AP Calculus AB Rates of Change and Related Rates — Unit Notes
Every definition and theorem this unit expects you to know, stated once each and written to be revised from: 10 definitions and 4 theorems, 5 worked examples, 3 diagrams, in 12 printable pages. This page lists what the notes cover. The notes themselves come with the AP Calculus AB bundle.
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Rates of Change and Related Rates — what the notes cover
7 sections, in the order the unit is taught. Each entry below is the title of a definition or a theorem the notes state in full.
What you need
Also in this section: 1 note on method and common errors.
What a derivative says in context
- Definition — Derivative as a rate of change
- Definition — Interpretation in context
Also in this section: 1 worked example, 1 note on method and common errors.
Straight-line motion
- Definition — Position, velocity and acceleration
- Definition — Speed
- Theorem — Speeding up and slowing down
- Definition — Displacement and total distance
Also in this section: 1 worked example, 1 diagram.
Rates in applied contexts other than motion
- Theorem — The chain rule in Leibniz notation
Related rates
- Definition — Related rates
- Definition — Constant quantities and instantaneous values
Also in this section: 1 worked example, 1 note on method and common errors, 1 diagram.
Local linearity and linearization
- Definition — Local linearity
- Definition — Linearization
- Theorem — Concavity and the direction of the error
Also in this section: 1 worked example, 1 diagram.
L'Hospital's rule
- Definition — Indeterminate form
- Theorem — L'Hospital's rule
Also in this section: 1 worked example, 1 note on method and common errors.
Where the notes are
The notes are one of the documents in the AP Calculus AB Solutions Bundle, beside the unit test, the challenge problems and every worked answer key. The Rates of Change and Related Rates practice worksheet is free and stays free.
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