Topic Name Description
Course Syllabus Page Course Syllabus
1.1: Preview of Calculus Book Preview of Calculus

Read this section for an introduction to calculus.

Page Derivatives and Tangent Lines

Watch this video (until 8:12) on how to find the slopes of tangent lines from a graph.

Page Find the Area of an Irregular Shape

Watch this video on how to find the area of an irregular shape.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-7. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

1.2: Lines in the Plane Book Lines in the Plane

Read this section and work through practice problems 1-9.

Page Find a Slope Given Two Points

Watch this video on how to find the slope of a line given two points on a graph.

Page Find the Equation of a Line Given Two Points

Watch this video on how to write the equation of a line through two points using the slope-point formula, and converting the equation to slope-intersect form.

Page Equations of Circles: Radius and Center

Watch this video on how to write an equation of a circle with the given center and radius.

Page How to Find the Equation of a Line from a Slope and Point

Watch this video on how to write an equation of a line through a point given the slope.

Page Determine the Equation of a Line Parallel to a Line in General Form

Watch this video on how to find the equation of a line going through a point and parallel to another line.

Page Determine the Equation of a Line Perpendicular to a Line in Slope-Intercept Form

Watch this video on how to find the equation of a line going through a point and perpendicular to another line.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-29. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

1.3: Functions and Their Graphs Book Functions and Their Graphs

Read this section for an introduction to functions and their graphs. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Page Evaluate Function at a Point

Watch this video on evaluating function at a point.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-23. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

1.4: Combinations of Functions Book Combinations of Functions

Read this section for an introduction to combinations of functions, then work through practice problems 1-9.

Page More on the Composition of Functions

Watch the first 16 minutes of this video on evaluating composition of functions.

Page Combine Functions using Algebraic Operations

Watch this video on combining functions using algebraic operations.

Page Evaluating Functions Given Equations, Graphs, and Tables

Watch this video on evaluating functions given equations, graphs and tables.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-31. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

1.5: Mathematical Language Book Mathematical Language

Read this section for an introduction to mathematical language, then work through practice problems 1-4.

Page Negating Quantified Statements

Watch this video on how to negate a quantified statement.

Page Converse and Contrapositive

Watch this video on converse and contrapositive of a conditional statement and how to write them.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-25. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers for the odd-numbered questions.

2.1: Tangent Lines, Velocities, and Growth Book Tangent Lines, Velocities, and Growth

Read this section for an introduction to connecting derivatives to quantities we can see in the real world. Work through practice problems 1-4.

Page Slope of a Function at a Point
Watch this video on how to find the slope of the line tangent to the graph of a function at a point.
Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-9. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers for the odd-numbered questions.

2.2: The Limit of a Function Book The Limit of a Function

Read this section for an introduction to connecting derivatives to quantities we can see in the real world. Work through practice problems 1-4.

Page Evaluating Limits Using a Graph
Watch this video on evaluating limits using a graph.
Page More on the Limit of a Function
Watch this video on how to evaluate limit of a function.
Page The Limit of Laws

Read this section.

Book Practice Problems
Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-19. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.
2.3: Properties of Limits Book Properties of Limits
Read this section to learn about the properties of limits. Work through practice problems 1-6.
Page Solving Limits (Rationalization)

Watch this video on finding limits algebraically. Be warned that removing x-4 from the numerator and denominator in Step 4 of this video is only legal inside this limit. The function \frac{x - 4}{x - 4} is not defined at x = 4 ; however, when x is not 4, it simplifies to 1. Because the limit as x approaches 4 depends only on values of x different from 4, inside that limit \frac{x - 4}{x - 4} and 1 are interchangeable. Outside that limit, they are not! However, this kind of cancellation is a key technique for finding limits of algebraically complicated functions.

Page Calculating Slope of Tangent Line Using the Definition of a Derivative

Watch this video on limits as the slopes of tangent lines.

Before you watch, know that, for this problem, the limit that gives the slope of the tangent line to a curve is y = f(x) at a point x = a , which is the derivative of f(x) at a . We will talk about this more in Unit 3.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-21. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

2.4: Continuous Functions Book Continuous Functions

Read this section for an introduction to what we mean when we say a function is continuous. Work through practice problems 1 and 2.

