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8574689923Intermediate Value TheoremIf f(1)=-4 and f(6)=9, then there must be a x-value between 1 and 6 where f crosses the x-axis.0
8574689924Average Rate of ChangeSlope of secant line between two points, use to estimate instantanous rate of change at a point.1
8574689925Instantenous Rate of ChangeSlope of tangent line at a point, value of derivative at a point2
8574689926Formal definition of derivative3
8574689927Alternate definition of derivativelimit as x approaches a of [f(x)-f(a)]/(x-a)4
8574689928When f '(x) is positive, f(x) isincreasing5
8574689929When f '(x) is negative, f(x) isdecreasing6
8574689930When f '(x) changes from negative to positive, f(x) has arelative minimum7
8574689931When f '(x) changes from positive to negative, f(x) has arelative maximum8
8574689932When f '(x) is increasing, f(x) isconcave up9
8574689933When f '(x) is decreasing, f(x) isconcave down10
8574689934When f '(x) changes from increasing to decreasing or decreasing to increasing, f(x) has apoint of inflection11
8574689935When is a function not differentiablecorner, cusp, vertical tangent, discontinuity12
8574689936Product Ruleuv' + vu'13
8574689937Quotient Rule(uv'-vu')/v²14
8574689938Chain Rulef '(g(x)) g'(x)15
8574689939y = x cos(x), state rule used to find derivativeproduct rule16
8574689940y = ln(x)/x², state rule used to find derivativequotient rule17
8574689941y = cos²(3x)chain rule18
8574689942Particle is moving to the right/upvelocity is positive19
8574689943Particle is moving to the left/downvelocity is negative20
8574689944absolute value of velocityspeed21
8574689945y = sin(x), y' =y' = cos(x)22
8574689946y = cos(x), y' =y' = -sin(x)23
8574689947y = tan(x), y' =y' = sec²(x)24
8574689948y = csc(x), y' =y' = -csc(x)cot(x)25
8574689949y = sec(x), y' =y' = sec(x)tan(x)26
8574689950y = cot(x), y' =y' = -csc²(x)27
8574689951y = sin⁻¹(x), y' =y' = 1/√(1 - x²)28
8574689952y = cos⁻¹(x), y' =y' = -1/√(1 - x²)29
8574689953y = tan⁻¹(x), y' =y' = 1/(1 + x²)30
8574689954y = cot⁻¹(x), y' =y' = -1/(1 + x²)31
8574689955y = e^x, y' =y' = e^x32
8574689956y = a^x, y' =y' = a^x ln(a)33
8574689957y = ln(x), y' =y' = 1/x34
8574689958y = log (base a) x, y' =y' = 1/(x lna)35
8574689959To find absolute maximum on closed interval [a, b], you must consider...critical points and endpoints36
8574689960mean value theoremif f(x) is continuous and differentiable, slope of tangent line equals slope of secant line at least once in the interval (a, b) f '(c) = [f(b) - f(a)]/(b - a)37
8574689961If f '(x) = 0 and f"(x) > 0,f(x) has a relative minimum38
8574689962If f '(x) = 0 and f"(x) < 0,f(x) has a relative maximum39
8574689963Linearizationuse tangent line to approximate values of the function40
8574689964ratederivative41
8574689965left riemann sumuse rectangles with left-endpoints to evaluate integral (estimate area)42
8574689966right riemann sumuse rectangles with right-endpoints to evaluate integrals (estimate area)43
8574689967trapezoidal ruleuse trapezoids to evaluate integrals (estimate area)44
8574689968[(h1 - h2)/2]*basearea of trapezoid45
8574689969definite integralhas limits a & b, find antiderivative, F(b) - F(a)46
8574689970indefinite integralno limits, find antiderivative + C, use inital value to find C47
8574689971area under a curve∫ f(x) dx integrate over interval a to b48
8574689972area above x-axis ispositive49
8574689973area below x-axis isnegative50
8574689974average value of f(x)= 1/(b-a) ∫ f(x) dx on interval a to b51
8574689975If g(x) = ∫ f(t) dt on interval 2 to x, then g'(x) =g'(x) = f(x)52
8574689976Fundamental Theorem of Calculus∫ f(x) dx on interval a to b = F(b) - F(a)53
8574689977To find particular solution to differential equation, dy/dx = x/yseparate variables, integrate + C, use initial condition to find C, solve for y54
8574689978To draw a slope field,plug (x,y) coordinates into differential equation, draw short segments representing slope at each point55
8574689979slope of horizontal linezero56
8574689980slope of vertical lineundefined57
8574689981methods of integrationsubstitution, parts, partial fractions58
8574689982use substitution to integrate whena function and it's derivative are in the integrand59
8574689983use integration by parts whentwo different types of functions are multiplied60
8574689984∫ u dv =uv - ∫ v du61
8574689985use partial fractions to integrate whenintegrand is a rational function with a factorable denominator62
8574689986dP/dt = kP(M - P)logistic differential equation, M = carrying capacity63
8574689987P = M / (1 + Ae^(-Mkt))logistic growth equation64
8574689988given rate equation, R(t) and inital condition when t = a, R(t) = y₁ find final value when t = by₁ + Δy = y Δy = ∫ R(t) over interval a to b65
8574689989given v(t) and initial position t = a, find final position when t = bs₁+ Δs = s Δs = ∫ v(t) over interval a to b66
8574689990given v(t) find displacement∫ v(t) over interval a to b67
8574689991given v(t) find total distance travelled∫ abs[v(t)] over interval a to b68
8574689992area between two curves∫ f(x) - g(x) over interval a to b, where f(x) is top function and g(x) is bottom function69
