Practice Final Exam

You can download the practice final exam by clicking here.

We will go over the practice final in class on Wednesday.

Quiz Topics

Here are the topics for the last quiz:

-The Mean Value Theorem (know what it says)

- Newton's Method (be able to use it to find roots of a function)

-L'Hospital's Rule (be able to use it to evaluate limits)

-Curve Sketching (be able to find where a graph is increasing/decreasing, concave up/down, and be able to find any inflection points)

Written HW 9

The last written homework assignment is available here:
math.dartmouth.edu/~m1f09/WrittenHW9.pdf

It is due on the last day of class (12/2/09).

Midterm 2 solutions

Midterm 2 solutions are posted here:
math.dartmouth.edu/~m1f09/Midterm2Solns.pdf

Written HW 8

The 8th Written HW assignment is available here: http://math.dartmouth.edu/~m1f09/WrittenHW8.pdf

It is due Friday, November 20th.

Quiz #7

Here are the topics for the quiz on Tuesday 11/17:

-related rates problems

-linearization: know the formula and be able to use it to approximate functions at different values (ex. approximate ln(1.2) using the linearization of ln(x) at a = 1)

-definition of absolute max/min, local max/min

-be able to find the absolute max and min of a function on an interval 

Written HW #7

Click here to download written homework #7.

Quiz #6

Topics for Tuesday's Quiz:

-Implicit Differentiation
-Chain Rule
-Derivatives of the following functions: a^x, log_a(x), ln(x), sin^-1(x), cos^-1(x), tan^-1(x)

Note: You still need to remember the old derivative rules and applications (ex. finding the equation of a tangent line, instantaneous velocity).

Written HW 6

Here is the 6th written hw, due Monday the 9th.

http://math.dartmouth.edu/~m1f09/WrittenHW6.pdf

Practice Midterm Solutions

Hi all,
The solutions to the second practice midterm are now available here:
http://math.dartmouth.edu/~m1f09/practicemidterm2solns.pdf