Calculus 1

Welcome to MATH 200-Calculus 1. I hope we have a wonderful semester together.

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Exam 3:
Final Exam:

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Course materials

Text:Briggs’ Calculus, Early Transcendentals, Third Edition.
Online:MyLab Math
Calculator: TI-84

Website Resources

A hard copy of the text is optional since an eBook version is available through MyLab.
Instructions for registering for the MyLab are available here for sections
It is recommended that you have a graphing calculator for this course. You will be able to use your calculator on all exams. I will demonstrate with the TI-84 in class, but any graphing calculator will work.
If you have questions regarding anything else, please email me.
The blog posts and YouTube videos above are ones that relate to your class. They will provide examples or overviews that you may find extremely useful.

Posts by Topic

Precalc
1. Functions
2. Domains
Limits
Derivatives
1. Defining, Post, Lab
2. Limit Definition
3. Power Rule
4. Product Rule
5. Quotient Rule
6. Chain Rule
7. Examples using rules
8. Implicit Differentation
Applications of Derivatives
1. Related Rates
  - First example
  - Mole rat
  - Pokémon Go leveling.
2. Optimization
  - First Example
  - Walk or Crawl?
  - The Perfect Water Bottle
  - Exam: How much should you study?
3. Curve Sketching

Continued

Integrals
1. Riemann Sums
  - Distance Traveled in a Car
2. Limit of Riemann Sums
  - Motorcycle Stopping Distance
3. Antiderivative
4. Integration by Substitution
5. Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
6. Area between curves
  - Area of a triangle: Integration
  - Finding Area using Integrals
Other Applications

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