Page More on Continuous Functions
Watch this video on continuous functions.
Page Intermediate Value Theorem

Watch this video on the Intermediate Value Theorem.

Book Practice Problems
Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-23. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.
2.5: Definition of a Limit Book Definition of a Limit
Read this section to learn how a limit is defined. Work through practice problems 1-6.
Page Epsilon-Delta Limits
Watch this video to learn the epsilon-delta definition of a limit.
Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-23. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.1: Introduction to Derivatives Book Introduction to Derivatives

Read this section to lay the groundwork for introducing the concept of a derivative. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Page The Tangent Line
Watch this video on the slope of secant lines converging to tangent line slopes.
Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-17. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.2: The Definition of a Derivative Book The Definition of a Derivative

Read this section to understand the definition of a derivative. Work through practice problems 1-8.

Page Derivatives from the Definition

Watch this video on how to find a derivative from the definition.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-37. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.3: Derivatives, Properties, and Formulas Book Derivatives, Properties, and Formulas

Read this section to understand the properties of derivatives. Work through practice problems 1-11.

Page Applying the Product Rule for Derivatives

Watch this video on the product rule for differentiation.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-55. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.4: Derivative Patterns Book Derivative Patterns

Read this section to learn about patterns of derivatives. Work through practice problems 1-8.

Page The Power Rule for Polynomials

Watch this video on how to find derivatives of polynomial functions using the power rule.

Page Derivatives of Exponential Functions

Watch this video on derivatives of exponential functions.

Page Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

Watch this video on how to find the derivatives of trig functions.

Page Higher-Ordered Derivatives

Watch this video on how to calculate and intepret higher ordered derivatives.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-47. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.5: The Chain Rule Book The Chain Rule

Read this section to learn about the Chain Rule. Work through practice problems 1-8.

Page Chain Rule Examples

Watch these videos for an introduction to the chain rule for differentiation and examples of the chain rule for differentiation.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-83. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.6: Some Applications of the Chain Rule Book Some Applications of the Chain Rule

Read this section to learn how to apply the Chain Rule. Work through practice problems 1-8.

Page Solving a Related Rates Problem
Watch this video on using the chain rule to solve rates problems.
Book Practice Problems
Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-49. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.
3.7: Related Rates Book Related Rates

Read this section to learn to connect derivatives to the concept of the rate at which things change. Work through practice problems 1-3.

Page Derivatives as Rates of Change
Watch this video on application of derivatives
Page Differentiating Parametric Functions
Watch this video on differentiating parametric functions.
Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-21. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.8: Newton's Method for Finding Roots Book Newton's Method for Finding Roots
Read this section. Work through practice problems 1-6.
Page Using Newton's Method

Watch this video on Newton's method.

Page Determining Differentiability Graphically

Watch this video on how to determine differentiability graphically.

Page Continuity on Intervals

Watch this video on continuity of intervals and continuous functions.

Book Practice Problems
Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-21. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.
3.9: Linear Approximation and Differentials Book Linear Approximation and Differentials

Read this section to learn how linear approximation and differentials are connected. Work through practice problems 1-10.

Page More on Linear Approximation

Watch this video on linear approximation and differentials.

Page The Properties of a Differential of a Function
Watch this video on how to calculate the differential of a function using derivatives.
Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-19. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

3.10: Implicit and Logarithmic Differentiation Book Implicit and Logarithmic Differentiation

Read this section to learn about implicit and logarithmic differentiation. Work through practice problems 1-6.

Page Implicit Differentiation and the Derivative of x^(x^x)
Watch these videos on implicit and logarithmic differentiation.
Book Practice Problems
Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-55. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.
4.1: Finding Maximums and Minimums Book Finding Maximums and Minimums

Read this section to learn about maximums, minimums, and extreme values for functions. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Page Maxima and Minima

Watch this video on how to identify minimum/maximum points of a function.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-43. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

4.2: The Mean Value Theorem and Its Consequences Book The Mean Value Theorem and Its Consequences

Read this section to learn about the Mean Value Theorem and its consequences. Work through practice problems 1-3.

Page Critical Points and the Mean Value Theorem

Watch this video on local maximums/minimums and proves Rolle's Theorem and the Mean Value Theorem.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-35. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

4.3: The First Derivative and the Shape of a Function f(x) Book The First Derivative and the Shape of a Function f(x)

Read this section to learn how the first derivative is used to determine the shape of functions. Work through practice problems 1-9.

