Unit 2 Introduction

This unit describes techniques for using differentiation to solve many important problems. Part C of this unit presents the Mean Value Theorem and introduces notation and concepts used in the study of integration, the subject of the next two units.

Part A

This section describes how differentiation can be used to simplify complex calculations and graph functions.

» Session 23: Linear Approximation
» Session 24: Examples of Linear Approximation
» Session 25: Introduction to Quadratic Approximation
» Session 26: Using Quadratic Approximations
» Session 27: Sketching Graphs I - Polynomials and Rational Functions
» Session 28: Sketching Graphs II - General Strategies
» Problem Set 3