Overview
This course provides video solutions to selected calculus problems from Section 3.1 of Stewart Calculus 7th edition. The learning outcomes include mastering the power rule for derivatives, finding equations of tangent lines, understanding limits as derivatives, and recognizing limits without using L'Hopital's Rule. The course teaches skills such as applying the power rule for derivatives, finding horizontal tangent lines, and evaluating limits. The teaching method involves video solutions to specific calculus problems. The intended audience for this course is students studying calculus who want additional help and practice with problem-solving in Section 3.1 of Stewart Calculus 7th edition.
Syllabus
Power rule for derivative, ex1.
Power rule for derivative, ex2 (don't use quotient rule here).
Power rule for derivative, ex3.
Power rule for derivative, with radicals.
Equation of tangent line, ex1.
first and second derivative of a function, using power rule.
Find the horizontal tangent line.
limit as derivative, limit as x goes to 1, (x^1000-1)/(x-1).
limit as derivative, 3 examples.
Recognize limits as derivatives, (NO L'Hopital's Rule).
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