Calculus • Series
Get a 5! - AP Calculus BC/Calc II in a Month
PL
JG
Jose Roberto Cossich G
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I got a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam, and you can too.
Having previously taught Calculus 1 (the AB curriculum) and now seeing the staggering amount of demand for further maths, I've decided to host this intensive, yet comprehensive series on Calculus 2, including a FULL work-through of a real past exam.
The first two sessions will serve as a review of differential calculus. Below are what we will cover:
INTEGRATION AND APPLICATIONS (UNIT 1)
1. Introduction to accumulation of change
2. Left and right Riemann sums; over and under-approximation
3. Midpoint and trapezoidal sums
4. Definition of indefinite integral using as the limit of Riemann sums
5. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (including the proof), antiderivatives, and definite integrals
6. Interpretation of accumulation functions: negative definite integrals, definite integrals over a single point; graphical interpretation and evaluation.
7. Integrating sums of functions, switching the bounds of integration, and with functions as bounds.
8. The reverse power rule, u-substitution, and integration by parts
9. Antiderivatives of all the previously mentioned functions
10. Improper integrals
11. Finding the average value of a function on an interval
12. Connecting position, velocity, and acceleration functions using integrals
13. Using accumulation functions and definite integrals in applied contexts
14. Finding the area between curves expressed as functions of x
15. Finding the area between curves expressed as functions of y
16. Finding the area between curves that intersect at more than two points
17. Volumes with cross sections: squares and rectangles
18. Volumes with cross sections: triangles and semicircles
19. Volume with disc method: revolving around x- or y-axis
20. Volume with disc method: revolving around other axes
21. Volume with washer method: revolving around x- or y-axis
22. Volume with washer method: revolving around other axes
23. The arc length of a smooth, planar curve and distance traveled
24. Calculator-active practice
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (UNIT 2):
1. Modeling situations with differential equations
2. Verifying solutions for differential equations
3. Sketching slope fields
4. Reasoning using slope fields
5. Approximating solutions using Euler’s method
6. Finding general solutions using separation of variables
7. Finding particular solutions using initial conditions and separation of variables
8. Exponential models with differential equations
9. Logistic models with differential equations
PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS AND VECTOR-VALUED FUNCTIONS (UNIT 3):
1. Defining and differentiating parametric equations
2. Second derivatives of parametric equations
3. Finding arc lengths of curves given by parametric equations
4. Defining and differentiating vector-valued functions
5. Solving motion problems using parametric and vector-valued functions
6. Defining polar coordinates and differentiating in polar form
7. Finding the area of a polar region or the area bounded by a single polar curve
8. Finding the area of the region bounded by two polar curves
9. Calculator-active practice
INFINITE SERIES (UNIT 4):
1. Defining convergent and divergent infinite series
2. Working with geometric series
3. The nth-term test for divergence
4. Integral test for convergence
5. Harmonic series and p-series
6. Comparison tests for convergence
7. Alternating series test for convergence
8. Ratio test for convergence
9. Determining absolute or conditional convergence
10. Alternating series error bound
11. Finding Taylor polynomial approximations of functions
12. Lagrange error bound
13. Radius and interval of convergence of power series
14. Finding Taylor or Maclaurin series for a function
15. Representing functions as power series
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
I try to make the session times as accommodating as possible, however make-up sessions are always available. Please feel free to ask for one if needed!
Dates
July 13 - August 12
Learners
20 / 20
Total Sessions
26
About the Tutor
PL
JG
A little about me: I'm about the biggest Indie fan there is, I almost exclusively watch (John Hughes>>) 80s movies or the upcoming Star Wars series, and I read sci-fi in my spare time. I tutor for the sake of those aha moments, and have taken Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra, Real Analysis, and Complex Analysis. Who knows what I'll tutor next, hope to see you soon.
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