivative by definition: The four step procedure ·
Find an equation of the tangent line (using the 4-step procedure to
find slopes) |
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Compute limits: using the basic trigonometric limit |
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Compute limits: using the Squeeze Law |
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Compute side limits (infinite limits) |
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Check continuity of functions and determine discontinuities |
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Application of the intermediate value property of continuous
functions |
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Find derivatives by using differentiation rules |
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Find derivatives by using the chain rule |
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Find vertical tangent lines |
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Find maximum and minimum values of a function over a closed interval |
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Compute derivatives of trigonometric functions |
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Compute derivatives of implicit functions |
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Compute related rates |
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Compute the differential and linear approximation of a function |
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Determine monotone intervals of a function |
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The Mean Value Theorem |
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The First Derivative Test and the classification of critical points
(open interval min-max problems) |
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Compute the higher derivatives |
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Applications of the second derivative: the concavity of the graph and
the second derivative test |
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Study the behavior of a function at infinity and asymptotes of the
graph of a function |
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Differentiation and Antidifferetiation |
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Compute antiderivatives with some algebraic skills and substitution
techniques |
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Substitution? Which one? |
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Compute Sums with summation notation |
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Riemann Sums and definite integrals |
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Evaluation of integrals |
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Average of a function |
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Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
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Volume Computing |
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Arc length and surface area computing |
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