Calculus Curriculum

Below are skills needed, with links to resources to help with that skill. We also encourage plenty of exercises and book work. Curriculum Home

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Calculus | Functions
☐ Introduction to continuity
Intermediate Value Theorem
How Polynomials Behave
☐ Intermediate Value Theorem and Extreme Value Theorem
Intermediate Value Theorem
☐ Understand how the behavior of the graphs of polynomials can be predicted from the equation, including: continuity, whether the leading term has an even or odd exponent, the size of the factor of the leading term, the number of turning points, and end behavior.
Polynomials: Bounds on Zeros
How Polynomials Behave
Polynomials: The Rule of Signs
☐ Understand what is meant by saying that a function is increasing, strictly increasing, decreasing or strictly decreasing.
Increasing and Decreasing Functions
☐ Understand what is meant by the following terms for a function: Local Maximum, Local Minimum, Global Maximum and Global Minimum.
Maxima and Minima of Functions
Graph of an Equation
Activity: Soup Can
☐ Understand what is meant by a continuous function and how continuity can depend upon the domain.
Continuous Functions
Piecewise Functions
Asymptote
Calculus | Derivatives
☐ Introduction to derivatives
Derivatives as dy/dx
Introduction to Derivatives
Introduction to Calculus
☐ From average rate of change to instantaneous rate of change
Derivatives as dy/dx
☐ Derivatives and continuity
Increasing and Decreasing Functions
Maxima and Minima of Functions
Intermediate Value Theorem
How Polynomials Behave
☐ Approximating rate of change (graphs and tables)
Function Grapher and Calculator
☐ Differentiate functions using the Derivative Rules
Derivative Rules
Introduction to Derivatives
Derivatives as dy/dx
☐ Find the second derivative of a function using the rules of differentiation
Second Derivative
Introduction to Derivatives
Derivative Rules
Calculus | Integrals
☐ Introduction to Integration. Understand that integration is the inverse of differentiation, and recognize the importance of the constant of integration.
Introduction to Integration
☐ Integrate functions using the Integration rules.
Introduction to Integration
Integration Rules
Integration by Parts
Integration by Substitution
☐ Integrate products of functions using Integration by Parts, and know how this method can sometimes be applied to integrating single functions.
Integration by Parts
☐ Integration by Substitution
Integration by Substitution
☐ Calculate definite integrals and know how they relate to areas.
Definite Integrals
Calculus | Limits
☐ Introduction to limits
Limits (An Introduction)
☐ Evaluating limits
Limits - Evaluating
Limits to Infinity
Introduction to Derivatives
Limits (An Introduction)
☐ Formal definition of limits
Limits (Formal Definition)
Introduction to Derivatives
☐ Estimating limits (graphs and tables)
Function Grapher and Calculator
☐ Continuity and Limits
How Polynomials Behave
What is Infinity?
Limits (An Introduction)
Limits to Infinity