Calculus, Introduction
Instructional Objective

Students will be able to do the following upon the completion of each of the units.

Unit 1 - Prerequisites for Calculus

1. Coordinates and Graphs in the Plane

2. Slope, and Equations for Lines

3. Relations, Functions, and Their Graphs

4. Geometric Transformations: Shifts, Reflections, Stretches, and Shrinks

5. Solving Equations and Inequalities Graphically

6. Relations, Functions and Their Inverses

7. A Review of Trigonometric Functions

Unit 2 - Limits and Continuity

1. Limits

2. Continuous Functions

3. The Sandwich Theorem and (sin 0)/0

4. Limits Involving Infinity

5. Controlling Function Outputs: Target Values

6. Defining Limits Formally with Epsilons and Deltas

Unit 3 - Derivatives

1. Slopes, Tangent Lines, and Derivatives

2. Numerical Derivatives

3. Differentiation Rules

4. Velocity, Speed, and Other Rates of Change

5. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions

6. The Chain Rule

7. Implicit Differentiation and Fractional Powers

8. Linear Approximations and Differentials

Unit 4 - Applications for Derivatives

1. Maxima, Minima, and the Mean Value Theorem

2. Predicting Hidden Behavior

3. Polynomial Functions, Newton's Method, and Optimization

4. Rational Functions and Economics Applications

5. Radical and Transcendental Functions

6. Related Rates of Change

7. Antiderivatives, Initial Value Problems, and Mathematical Modeling

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