Topic Outline for Math 140, Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

I. Limits and Rates of Change

a. The Limit of a Function- An explanation of the limiting process, one-sided
limits, infinite limits, vertical asymptotes, estimating limits from graphs
and tables.
b. Calculating Limits using the Limit Laws- Limit laws, algebraic methods
for calculating limits, the Squeeze Theorem.
c. Continuity- The definition of continuity and what this means, identifying
different types of discontinuities, continuous from the right and from the
left, determining where a function is continuous, The Intermediate Value
Theorem, using the IVT to show there is a root of a given equation.
d. The Tangent and Velocity Problems- The tangent line is found through a
limiting process of secant lines, finding the slope of the tangent line to a
curve at a point using the difference quotient, the relationship between
average velocity and the slope of the secant line and the relationship
between instantaneous velocity and the slope of the tangent line, other
rates of change.

II. Derivatives
a. Derivatives- The definition of the derivative at a point, interpretation of
the derivative as the slope of the tangent, interpretation of the derivative as
a rate of change, using the definition of the derivative to find the
derivative of a function at a point.
b. The Derivative as a Function- Interpretation of derivative of a function,
graphing f’ given the graph of f, differentiability implies continuity, how a
function can fail to be differentiable.
c. Differentiation Formulas- Power Rule, Sum/Difference Rule, Product
Rule, Quotient Rule.
d. Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences- Applications of the
derivative to velocity problems.
e. Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions- Derivatives of the six
trigonometric functions, evaluating limits involving trig functions.
f. The Chain Rule- Differentiating functions using the chain rule
g. Implicit Differentiation- Finding derivates using implicit differentiation.
h. Higher Derivatives- Calculating higher derivatives, finding a formula for
the nth derivative, relationship between the second derivative and
acceleration.
i. Related Rates-Word problems involving related rates.
j. Linear Approximation and Differentials- Finding approximate values of a
function using linearizations, definition of the differential and how it
relates to linear approximations.

III. Applications of Differentiation

a. Maximum and Minimum Values- Definition of absolute
maximum/minimum, definition of local maximum/minimum, the Extreme
 Value Theorem, critical numbers, finding the absolute max/min on a
closed interval.
b. The Mean Value Theorem- Rolle’s Theorem, The Mean Value Theorem,
using the MVT to show an equation has exactly or at most one real root.
c. How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph- Increasing/Decreasing
Test, The First Derivative Test, Concavity Test, inflection points, The
Second Derivative Test.
d. Limits at Infinity: Horizontal Asymptotes- Examine the end behavior of
functions, finding horizontal asymptotes.
e. Summary of Curve Sketching- Sketching the graph of a curve using the
information discussed in this section combined with previous knowledge of
graphing, discussion of slant asymptotes.
f. Optimization Problems- Optimization word problems, verifying that a
point is an absolute max/min.
g. Antiderivatives- Definition of the antiderivative, calculating
antiderivatives, given the graph of f draw the graph of the antiderivative.

IV. Integrals
a. Areas and Distances- Approximating the area under a curve using
Riemann sums, the definition of area as the limit of the sums of these
rectangles, sigma notation, relationship between distance traveled and the
area under the velocity curve.
b. The Definite Integral- Definition of the definite integral, the midpoint rule,
properties of the definite integral.
c. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus- Part I and Part II of the FTC.
d. Indefinite Integrals- Evaluating indefinite integrals.
e. The Substitution Rule- Using the substitution rule in indefinite and
definite integrals, integrals involving symmetric functions.

V. Applications of Integration
a. Areas between Curves- Finding the area between curves using integration
with respect to x or y.
b. Volumes- Using the disk method and the washer method to find the
volume of a solid of revolution.
c. Volumes by Cylindrical Shells- Using the method of cylindrical shells to
find the volume of a solid of revolution.

Note: Those items in italics are covered in Math 140 but may/may not have been covered
in AP Calculus.