Unit 3

Prereq Test 3

Intro

• The previous unit was all about the mathematical understanding of derivatives and how to calculate derivatives. This unit's focus is all about applying that understanding and calculations of derivatives to specific contexts and applications.

Overview 3

Inquiry Activity 3

Key Terms

Unit 3 Podcast (coming soon)

3.1 Using Derivatives to Determine Values

3.1.1 L'Hospital's Rule*

3.1.2 Linear Approximation*

3.2 Graphing and Derivatives

3.2.1 Increasing/Decreasing Intervals

3.2.2 Concavity

3.2.3 Mean Value Theorem

3.3 Modeling

3.3.1 Derivative in Context*

3.3.2 Related Rates

3.3.3 Optimization

3.3.4 Straight-Line Motion*

3.3.5 Parametric and Vector-Valued Motion Equations**