Handouts for Both Math 111 and Math 112 Extra Credit Offer: If you find an error in any handout, let me know. If you are the first to report it, you will get some extra credit on quizzes. This includes errors in spelling and grammar, but mathematical errors will be worth more.
Important: Expectations for group work and writing.
How to Succeed in a Math Class
Resources for algebra, precalculus, and calculus.
- Schaum's Outlines. There is a Schaum's Outline for just about everything. They aren't that great as main texts, but they are good for reviewing and refreshing, and as supplementary texts.
Schaum's Outline of Elementary Algebra Schaum's Outline of Precalculus
Schaum's Outline of Beginning Calculus Schaum's Outline of Calculus- Algebasics
- Calculus on the Web
Math 111 Handouts Some Subtly Different Max/Min Problems
Read this to learn the difference between a max/min problem that asks for the max and min values of a function, and one that asks for where the max and min occur. Also the difference between local max/min and global max/min.
Math 112 HandoutsBasic Antiderivative Formulas You Really Need to Know!!
Strategies for Computing Antiderivatives
Tips on Using Convergence Tests for Series
Series Review Worksheet for Sections 11.1 -- 11.4
Informal Derivations of Arc Length Formulas and Arc Length in Polar Coordinates
This contains homework problems in polar coordinates.Enrichment Readings. Here are some additional readings for those who want to see more than is in our text. Some of them contain extra credit problems!
Proof of the Trapezoid Sum Error EstimateEverything You've Ever Been Taught About Mathematics is a Lie
A proof that 0 = 1 using integration by parts.A Comment on Partial Fractions
Mathematical Induction: Why it Works
Convergence Tests For Series: Comments and Proofs
Part I: The Comparison and Integral Tests
Part II: The Ratio Test
Part III: The Limit Comparison and Root Tests
Part IV: The Alternating Series Test