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Content for the First Exam

Review of Limits

Guess the Value

Two young mathematicians think about limits.

Review Limits.

Review methods of evaluating limits.

Review of differentiation

Review Derivatives BreakGround

Two young mathematicians think about derivatives.

Review Derivatives

Review differentiation.

Linear approximation

Replacing curves with lines

Two young mathematicians discuss linear approximation.

Linear approximation

We use a method called “linear approximation” to estimate the value of a (complicated) function at a given point.

Explanation of the product and chain rules

We give explanation for the product rule and chain rule.

Concepts of graphing functions

What’s the graph look like?

Two young mathematicians discuss how to sketch the graphs of functions.

Concepts of graphing functions

We use the language of calculus to describe graphs of functions.

Computations for graphing functions

Wanted: graphing procedure

Two young mathematicians discuss how to sketch the graphs of functions.

Computations for graphing functions

We will give some general guidelines for sketching the plot of a function.

Implicit differentiation

Standard form

Two young mathematicians discuss the standard form of a line.

Implicit differentiation

In this section we differentiate equations that contain more than one variable on one side.

Finding dx dy

In this section we differentiate equations without expressing them in terms of a single variable.

Logarithmic differentiation

Multiplication to addition

Two young mathematicians think about derivatives and logarithms.

Logarithmic differentiation

We use logarithms to help us differentiate.

Content for the Second Exam

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Inv Trig Function BreakGround

Two young mathematicians think about trigonometric functions.

Inverse trigonometric functions

We review trigonometric functions.

Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions

Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions BreakGround

Two young mathematicians think about the plots of functions.

Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions

We derive the derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions using implicit differentiation.

The Inverse Function Theorem

We see the theoretical underpinning of finding the derivative of an inverse function at a point.

More than one rate

A changing circle

Two young mathematicians discuss a circle that is changing.

More than one rate

Here we work abstract related rates problems.

Applied related rates

Pizza and calculus, so cheesy

Two young mathematicians discuss tossing pizza dough.

Applied related rates

We solve related rates problems in context.

L’Hopital’s rule

A limitless dialogue

Two young mathematicians consider a way to compute limits using derivatives.

L’Hopital’s rule

We use derivatives to give us a “short-cut” for computing limits.

L’Hopital’s rule for other forms

Indeterminate mutterings

Two young mathematicians consider a way to compute limits using derivatives.

L’Hopital’s rule for other forms

We use derivatives to give us a “short-cut” for computing limits.

Antiderivatives

Jeopardy! Of calculus

Two young mathematicians discuss a ‘Jeopardy!’ version of calculus.

Basic antiderivatives

We introduce antiderivatives.

Falling objects

We study a special type of differential equation.

Content for the Third Exam

Approximating the area under a curve

What is area?

Two young mathematicians discuss the idea of area.

Approximating area with rectangles

We introduce the basic idea of using rectangles to approximate the area under a curve.

Area approximations in sigma notation

So many rectangles.

A dialogue where students discuss area approximations.

Sigma Notation

Area approximations with sigma notation

Definite integrals

Computing areas

Two young mathematicians discuss cutting up areas.

The definite integral

Definite integrals arise as the limits of Riemann sums, and compute net areas.

Properties of the definite integral

Computing areas

Two young mathematicians discuss cutting up areas.

Properties of the definite integral

Properties of the definite integral

First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

What’s in a calculus problem?

Two young mathematicians discuss what calculus is all about.

The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

The rate that accumulated area under a curve grows is described identically by that curve.

Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

A secret of the definite integral

Two young mathematicians discuss what calculus is all about.

The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

The accumulation of a rate is given by the change in the amount.

A tale of three integrals

At this point we have three “different” integrals.

Applications of integrals

What could it represent?

Two young mathematicians discuss whether integrals are defined properly.

Applications of integrals

We give more contexts to understand integrals.

Additional content for the Final Exam

The idea of substitution

Geometry and substitution

Two students consider substitution geometrically.

The idea of substitution

We learn a new technique, called substitution, to help us solve problems involving integration.

Working with substitution

Integrals are puzzles!

Two young mathematicians discuss how tricky integrals are puzzles.

Working with substitution

We explore more difficult problems involving substitution.

The Work-Energy Theorem

Substitution is given a physical meaning.

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