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Guide to Using the TI-84

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Limit Definitions of the Derivative
Anah: h comes after the a Hana: the a comes after the h Hanah: the h comes in from both sides towards a
Trig Derivatives
Chain Rule
f, f’, and f’’
Finding Extrema

When asked to find WHAT the maximum value of a function is, the answer will
always be a y-value (or a point if specified).

When asked to find WHERE the maximum value of a function is, the answer will
either be an x-value (or a point if specified).
Optimization: AP FRQ Answer Format
Turning a Riemann Sum into an Integral (2 Ways)
Deriving Riemann Sums from Integrals
Finding Horizontal/Vertical Tangents using the Derivative
(if it were asking for horizontal tangents, you would set the
numerator of the derivative to 0 instead)
MVT with Movement-Related Problems
Mean Value of a Trig Function
Mean value of sin2(x) from 0 to 𝜋:
𝚫y Over a Non-Monotonic Interval
Let y=x(t)
Solving for a Function’s Extrema Given its Derivative
Related Rates
Volumes with Revolution: Avoid This Mistake!
Calculating Volumes with Cross Sections
Logistic Differential Equations
Finding Coefficients of a Solution to a Differential Eq.
Solving Differential Equations via Euler’s Number
Euler’s Method: Showing Work on the AP Exam
Limit Definitions of eab (and its application to series)

Example:
Maclaurin Series to Memorize
Graphing Polar Functions
Converting between Polar and Rectangular
Circles and Limacons
Graphing Polar Functions (continued)
 Intersection of Polar and Rectangular Functions
Example Problem (Desmos)
Arc Length in Polar Form

Proof
 Leibniz Notation and Parametric Derivatives

StackExchange 1
StackExchange 2
Tests for Convergence/Divergence of Series
Geometric: if r<1, converge, if r>=1, diverge

Divergence: if lim as n approaches infinity of nth term is NOT 0, diverges (cannot prove convergence)

Alternating: if lim as n approaches infinity of nth term is 0, converges (cannot prove divergence)

p-Series: if in the form 1/n^p and p>1, converges. If p<=1, diverges.

Direct Comparison Test: if 0<an<bn for all n over the interval, and the sum of bn converges, then the sum of an converges.
If the sum of an diverges, then the sum of bn diverges.

Limit Comparison Test: if an>=0 and bn>=0 for all n over the interval, and lim as n goes to infinity of an/bn (or the
reciprocal) is a positive finite number,
then either both converge OR both diverge (use another test on one of the series to figure out which it is)

Ratio Test: if lim as n goes to infinity of a(n+1)/an is less than one, converges. If greater than 1, diverges

Integral Test: if f(n)=an is positive, continuous, and decreasing and if the integral over the same interval converges, the
sum converges. If it diverges, the sum diverges
Other Stuff to Add

● 3 step continuity check, 5 step differentiability check

● differentiation and integration (including trig/inverse trig)
● LRAM, RRAM, Trapezoid Rule
● integration by parts (ID7)
● EVT, IVT, MVT
● optimization
● volumes with revolution
● Deriving Taylor series
● Newton’s Law of Cooling
● Lagrange Error Bound