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Basic material

We review basic material for this course.

A review of integration

A review of integration

We review differentiation and integration.

Areas between curves

Area between curves

We introduce the procedure of “Slice, Approximate, Integrate” and use it study the area of a region between two curves using the definite integral.

Accumulated cross sections

Accumulated cross-sections

We can also use the procedure of “Slice, Approximate, Integrate” to set up integrals to compute volumes.

Accumulated shells

Accumulated shells

Some volumes of revolution are more easily computed with cylindrical shells.

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Length of curves

Length of curves

We can use the procedure of “Slice, Approximate, Integrate” to find the length of curves.

Applications of integration

Physical applications

We apply the procedure of “Slice, Approximate, Integrate” to model physical situations.

Integration by parts

Integration by parts

We learn a new technique, called integration by parts, to help find antiderivatives of certain types of products by reexamining the product rule for differentiation.

Trigonometry

Remember our facts about trigonometry.

Trigonometric integrals

Trigonometric integrals

We can use substitution and trigonometric identities to find antiderivatives of certain types of trigonometric functions.

Trigonometric substitution

Trigonometric substitution

We integrate by substitution with the appropriate trigonometric function.

Rational functions

We review basic material for rational functions.

Partial fractions

Rational functions

We discuss an approach that allows us to integrate rational functions.

Improper integrals

Improper Integrals

We can use limits to integrate functions on unbounded domains or functions with unbounded range.

Sequences

Sequences

A sequence is an ordered list of numbers.

Sequences as functions

Sequences as functions

A sequence can be thought of as a function from the integers to the real numbers. There are two ways to establish whether a sequence has a limit.

Summation Notation

We review the basic of summation notation.

Sums of sequences

Series

A series is summation of a sequence.

The divergence test

The divergence test

If an infinite sum converges, then its terms must tend to zero.

Factorials

Remember our facts about factorials.

Ratio test

The ratio test

Some infinite series can be compared to geometric series.

Inequalities

Remember our facts about inequalities.

Approximating functions with polynomials

Approximating functions with polynomials

We can approximate smooth functions with polynomials.

Power series

Power series

Infinite series can represent functions.

Introduction to Taylor series

Introduction to Taylor series

We study Taylor and Maclaurin series.

Numbers and Taylor series

Numbers and Taylor series

Taylor series are a computational tool.

Calculus and Taylor series

Calculus and Taylor series

Power series interact nicely with other calculus concepts.

Tangent lines

Tangent lines are fundamental for understanding calculus.

Parametric equations

Parametric equations

We discuss the basics of parametric curves.

Calculus and parametric curves

We discuss derivatives and integrals of parametric curves.

Introduction to polar coordinates

Introduction to polar coordinates

Polar coordinates are a special type of parametric curves.

Gallery of polar curves

We see a collection of polar curves.

Derivatives of polar functions

Derivatives of polar functions

We differentiate polar functions.

Integrals of polar functions

Integrals of polar functions

We integrate polar functions.

Working in two and three dimensions

Working in two and three dimensions

We talk about basic geometry in higher dimensions.

Vectors

Vectors

Vectors are lists of numbers that denote direction and magnitude.

Dot products

The dot product

The dot product measures how aligned two vectors are with each other.

Cross products

The cross product

The cross product is a special way to multiply two vectors in three-dimensional space.

Lines and curves in space

Lines and curves in space

Vector-valued functions are parameterized curves.

Calculus and vector-valued functions

Calculus and vector-valued functions

With one input, and vector outputs, we work component-wise.

Motion and paths in space

Motion and paths in space

We interpret vector-valued functions as paths of objects in space.

Parameterizing by arc length

We find a new description of curves that trivializes arc length computations.

Normal vectors

Unit tangent and unit normal vectors

We introduce two important unit vectors.

Planes in space

We discuss how to find implicit and explicit formulas for planes.

Parametric plots

Tangent and normal vectors can help us plot make interesting parametric functions.

Functions of several variables

Functions of several variables

We introduce functions that take vectors or points as inputs and output a number.

Continuity of functions of several variables

Continuity

We investigate what continuity means for functions of several variables.

Partial derivatives

Partial derivatives

We introduce partial derivatives.

The gradient

The gradient

We introduce the gradient vector.

Linear approximation

Linear approximation

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

Chain rule for functions of several variables

The chain rule

We investigate the chain rule for functions of several variables.

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