Link for Calculus Math:
https://github.com/lyffski/PDF/blob/main/calculus_script-pt1_compressed.pdf
Link for Pre-Calculus Math:
https://github.com/lyffski/PDF/blob/main/precalculus_script_compressed.pdf
Link for German Math Abitur:
https://github.com/lyffski/PDF/blob/main/Math-FOS_compressed.pdf
Table of Content (Calculus Math)
- Graphs and Limits
- When Limits Fail to Exist
- Limit Laws
- The Squeeze Theorem
- Limits using Algebraic Tricks
- When the Limit of the Denominotor
- Limits at Infinity and Graphs
- Limits at Infinity and Algebraic Tricks
- Continuity at a Point
- Continuity on Intervals
- Intermediate Value
- Derivatives and Tangent Lines
- Computing Derivatives from the Definition
- Interpreting Derivatives
- Derivatives as Functions and Graphs of Derivatives
- Proof that Differentiable Functions are Continuous
- Power Rule and Other Rules for De
- Higher Order Derivatives and Notation
- Derivative of e^x
- Proof of the Power Rule and Other Derivative Rules
- Product Rule and Quotient Rule
- Proof of Product Rule and Quotient Rule
- Special Trigonometr
- Derivatives of Trig Functions
- Proof of Trigonometric Limits and Derivatives
- Rectilinear Motion
- Marginal Cost
- The Chain Rule
- More Chain Rule Examples and Justification
- Justification of the Chain Rule
- Implicit Differentiation
- Derivatives of Exponential Functions
- Derivatives of Log Functions
- Logarithmic Differ
- Inverse Trig Functions
- Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
- Related Rates - Distances
- Related Rates - Volume and Flow
- Related Rates - Angle and
- Maximums and Minimums
- First Derivative Test and Second Derivative Test
- Extreme Value Examples
- Mean Value Theorem
- Proof of Mean Value
- Derivatives and the Shape of the Graph
- Linear Approximation
- The Differential
- L'Hospital's Rule
- L'Hospital's Rule on Other Indeterminate Forms
- Newtons Method
- Antiderivatives
- Finding Antiderivatives Using Initial Conditions
- Any Two Antiderivatives Differ by a Constant
- Summation Notation
- Approximating Area
- The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1
- The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2
- Proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
- The Substitution Method
- Why U-Substitution Works
- Average Value of a Function
- Proof of the Mean Value Theorem for Integrals
- Exponent Rules
- Simplifying using Exponent Rules
- Simplifying Radicals
- Factoring
- Factoring - Additional Examples
- Rational Expressions
- Solving Quadratic Equations
- Rational Equations
- Solving Radical Equations
- Absolute Value Equations
- Interval Notation
- Absolute Value Inequalities
- Compound Linear Inequalities
- Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
- Distance Formula
- Midpoint Formula
- Circles: Graphs and Equations
- Lines: Graphs and Equations
- Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
- Functions
- Toolkit Functions
- Transformations of Functions
- Introduction to Quadratic Functions
- Graphing Quadratic Functions
- Standard Form and Vertex Form for Quadratic Functions
- Justification of the Vertex Formula
- Polynomials
- Exponential Functions
- Exponential Function Applications
- Exponential Functions Interpretations
- Compound Interest
- Logarithms: Introduction
- Log Functions and Their Graphs
- Combining Logs and Exponents
- Log Rules
- Solving Exponential Equations Using Logs
- Solving Log Equations
- Doubling Time and Half Life
- Systems of Linear Equations
- Distance, Rate, and Time Problems
- Mixture Problems
- Rational Functions and Graphs
- Combining Functions
- Composition of Functions
- Inverse Functions
- Increasing and Decreasing Functions
- Maximums and minimums on graphs
- Even and Odd Functions
- Piecewise Functions
- Angles and Their Measures
- Arclength and Areas of Sectors
- Linear and Radial Speed
- Right Angle Trigonometry
- Sine and Cosine of Special Angles
- Unit Circle Definition of Sine and Cosine
- Properties of Trig Functions
- Graphs of Sine and Cosine
- Graphs of Sinusoidal Functions
- Graphs of Tan, Sec, Cot, Csc
- Graphs of Transformations of Tan, Sec, Cot, Csc
- Inverse Trig Functions
- Solving Basic Trig Equations
- Solving Trig Equations that Require a Calculator
- Trig Identities
- Pythagorean Identities
- Angle Sum and Difference Formulas
- Proof of the Angle Sum Formulas
- Double Angle Formulas
- Half Angle Formulas
- Solving Right Triangles
- Law of Cosines
- Law of Cosines - old version
- Law of Sines
- Parabolas - Vertex, Focus, Directrix
- Ellipses
- Hyperbolas
- Polar Coordinates
- Parametric Equations
- Difference Quotient
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