An Introduction into first year Calculus

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An Introduction into first year Calculus

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13 sessions

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This series was cancelled by the tutor on August 12, 2023. We're very sorry–you can explore more Calculus series here. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

We'll work through a different topic each session as an intuitive introduction into calculus. We are going to introduce the idea of a limit and a derivative, and learn about the applications of both of these. Feel free to drop by if you would like to prepare for your upcoming calculus class, or if you just want to learn something new! Some prerequisite knowledge is Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trigonometry.

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Tony Z 🇺🇸

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Hi! I'm Tony and I'm a sophomore in highschool. I have a passion for both Math and Science, and I hope to be able study Biomedical Engineering in college. When I'm not studying, you can often find me at the pool where I work as a lifeguard, or playing soccer with my friends. If you need help with anything feel free to message me on Schoolhouse!

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Attendance isn't mandatory, however calculus is a topic that builds on the sessions before it, so if you miss a session it is recommended that you reach out to me for further help. If you do not show up at all within your first 5 sessions, you will be withdrawn.

SESSION 1

2

Jul

SESSION 1

Orientation

Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:00 AM UTCJul 2, 11:00 PM - Jul 3, 12:00 AM UTC

Hi! This is going to be an introductory session to try and get to know each other before we start. We will go over the syllabus and the topics that we will be going through over this week, and I'll give some introductory problems that lead into the concept of "Limits and Continuity"

SESSION 2

4

Jul

SESSION 2

Review

Tue 11:30 PM - Wed, 1:00 AM UTCJul 4, 11:30 PM - Jul 5, 1:00 AM UTC

This is going to be a review of some of the prerequisite knowledge for calculus. Feel free to hop in if you need review of trigonometry or logarithms!

SESSION 3

7

Jul

SESSION 3

Limits and continuity

Fri 11:00 PM - Sat, 12:30 AM UTCJul 7, 11:00 PM - Jul 8, 12:30 AM UTC

What even is a limit? In this session we will cover what a limit is intuitively, and address continuity and types of discontinuities. Then we will introduce some algebraic properties of a limit.

SESSION 4

8

Jul

SESSION 4

Catchup

Sat 11:00 PM - Sun, 12:00 AM UTCJul 8, 11:00 PM - Jul 9, 12:00 AM UTC

What even is a limit? In this session we will cover what a limit is intuitively, and address continuity and types of discontinuities. Then we will introduce some algebraic properties of a limit.

SESSION 5

9

Jul

SESSION 5

Limits and continuity

Sun 11:00 PM - Mon, 12:30 AM UTCJul 9, 11:00 PM - Jul 10, 12:30 AM UTC

We'll start off with a quick review of finding limits graphically, then we will be going through all of the algebraic properties of limits, and applying them to find the value of multiple-function limits.

SESSION 6

11

Jul

SESSION 6

Office Hours

Tue 11:00 PM - Wed, 1:00 AM UTCJul 11, 11:00 PM - Jul 12, 1:00 AM UTC

*Attendance for this session is NOT mandatory

Please join in if you have any questions, if you want to cover previously missed content, or if you just want some review!

SESSION 7

15

Jul

SESSION 7

Limits and continuity

Sat 11:45 PM - Sun, 1:15 AM UTCJul 15, 11:45 PM - Jul 16, 1:15 AM UTC

This session will cover continuity, what it is, and the properties associated with it.

SESSION 8

16

Jul

SESSION 8

Limits and continuity

Sun 11:45 PM - Mon, 12:45 AM UTCJul 16, 11:45 PM - Jul 17, 12:45 AM UTC

Direct Substitution and finding limits algebraically

SESSION 9

18

Jul

SESSION 9

Office Hours

Tue 11:00 PM - Wed, 12:00 AM UTCJul 18, 11:00 PM - Jul 19, 12:00 AM UTC

*Attendance for this session is NOT mandatory UNLESS YOU MISSED SOME CONTENT. PLEASE JOIN IF YOU MISSED A SESSION AS THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TIME TO RETEACH DURING A REGULAR SESSION. Thanks!

Please join in if you have any questions, if you want to cover previously missed content, or if you just want some review!

SESSION 10

23

Jul

SESSION 10

Limits and continuity

Sun 11:45 PM - Mon, 12:45 AM UTCJul 23, 11:45 PM - Jul 24, 12:45 AM UTC

FINAL SESSION OF LIMITS! Here we will touch up on the smaller details of limits (ex: infinite limits, limits AT infinity, intermediate value theorem) and if we have time nearing the end we will introduce the idea of a "derivative."

SESSION 11

30

Jul

SESSION 11

Limits and continuity

Sun 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCJul 30, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

Limits at infinity and the Intermediate value theorem

SESSION 12

31

Jul

SESSION 12

Limits and continuity

Mon 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCJul 31, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

REVIEW of all the content about limits. Then we will introduce the idea of a "derivative."

SESSION 13

6

Aug

SESSION 13

Differentiation: definition and basic derivative rules

Sun 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTCAug 6, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM UTC

We will introduce the idea of a "Derivative" and introduce its definition

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Jul 2 - Aug 6

5 weeks

60 - 120 mins

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