Stuff you MUST know Cold for the AP Calculus Exam

Curve sketching and analysisy = f(x) must be continuous at each: critical point: = 0 or undefined. And don’t forget

endpoints

local minimum: goes (–,0,+) or (–,und,+) or > 0

local maximum: goes (+,0,–) or (+,und,–) or < 0

point of inflection: concavity changes

goes from (+,0,–), (–,0,+),(+,und,–), or (–,und,+)

dy

dxdy

dx

2

2

d y

dx2

2

d y

dx

2

2

d y

dx

dy

dx

Basic Derivatives

1n ndx nx

dx

sin cosd

x xdx

cos sind

x xdx

2tan secd

x xdx

2cot cscd

x xdx

sec sec tand

x x xdx

csc csc cotd

x x xdx

1ln

d duu

dx u dx

u ud due e

dx dx

Basic Integrals

1n ndx nx

dx

sin cosd

x xdx

cos sind

x xdx

2tan secd

x xdx

2cot cscd

x xdx

sec sec tand

x x xdx

csc csc cotd

x x xdx

1ln

d duu

dx u dx

u ud due e

dx dx

Some more handy integrals 1

1n na

ax dx x Cn

tan ln sec

ln cos

sec ln sec tan

x dx x C

x C

x dx x x C

More Derivatives 1

2

1sin

1

d duu

dx dxu

1

2

1cos

1

dx

dx x

12

1tan

1

dx

dx x

12

1cot

1

dx

dx x

1

2

1sec

1

dx

dx x x

1

2

1csc

1

dx

dx x x

lnx xda a a

dx

1log

lna

dx

dx x a

Recall “change of base”ln

loglna

xx

a

Differentiation Rules Chain Rule

( ) '( )d du dy dy du

f u f udx dx dx du

Rx

Od

Product Rule

( ) ' 'd du dv

uv v u OR udx

vdx dx

uv

Quotient Rule

2 2

' 'du dvdx dxv u

Od u

dx v v

u v uv

vR

The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Corollary to FTC

( )

( )

( ( )) '( ) ( ( ))

( )

'( )

b x

a x

f b x b x f a x

f t dtd

da x

x

( ) ( ) ( )

where '( ) ( )

b

af x dx F b F a

F x f x

Intermediate Value Theorem

. Mean Value Theorem

( ) ( )'( )

f b f af c

b a

.

If the function f(x) is continuous on [a, b], AND the first derivative exists on the interval (a, b), then there is at least one number x = c in (a, b) such that

If the function f(x) is continuous on [a, b], and y is a number between f(a) and f(b), then there exists at least one number x = c in the open interval (a, b) such that f(c) = y.

( ) ( )'( )

f b f af c

b a

If the function f(x) is continuous on [a, b], AND the first derivative exists on the interval (a, b), then there is at least one number x = c in (a, b) such that

If the function f(x) is continuous on [a, b], AND the first derivative exists on the interval (a, b), AND f(a) = f(b),then there is at least one number x = c in (a, b) such that f '(c) = 0.

Mean Value Theorem & Rolle’s Theorem

Approximation Methods for IntegrationTrapezoidal Rule

10 12

1

( ) [ ( ) 2 ( ) ...

2 ( ) ( )]

b

a

n n

b anf x dx f x f x

f x f x

Also remember LRAM, RRAM, MRAM

Theorem of the Mean Valuei.e. AVERAGE VALUE If the function f(x) is continuous on [a, b] and the

first derivative exists on the interval (a, b), then there exists a number x = c on (a, b) such that

This value f(c) is the “average value” of the function on the interval [a, b].

( )( )

( )

b

af x dx

f cb a

Solids of Revolution and friends Disk Method

2( )

x b

x aV R x dx

2 2( ) ( )

b

aV R x r x dx

( )b

aV Area x dx

Washer Method

General volume equation (not rotated)Does not necessarily include a π

Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

velocity =

d

dt

(position) d

dt

(velocity)

speed = v

displacement = f

o

t

tv dt

final time

initial time

2 2

distance =

( ') *'

( )f

o

t

t

v dt

x y dt

average velocity = final position initial position

total time

x

t

acceleration =

Values of Trigonometric Functions for Common Angles

1

23

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

3

0–10π,180°

∞01 ,90°

,60°

4/33/54/553°

1 ,45°

3/44/53/537°

,30°

0100°

tan θcos θsin θθ

1

26

4

3

2

π/3 = 60° π/6 = 30°

sine

cosine