8574689993volume of solid with base in the plane and given cross-section∫ A(x) dx over interval a to b, where A(x) is the area of the given cross-section in terms of x70
8574689994volume of solid of revolution - no washerπ ∫ r² dx over interval a to b, where r = distance from curve to axis of revolution71
8574689995volume of solid of revolution - washerπ ∫ R² - r² dx over interval a to b, where R = distance from outside curve to axis of revolution, r = distance from inside curve to axis of revolution72
8574689996length of curve∫ √(1 + (dy/dx)²) dx over interval a to b73
8574689997L'Hopitals ruleuse to find indeterminate limits, find derivative of numerator and denominator separately then evaluate limit74
8574689998indeterminate forms0/0, ∞/∞, ∞*0, ∞ - ∞, 1^∞, 0⁰, ∞⁰75
85746899996th degree Taylor Polynomialpolynomial with finite number of terms, largest exponent is 6, find all derivatives up to the 6th derivative76
8574690000Taylor seriespolynomial with infinite number of terms, includes general term77
8574690001nth term testif terms grow without bound, series diverges78
8574690002alternating series testlim as n approaches zero of general term = 0 and terms decrease, series converges79
8574690003converges absolutelyalternating series converges and general term converges with another test80
8574690004converges conditionallyalternating series converges and general term diverges with another test81
8574690005ratio testlim as n approaches ∞ of ratio of (n+1) term/nth term > 1, series converges82
8574690006find interval of convergenceuse ratio test, set > 1 and solve absolute value equations, check endpoints83
8574690007find radius of convergenceuse ratio test, set > 1 and solve absolute value equations, radius = center - endpoint84
8574690008integral testif integral converges, series converges85
8574690009limit comparison testif lim as n approaches ∞ of ratio of comparison series/general term is positive and finite, then series behaves like comparison series86
8574690010geometric series testgeneral term = a₁r^n, converges if -1 < r < 187
8574690011p-series testgeneral term = 1/n^p, converges if p > 188
8574690012derivative of parametrically defined curve x(t) and y(t)dy/dx = dy/dt / dx/dt89
8574690013second derivative of parametrically defined curvefind first derivative, dy/dx = dy/dt / dx/dt, then find derivative of first derivative, then divide by dx/dt90
8574690014length of parametric curve∫ √ (dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)² over interval from a to b91
8574690015given velocity vectors dx/dt and dy/dt, find speed√(dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)² not an integral!92
8574690016given velocity vectors dx/dt and dy/dt, find total distance travelled∫ √ (dx/dt)² + (dy/dt)² over interval from a to b93
8574690017area inside polar curve1/2 ∫ r² over interval from a to b, find a & b by setting r = 0, solve for theta94
8574690018area inside one polar curve and outside another polar curve1/2 ∫ R² - r² over interval from a to b, find a & b by setting equations equal, solve for theta.95
8574690019Product rule Derivatives96
8574690020Volume of Disc97
8574690021Volume of Washer98
8574690022Volume of Shell99
8574690023Volume of Cross Section100
8574690024Second Fundamental Theorem101
8574690025Area of Trapezoid102
8574690026Trapezoidal Rule103
8574690027Alt. Series Error:104
8574690028Lagrange Error105
8574690029Integral of u'/u106
8574690030Integral of a^x107
8574690031Integral of sin x108
8574690032Integral of cos x109
8574690033Integral of sec^2 x110
8574690034Integral of tan x111
8574690035Integral of cot x112
8574690036Integral of sec x tan x113
8574690037Integral of csc^2 x114
8574690038Integral of csc x cot x115
8574690039derivative of arctan u116
8574690040derivative of arcsin u117
8574690041Integration by parts118
8574690042Limit definition of derivative with h119
8574690043Limit definition of derivative with delta x120
8574690044Logistic differential121
8574690045Logistics Equation122
8574690046Elementary Series for e^x123
8574690047Elementary Series for sin x124
8574690048Elementary Series for cos x125
8574690049Elementary Series for ln x126
8574690050Taylor expansion127
8574690051Euler's Method128
8574690052Average Rate of Change129
8574690053Inst. Rate of Change130
8574690054Mean Value Theorem131
8574690055Average Value of a Function132
8574690056Intermediate Value ThmA function f that is continuous on [a,b] takes on every y-value between f(a) and f(b)133
8574690057Arc Length Cartesian134
8574690058Arc Length Parametric135
8574690059Arc Length Polar136
8574690060Speed137
8574690061Total Dist.Check for turning points too!138
8574690062Polar Area139
8574690063Parametric Derivatives140
8574690064Polar Conversion for r^2141
8574690065Polar Conversion for x142
8574690066Polar Conversion for y143
8574690067Polar Conversion for theta144
8574690068nth term test145
8574690069Geometric series test146
8574690070p-series test147
8574690071Alternating series testterms decrease in absolute value means convergence148
8574690072Integral testWhatever integral does, series does149
8574690073Ratio testAlso check each x value for IOC150
8574690074Direct comparison test151
8574690075Limit comparison test152

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