Resources for Math 212

Video Lectures

Found at MIT Open Courseware and at Calcvids.org. The links below are to the Youtube versions of them. They are identical. However, I've sorted it according to the section coverage of our book. There are several review lectures at the bottom, along with some empty ones. For some reason, they decided to call the days that the exam was on as a lecture. They are placed there so you don't wonder why they are missing.

Use this page when you want a second explanation of a topic. Find your textbook section, then watch one or two videos from that row. MIT videos are lecture-style; CalcVids videos are shorter topic videos.

  Section   Title of Section MIT Videos CalcVids.org
Sec 2.1 The Tangent and Velocity Problems Lecture 1: Rate of Change Finding the speed of a baseball at a moment in time graphically
Graphing the rate of change of metabolizing ibuprofen
SPS: The Imprecision of Tangents
Sec 2.1, 2.7 Constant Rate of Change Solving the Problem of Pouring Water
Formal Definition of Constant Rate of Change
SPS: Pouring Water into a Cylinder
Sec 2.1, 2.7 Graphing Constant Rate of Change Graphing CannonCow
Graphing Pouring Water
SPS: Cannon Cow!
Sec 2.1, 2.7 Varying Rates of Change Solving the Problem of Pouring Water
Frozen Yogurt in a Cone
SPS: Pouring Water into an Erlenmeyer Flask
Sec 2.1, 2.7 Graphing Varying Rates of Change Making a Graph for Filling a Spherical Flask
SPS: Filling a Spherical Flask
Sec 2.1, 2.7 Average Rates of Change Average Rates of Change as Constant Rates of Change
A Precise Description of Average Rates of Change
SPS: Two Race Cars, Constant Rates, and Average Rates
Sec 2.1, 2.7 Approximating Instantaneous Rates of Change Approximating the Speed of a Baseball
Using Average Rates of Change to Approximate an Instantaneous Rate of Change
SPS: The Stationary Baseball
Sec 2.2 The Limit of a Function Lecture 2: Limits Limit at a Point
One-Sided Limits
Sec 2.3 Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws
Sec 2.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit Using Limits to Compute Instantaneous Rates of Change
SPS: Using Limits to Compute Derivatives
Sec 2.5 Continuity Continuity
SPS: Continuity
Sec 2.6 Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes
Sec 2.7 Derivatives and Rates of Change Lecture 1: Rate of Change
Sec 2.8 The Derivative as a Function Lecture 3: Derivatives Defining the derivative
SPS: Rate of Absorbing Ibuprofen
Sec 3.1 Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions The Power Rule
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
SPS: Trying to Use the Limit Definition
Sec 3.2 The Product and Quotient Rules Procedural Description of the Product Rule
Conceptual Explanation of the Product Rule
SPS: Products of Polynomials
The Quotient Rule
Why the Quotient Rule Works
SPS: Derivatives of Quotients
Sec 3.3 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions Trigonometric Functions
Sec 3.4 The Chain Rule Lecture 4: Chain Rule
Computing the Average Rate of Change of a Composition of Functions
How to Use the Chain Rule
Why the Chain Rule Works
SPS: A Ripple in a Pond
Sec 3.5 Implicit Differentiation Lecture 5: Implicit Differentiation
Introduction to Implicit Differentiation
Tangent Lines for a Cardioid
SPS: A Complicated Tangent Line
Sec 3.6 Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions Lecture 6: Exponential and Log
Sec 3.7 Rates of Change in the Natural and Social Sciences
Sec 3.8 Exponential Growth and Decay
Sec 3.9 Related Rates Lecture 12: Related Rates
Defining a Related Rate Formula
Solving A Related Rates Problem
SPS
Sec 3.10 Linear Approximation and Differentials Lecture 9: Linear and Quadratic Approx. Local Linearity
SPS: Growth of a Rabbit Population
Sec 3.11 Hyperbolic Functions
Sec 4.1 Maximum and Minimum Values Lecture 11: Max-Min
Sec 4.2 The Mean Value Theorem Lecture 14: Mean Value Theorem What the Mean Value Theorem Says
Why the Mean Value Theorem Works
Extended version of Why the Mean Value Theorem Works
SPS
Sec 4.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph Lecture 10: Curve Sketching Graphing the Derivative Function
SPS: Graphing the Speed of a Baseball
Interpreting the Derivative
SPS: Interpreting Derivatives
Sec 4.4 Indeterminate Forms and l'Hospital's Rule Lecture 35: Indeterminant Forms Limits of Quotients
SPS: Evaluating Indeterminate Limits
Sec 4.5 Summary of Curve Sketching Lecture 10: Curve Sketching
Sec 4.6 Graphing with Calculus and Calculators
Sec 4.7 Optimization Problems Lecture 11: Max-Min Using Derivatives to Maximize Fuel Economy
SPS: Maximizing Fuel Economy
An Example of Optimization
How to Maximize the Area of a Rectangular Pen
SPS: Maximizing an Animal Pen
Sec 4.8 Newton's Method Lecture 13: Newton's Method
Sec 4.9 Antiderivatives Lecture 15: Antiderivatives SPS: Antiderivatives
Antiderivatves, Part 1: Polynomials and the Power Rule
Antiderivatvies, Part 2: 1/x, Exponential, and Trig Functions
Using Antiderivative Rules
Sec 5.1 Areas and Distances Using a Riemann Sum to Approximate the Amount of Accumulated Dust
A Riemann Sum for an Oil Spill
SPS: Dust Accumulation on the Mars Rover
Writing Riemann Sums using Sigma Notation
SPS: Writing a Riemann Sum Two Ways
Sec 5.2 The Definite Integral Lecture 18: Definite Integrals Definite Integrals as Limits of Riemann Sums
A Definite Integral for an Oil Spill
SPS: Mars Rover Using a Formula
Sec 5.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Lecture 19: First Fundamental Theorem Computing Total Accumulation
SPS: Computing Total Accumulation
Lecture 20: Second Fundamental Theorem Accumulation Functions
Antiderivatives and Accumulation Functions
SPS: Cumulative Probability from a Normal Distribution
Sec 5.4 Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem Lecture 18: Definite Integrals
Sec 5.5 The Substitution Rule Lecture 28: Inverse Substitution SPS: Evaluating Indefinite Integrals
Sec 6.1 Areas between Curves Lecture 21: Applications to Logarithms
Sec 6.2 Volume Lecture 22: Volumes
Sec 6.3 Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
Sec 6.4 Work Lecture 23: Work, Probability
Sec 6.5 Average Value of a Function Lecture 21: Applications to Logarithms
 
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