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1Basic material

We review basic material for this course.

2A review of integration

2.1A review of integration

We review differentiation and integration.

3Areas between curves

3.1Area 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.

4Accumulated cross sections

4.1Accumulated cross-sections

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

5Accumulated shells

5.1Accumulated shells

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

6review/refreshSquareRoots.tex

7Length of curves

7.1Length of curves

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

8Applications of integration

8.1Physical applications

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

9Integration by parts

9.1Integration 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.

10Trigonometry

Remember our facts about trigonometry.

11Trigonometric integrals

11.1Trigonometric integrals

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

12Trigonometric substitution

12.1Trigonometric substitution

We integrate by substitution with the appropriate trigonometric function.

13Rational functions

We review basic material for rational functions.

14Partial fractions

14.1Rational functions

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

15Improper integrals

15.1Improper Integrals

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

16Sequences

16.1Sequences

A sequence is an ordered list of numbers.

17Sequences as functions

17.1Sequences 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.

18Summation Notation

We review the basic of summation notation.

19Sums of sequences

19.1Series

A series is summation of a sequence.

20The divergence test

20.1The divergence test

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

21Factorials

Remember our facts about factorials.

22Ratio test

22.1The ratio test

Some infinite series can be compared to geometric series.

23Inequalities

Remember our facts about inequalities.

24Approximating functions with polynomials

24.1Approximating functions with polynomials

We can approximate smooth functions with polynomials.

25Power series

25.1Power series

Infinite series can represent functions.

26Introduction to Taylor series

26.1Introduction to Taylor series

We study Taylor and Maclaurin series.

27Numbers and Taylor series

27.1Numbers and Taylor series

Taylor series are a computational tool.

28Calculus and Taylor series

28.1Calculus and Taylor series

Power series interact nicely with other calculus concepts.

29Tangent lines

Tangent lines are fundamental for understanding calculus.

30Parametric equations

30.1Parametric equations

We discuss the basics of parametric curves.

30.2Calculus and parametric curves

We discuss derivatives and integrals of parametric curves.

31Introduction to polar coordinates

31.1Introduction to polar coordinates

Polar coordinates are a special type of parametric curves.

31.2Gallery of polar curves

We see a collection of polar curves.

32Derivatives of polar functions

32.1Derivatives of polar functions

We differentiate polar functions.

33Integrals of polar functions

33.1Integrals of polar functions

We integrate polar functions.

34Working in two and three dimensions

34.1Working in two and three dimensions

We talk about basic geometry in higher dimensions.

35Vectors

35.1Vectors

Vectors are lists of numbers that denote direction and magnitude.

36Dot products

36.1The dot product

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

37Cross products

37.1The cross product

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

38Lines and curves in space

38.1Lines and curves in space

Vector-valued functions are parameterized curves.

39Calculus and vector-valued functions

39.1Calculus and vector-valued functions

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

40Motion and paths in space

40.1Motion and paths in space

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

40.2Parameterizing by arc length

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

41Normal vectors

41.1Unit tangent and unit normal vectors

We introduce two important unit vectors.

41.2Planes in space

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

41.3Parametric plots

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

42Functions of several variables

42.1Functions of several variables

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

43Continuity of functions of several variables

43.1Continuity

We investigate what continuity means for functions of several variables.

44Partial derivatives

44.1Partial derivatives

We introduce partial derivatives.

45The gradient

45.1The gradient

We introduce the gradient vector.

46Linear approximation

46.1Linear approximation

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

47Chain rule for functions of several variables

47.1The chain rule

We investigate the chain rule for functions of several variables.

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