Subjects: Calculus

The sky’s the limit….on the types of limits the Standard Deviants are going to show you. But just as you think you’ve reached your limit on limits, the Standard Deviants pull the rug out from under you and turn your world upside-down as you boldly go off into infinity!

What is an effect, the root of a word, a synonym for “credited”, and also a famous mathematical term? The answer: a derivative. The Standard Deviants are going to focus on the derivative’s celebrity status in math as the numero uno, grade-A rate of change.

You can have your work cut out for you finding derivatives and tangents. The Standard Deviants lessen your workload with some rules that will make life easier. Rules that make life easier? That’s right. The power rule, E rule, and natural log rule will have you plotting points and drawing curves in no time flat.

The Standard Deviants give you a few more rules to help you survive, thrive, and derive in the jungles of calculus. The product rule, quotient rule, and chain rule will help you find derivatives no matter what shape or size they are.

Is your brain drained? Is your inner voice out of breath? Do you want a little review? Okay then. The Standard Deviants go over all the major concepts and formulas from the first five programs and make sure all this calculus know-how sticks in your head. After that, learn about applications of derivatives, like critical points, functions, and derivative tests.

The Standard Deviants are going to extremes. Out there in Graph Land there are curves that go back and forth, increase and decrease, and can never stand still. How does one find their extrema? Are the curves concave up or concave down? These questions and more will be answered.

See how calculus saves the day no matter what the problem. The Standard Deviants figure out the cheapest sized delivery box for Uncle Skippy’s premium edible dirt business, find the instantaneous velocity of a Volkswagen Beetle being chased by stampeding elephants, and see how far a chicken can throw an egg.

Go against the grain as the Standard Deviants tackle the anti-derivative! Suddenly everything is reversed! Pigs can fly, lunch is free, money grows on trees and beggars can indeed be choosers. How does one find the anti-derivative? With a little process called integration.

This companion CD-ROM is packed with robust supplementary materials: Lesson plans, viewing guides, teacher reference guides, students activities, worksheets and tests.