Calculus II Workbook For Dummies

Chapter 19

10 Skills from Pre-Calculus and Calculus I That Will Help You to Do Well in Calculus II

IN THIS CHAPTER

Expressing rational and radical functions as exponents

Remembering trig identities

Sketching the most common parent functions and their transformations

Working with sigma notation for series and calculating limits

Knowing the Power rule, Product rule, and Chain rule from Calculus I

Getting comfortable doing basic derivatives in your head

With all the math you need to understand in order to pass Pre-Calculus and Calculus I, you may not be sure exactly what you’ll need to know when you finally walk into your Calculus II class for the first time.

Here, I provide you with a list of ten key skills from your most recent year or so of math. If you’re sketchy on any of this stuff, flip to the recommended chapter for a quick explanation and instant practice.

Expressing Functions ...