Calculus Refresher
by Paul Garrett
2008
Number of pages: 78
Description:
A short text covering introductory calculus topics: inequalities, functions, limits, derivative of a function, general power functions, chain rule, tangent and normal lines, critical points, minimization and maximization, approximation by differentials, intermediate value theorem, l’Hospital’s rule, the second and higher derivatives, inflection points and concavity, asymptotes, basic integration formulas, substitutions, area and definite integrals, lengths of curves, numerical integration, etc.
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