AP Calculus BC Review

AP Calculus BC Review

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Section 1

(50 cards)

Local/Relative Minimum

Front

A point on the graph of a function where no other nearby points have a lesser y-coordinate.

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Quotient Rule

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Product Rule

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Back

g(x) is concave up

Front

g''(x) is positive

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Total Distance

Front

Total distance traveled to do this calculate integral of velocity graph positive and negative sections separately and add absolute value of those together.

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g(x) changes directions

Front

g'(x) passes through 0

Back

Local/Relative Maximum

Front

A point on the graph of a function where no other nearby points have a greater y-coordinate.

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g(x) is increasing

Front

g'(x) is positive

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Particular Solution

Front

Integration that has value for c solved for by plugging in a known coordinate pair

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U-Substitution

Front

Back

g(x) is concave down

Front

g''(x) is negative

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Trapezoidal Sums

Front

Riemann Sums done with averaging two points instead of picking a side can be more accurate

Back

Euler's Method

Front

a method of approximation helpful when dy/dx has x and y terms in it

Back

Area Between Curves

Front

with f(x) on top and g(x) on bottom a and b represent bounds or where the two graphs intersect

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g(x) has a point of inflection

Front

g''(x) passes through 0 or DNE

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Chain Rule

Front

also applies to Trig functions, natural logs, and e

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Stationary Points

Front

Maximum Points, Minimum Points, and Points of Inflection

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Disc Method of Rotation

Front

V = pi * int from a to b of R(x)^2 dx R(x) is radius and dx is height rotated around variable inside

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Area Under the Curve

Front

Integral or antiderivative

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Critical Point

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Occurs when f'(x) = 0 Can be a min, max, or neither

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Slope Fields

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Drawing the slopes at different points for a function (often that is difficult to integrate) can help predict the shape of the function

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Absolute Minimum

Front

The lowest point of the function Needs to be proved with critical points and the limits as x approaches - infinity and + infinity

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Slope

Front

Rise over run

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Partial Fractions

Front

Splitting up a fraction into its parts can make integration easier!

Back

L'Hopital's Rule

Front

if lim x --> of g(x)/f(x) is 0/0 then you can derive

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Continuity

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A function is uninterrupted, this implies integratibility

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Instantaneous Rate of Change

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the rate of change at a particular moment, for F(x) this would be F'(x)

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Velocity

Front

The speed at which an object is traveling velocity function is the derivative of a position function in relation to time.

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Definition of A Derivative

Front

we say that f is differentiable at x = a and the limit is the derivative of f(x) at x = a, denoted by f prime of a.

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Slowing Down

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Acceleration has the opposite sign as Velocity

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Displacement

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The distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting point. function is given in relation to time

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Related Rates

Front

A class of problems in which rates of change are related by means of differentiation. Standard examples include water dripping from a cone-shaped tank and a man's shadow lengthening as he walks away from a street lamp.

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Mean Value Theorem

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the average value on a certain integral must have a value of x that it is equal to

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g(x) is decreasing

Front

g'(x) is negative

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Shell Method of Rotation

Front

V = 2pi int from a to b of ( x F(x) ) dx rotated around opposite variable inside

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Absolute Maximum

Front

The y-value of a point on a graph that is higher than any of the other points on the entire graph. Needs to be proved with critical points and the limits as x approaches - infinity and + infinity

Back

Linear Approximation

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Using the tangent line to approximate nearby values

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Intermediate Value Theorem

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2nd Fundamental Theorem of Calc

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d/dx (int from c to x of f(t) dt) = f(x)

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Tangent Line

Front

Straight line on the curve at a given point that can be used to estimate values near by

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Integration by Parts

Front

int u dv = u v - int v du

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1st Fundamental Theorem of Calc

Front

int from a to b of f'(x) dx = f(b) - f(a)

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Washer Method of Rotation

Front

V = pi * int from a to b of ( R(x)^2 - r(x) ^2 ) dx R(x) is furthest away from axis r(x) is closest to axis rotated around variable inside

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Average Value

Front

finds the average value of a function. often related to the mean value theorem

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Find int 0 to infinity of f(x) dx

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substitute b and do lim as b--> infinity

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Extreme Value Theorem

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Acceleration

Front

The rate at which velocity changes Acceleration function is the derivative of a velocity function in relation to time

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Riemann Sums

Front

A Riemann Sum is a method for approximating integrals

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Average Rate of Change

Front

the change in the value of a quantity divided by the elapsed time

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Speeding Up

Front

Acceleration has the same sign as Velocity

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Section 2

(25 cards)

Alternating Series Test

Front

An = (-1)^n bn , bn>=0 is bn+1 <= bn and lim n-> infinity of bn=0 series converges

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Parametric Length of Curve

Front

int of a to b of sqrt ( (dx/dt)^2 + (dy/dt)^2)

Back

Power Series

Front

sum from n to infinity of (a*x^x)

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Particle motion

Front

s = ( x(t) , y(t) ) v = ( x'(t), y'(t) ) a = ( x''(t), y''(t) )

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Lagrange Error Bound

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Direct Comparison Test

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Back

Geometric Series Test

Front

An = a r^(n-1) , n>= 1 |r| < 1 converges to a/(1-r)

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series for e^x

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e^x = 1 + x + (x^2)/2! + (x^3)/3! + ...

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Series for cos x

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Back

Polar Coordinates

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(r,theta)

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Interval of Convergence

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Determined using ratio of convergence

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p-series test

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Back

Polar Derivatives

Front

dy/dx = (dy/dtheta)/(dx/dtheta)

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Maclaurin Series

Front

a Taylor series about x=0

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Parametric Integrals

Front

integrals normal but with position vectors and relative to t

Back

nth term test for divergence

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Limit Comparison Test

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Ratio Test

Front

lim n-> inf |(An+1 / An)| < 1 series converges

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Parametric Coordinates

Front

(x(t),y(t))

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Polar Length of Curve

Front

int of alpha to beta of sqrt ( (dx/dtheta)^2 + (dy/dtheta)^2)

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Polar Integrals

Front

0.5 int from alpha to beta r^2 dtheta = area

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Parametric Derivatives

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dy/dx = (dy/dt)/(dx/dt) d2y/dx2 = (d/dt(dy/dt))/(dx/dt)

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Series for sin x

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Magnitude

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|| v(t) || = sqrt ( ((dx/dt)^2) + ((dy/dt)^2) )

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Taylor Series

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if the function f is smooth at x=a, then it can be approximated by the nth degree polynomial f(x) ~ f(a) + f'(a)(x-a) + f"(a)(x-a)^2/2! + ... + f^n(a)(x-a)^n/n!

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