Here are a few videos that you can watch to preview critical numbers and finding local min-max …
Jan 28 – Ch 4.1 Finding Max and Min, Critical Points
Jan 30 – Ch4.2 Mean Value Theorem
Feb 3 – Ch 4.3 First Derivative Test
Feb 7 – Ch 4.3 Second Derivative Test
Feb 11 – Ch 4.3 First and Second Derivative Test pt 3
Jan 10, 12 -Ch 4.1 Min/Max Notes.
Jan 16 – Ch 4.2 Mean Value Theorem Notes
Jan 18 – Ch 4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Curve pt 1
Jan 22 – Ch 4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Curve pt 2
Jan 24 – Ch 4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Curve pt 3
Jan 26 Ch 4.4 Limits at Infinity and Curve Sketching
Jan 30/Feb 1 Ch 4.5 Curve Sketching and Slant Asymptotes
Feb 1 Relative Extrema Single Group Problem
Review sheet for Ch 4.1-4.3. Here is the review sheet in case you missed it.
– Limits at Infinity and Curve Sketching
– More Optimization Problems stuff
Coming Up:
Curve-sketching – How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph
Watch the PatrickJMT video on Curve-Sketching 1, it should make sense now.
End Behaviour and Curve Sketching, what’s on the Quest next class (Feb 19/20)?
Here’s a Calculus 1 midterm from Douglas College that you could try. We’ve done most of the things except for the comments I’ve written. Next up, we’re doing Distance, Velocity, Acceleration questions. You can view this video for an intro to Vector and Scalar quantities.
Feb 21/25 Distance, Speed, Acceleration Notes
Feb 26/27/28 Some problems, review for End of Term Test on Mar 4/5
List of what’s on the End of Term Test for Mar 4/5