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Section Number
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Date Due |
Questions |
| Chapter 1 | | |
Chapter 1 Question Archive |
| Chapter 2 | | |
Chapter 2 Question Archive |
| 3.1 | 10/11/04 | 10/12/04 |
- Explain why the Sum Rule is reasonable.
- What is the relationship between the Sum Rule and the Difference Rule?
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| 3.2 | 10/12/04 | 10/14/04 |
- How does the product rule differ from the sum rule? How does it differ from what you might expect (or hope!)?
- The quotient rule includes a subtraction in the numerator. How will you remember what is subtracted from what?
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| 3.3 | 10/19/04 | 10/21/04 | Read each example. We will do several examples on Thursday, but no questions are due. |
| 3.4 | 10/21/04 | 10/25/04 |
- Which trigonometric functions pick up a minus sign in their derivatives?
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| 3.5 | 10/25/04 | 10/26/04 |
- When does the Chain Rule apply?
- How will you remember the difference between the Power Rule (for xa) and the Exponential Rule (for ax)?
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| 3.6 | 10/27/04 | 10/28/04 |
- When do we need to use implicit differentiation?
- Which of our Derivative Rules allows us to do implicit differentiation?
- What is the technique for implicit differentiation?
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| 3.7 | 10/30/04 | 11/1/04 |
- What is the derivative of velocity called?
- What is n! and why is it useful?
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| 3.8 | 11/1/04 | 11/2/04 | - What is the derivative of ln|x|?
- If f is a function, what is the derivative of ln(f(x)?
- When is logarithmic differentiation useful?
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| 3.10 | 11/2/04 | 11/4/04 | There are no assigned questions; just be sure to read all of the examples carefully. |
| 3.11 | 11/4/04 | | There are no assigned questions. |
| 4.1 | 11/5/04 | 11/8/04 | There are no assigned questions. |
| 4.2 | 11/8/04 | 11/9/04 |
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State the Mean Value Theorem in your own words.
- What is the difference between the Mean Value Theorem and Rolle's Theorem?
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4.3
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11/10/04
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11/11/04
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- What is the relationship between the first derivative and whether a function is increasing or decreasing?
- Why does a positive second derivative indicate that a function is concave up?
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4.4 |
11/18/04 |
11/19/04 |
- How do we deal with indeterminate forms of type 0· ∞?
- How will you remember that L'Hôpital's rule is different from the quotient rule?
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4.5 |
11/19/04 |
11/22/04 |
No assigned questions. |
4.6 |
11/19/04 |
11/22/04 |
No assigned questions. |
4.7 |
11/22/04 |
11/23/04 |
No assigned questions, but be sure to read the examples carefully. |
4.10 |
11/23/04 |
11/29/04 |
- What is an antiderivative?
- How will you keep straight whether what you want is a derivative or an antiderivative?
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5.1 |
11/29/04 |
11/30/04 |
What is the relationship between the area problem and the distance problem? |
5.2 |
11/30/04 |
12/2/04 |
- What is a definite integral?
- What does the book mean by "net area"?
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