Hong-Jian's Tips on Calculus

 

 

 

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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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