Page Examples of the First Derivative Test

Watch both parts of this video on the first derivative test.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-29. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

4.4: The Second Derivative and the Shape of a Function f(x) Book The Second Derivative and the Shape of a Function f(x)

Read this section to learn how the second derivative is used to determine the shape of functions. Work through practice problems 1-9.

Page Concavity Across Intervals

Watch this video on the second derivative test. This video describes a way to identify critical points as minima or maxima other than the first derivative test, using the second derivative.

Page Concavity and the Second Derivative

Watch this video, which works through an example of the second derivative test.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-17. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

4.5: Applied Maximum and Minimum Problems Book Applied Maximum and Minimum Problems

Read this section to learn how to apply previously learned principles to maximum and minimum problems. Work through practice problems 1-3. There is no review for this section; instead, make sure to study the problems carefully to become familiar with applied maximum and minimum problems.

Page Minimizing Sum of Squares

Watch this video on optimization.

Page Minimum Triangle Area

Watch this video on optimization.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-33. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

4.6: Infinite Limits and Asymptotes Book Infinite Limits and Asymptotes

Read this section to learn how to use and apply infinite limits to asymptotes. Work through practice problems 1-8.

Page Limits at Infinity and Asymptotes

Watch this video on finding limits at infinite, and graphing using first and second derivative tests.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-59. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answer

4.7: L'Hopital's Rule Book L'Hopital's Rule

Read this section to learn how to use and apply L'Hopital's Rule. Work through practice problems 1-3.

Page Introduction to L'Hopital's Rule

Watch this video for an introduction to L'Hopital's Rule.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-29. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.1: Introduction to Integration Book Introduction to Integration

Read this section to learn about area. Work through practice problems 1-9.

Page Find the Exact and Approximate Area of a Region

Watch this video on finding the exact and approximate area of a region.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-15. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.2: Sigma Notation and Riemann Sums Book Sigma Notation and Riemann Sums

Read this section to learn about area. Work through practice problems 1-9.

Page Riemann Sums in Summation Notation

Watch this video on riemann sums in summation notation.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-61. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.3: The Definite Integral Book The Definite Integral

Read this section to learn about the definite integral and its applications. Work through practice problems 1-6.

Page Find the Area between Two Curves Using Definite Integrals

Watch this video on how to find the area between two curves using definite integrals.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-29. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.4: Properties of the Definite Integral Book Properties of the Definite Integral

Read this section to learn about properties of definite integrals and how functions can be defined using definite integrals. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Page Integrals and the Graph of a Function

Watch this video on definite integral and a function's graph.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-51. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers for the odd-numbered questions against here.

5.5: Areas, Integrals, and Antiderivatives Book Areas, Integrals, and Antiderivatives

Read this section to learn about the relationship among areas, integrals, and antiderivatives. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Page Integration and Antiderivatives

Watch this video on Power Rule of Integration, Antiderivative of Polynomial Functions, Integrating Square Root Functions, and Antiderivatives of Rational Functions.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-25. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.6: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Book The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Read this section to see the connection between derivatives and integrals. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Page Integrals and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Watch this video on Integrals and Fundamental theorem of calculus.

Page Differentiating an Integral Function

Watch this video on differentiating integral functions.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-67. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.7: Finding Antiderivatives Book Finding Antiderivatives

Read this section to see how you can (sometimes) find an antiderivative. In particular, we will discuss the change of variable technique. Change of variable, also called substitution or u-substitution (for the most commonly-used variable), is a powerful technique that you will use time and again in integration. It allows you to simplify a complicated function to show how basic rules of integration apply to the function. Work through practice problems 1-4.

Page Integrating with U-Substitution

Watch these videos on change of variable, also called substitution or U-substitution.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-69. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.8: First Application of Definite Integral Book First Application of Definite Integral

Read this section to see how some applied problems can be reformulated as integration problems. Work through practice problems 1-4.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-41. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

5.9: Using Tables to Find Antiderivatives Book Using Tables to Find Antiderivatives

Read this section to learn how to use tables to find antiderivatives. See the Calculus Reference Facts for the table of integrals. Work through practice problems 1-5.

Book Practice Problems

Work through the odd-numbered problems 1-55. Once you have completed the problem set, check your answers.

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