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CK-12 Foundation

Tangent Line Approximation: Estimating Square Roots

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Estimating a square root is as easy as evaluating a linear equation. Using the derivative of the square root function, pupils calculate an estimation of square roots. Class members determine the equation of the tangent line at the value...
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CK-12 Foundation

Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions: Derivative of sin(x)

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Graphically find the derivative of sin(x). Using the interactive, pupils graph the slope of the tangent line to the sine function. Class members use the resulting graph to determine the derivative of the sine function. They verify their...
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Calculus AB/BC Mid-Unit 5 Review: Analytical Applications of Differentiation

For Students 10th - 12th
It's time to put analytical applications to work. Learners use the eight questions of the mid-Unit 5 review to refresh their memories of the key points. Pupils apply what they have learned to use the Mean Value Theorem, find extrema...
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Curated OER

The Method of Integration by Parts

For Students 11th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, students perform integration by parts. They solve differential equations as they use integration by part to solve unlike terms. There are 23 problems with an answer key.
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Curated OER

The Integration of Exponential Functions

For Students 11th - 12th
In this calculus worksheet, students solve problems using integration. They solve exponential functions using differentiation formulas. There are 12 problems with an answer key.
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Curated OER

Product Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
In this calculus worksheet, students find the derivative of a function. They use the product rule to to differentiate each problem. There are 21 problems with an answer key.
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Curated OER

The Method of U-Substitution

For Students 9th - 10th
In this calculus worksheet, learners solve problems using U-Substitution. They find antiderivatives  using indefinite integrals. There are 18 questions with an answer key.
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Curated OER

Worksheet 1

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this math worksheet, students give examples of functions that will satisfy given conditions. Students tell the tabulations for a given function. Students use the definition of a derivative to compute the inverse of a function. they...
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Curated OER

Introduction to Slope Fields

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students plot slope fields. In this introduction to slope fields lesson, students plot 12 slope fields for given differential equations.
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Curated OER

Word Problems

For Students 10th - 11th
In this calculus worksheet, students use integration to solve word problems they differentiate between integration and anti derivatives, and between definite and indefinite integrals. There are 3 questions with an answer key.
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Curated OER

Differential Equations and Population Growth Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the size of the population at a given time, for a population that grows at a rate that is directly proportional to the number of members present in the population. They also calculate the time at which the population...
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Project Maths

Integral Calculus

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
From derivatives to antiderivatives and back again. Building on the second lesson of the three-part series covering functions, learners explore the concept of an antiderivative. They connect the concept to the graph of the function and...
AP Test Prep
College Board

Extrema

For Teachers 10th - 12th
No need to go to extreme lengths to find resources on extrema. The central focus of an AP® curriculum module is on critical points and extrema, and how to cover these concepts throughout the course. A set of three worksheets helps assess...
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West Contra Costa Unified School District

Average Rate of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The concept of slope gets an approachable, yet theoretical, treatment in a comprehensive algebra lesson. The use of functional notation and problem-solving techniques keep the material rigorous, but detailed teaching notes and lots of...
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Curated OER

Differentials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that is about finding the differentials of an equation. They practice computing the differential and apply them to obtaining the approximations for cube roots. The lesson includes examples for the...
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Curated OER

Logarithmic Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the concept of logarithmic differentiation. They practice solving problems to take derivatives of expressions by applying logarithms. The lesson includes examples the teacher could use for direct...
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Curated OER

Related Robots

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using implicit differentiation. In this calculus lesson plan, students take the derivative to calculate the rate of change. They observe two robots and draw conclusion from the data collected on the two robots.
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Curated OER

Differentiation

For Students Higher Ed
In this college level calculus worksheet, students differentiate functions including logarithms and trigonometric functions.  The two page worksheet contains twenty-six problems.  Answers are not provided. 
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Curated OER

Even More Calculus

For Students 12th
In this calculus worksheet, 12th graders differentiate and integrate basic trigonometric functions, calculate rates of change, and integrate by substitution and by parts.  The twenty-two page worksheet contains explanation of the...
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Curated OER

Multivariable Calculus: Implicit Differentiation

For Students Higher Ed
In this implicit differentiation worksheet, students compute the determinant of the Jacobian matrix and solve equations by implicit differentiation. This two-page worksheet contains definitions, examples, and explanations. It contains...
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Curated OER

The Calculus Whiz Who Owned a Box Company

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners use the relationship between volume and surface area to construct a box out of a piece of paper that maximizes volume using a table and by using graphing and calculus techniques.
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Curated OER

AP Calculus Practice Exam

For Students 11th - 12th
In this Calculus activity, students are provided with practice problems for their exam.  Topics covered include derivatives, area bounded by a curve, local maximum, instantaneous rate of change, and the volume of a solid of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

AP Calculus Practice Exam

For Students 12th
For this Calculus worksheet, 12th graders are provided with practice problems for their exam.  Topics covered include limits, derivatives, area bounded by a curve, minimization of cost, and the volume of a solid of revolution. ...
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Curated OER

Wind, Pressure, Force, Calculus and Engineering Connections

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve first order differential equations using the separation of variables technique. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explain the connection between math and engineering. They brainstorm what engineers do in real life.