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Mathematics · unit version 1

Calculus through supplied graphs and measured tables

Interpret discontinuities, derivative information, signed accumulation and unequal-time measurements. Exact graph models and uncertain measured data are kept distinct. Public written practice requires review; this unit does not establish AP examination readiness or graphing-calculator proficiency.

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Can a function value differ from its limit?

A supplied graph can include isolated values and excluded points.

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Yes. The limit describes nearby values; a filled point gives the value at the input. A removable discontinuity has matching nearby limits but a different or missing value.

Review limits from supplied information

Which input belongs in the outer derivative of a composition?

Table rows must follow the chain rule, not just share a row.

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For f(g(x)), use f′ at g(x), then multiply by g′(x). Knowing f′(x) alone may not provide the needed value.

Review the chain rule

How does a rate become a change in amount?

Integration and table estimates must preserve signs and units.

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Multiply rate by interval width for each contribution, then combine. An integral of a signed rate is net change; integrating its absolute value instead measures total variation.

Review accumulation and sums

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Graph and table synthesis: mixed practice

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  1. Read limits and derivatives from supplied graphs

    Lesson details and objectives

    Separate marked function values from nearby behavior and use a derivative graph without assuming it is the original function.

    • Read one-sided limits and point values independently from open and closed marks.
    • Justify monotonicity and concavity from a supplied derivative graph.
    • Identify what a finite graph window and an unknown integration constant cannot determine.

    6 practice tasks.

  2. Calculate and estimate derivatives from tables

    Lesson details and objectives

    Use input correspondence in chain and inverse rules and distinguish sampled secant slopes from exact derivatives.

    • Apply chain, product and inverse rules to tabulated values at the correct inputs.
    • Estimate a rate using actual unequal time intervals and state its units.
    • Construct a counterexample to claims that finite samples determine an exact derivative.

    6 practice tasks.

  3. Recover accumulation from a signed graph

    Lesson details and objectives

    Use exact geometric areas, initial conditions and FTC to connect an integrand graph to its accumulation function.

    • Compute signed accumulated change from a supplied piecewise-linear graph.
    • Locate extrema and inflections of accumulation using the integrand and its slope.
    • Apply FTC with reversed or moving bounds and explain initial-value dependence.

    6 practice tasks.

  4. Estimate totals from unequal-time measurements

    Lesson details and objectives

    Build interval-weighted sums and identify the additional assumptions needed for exact totals or guaranteed bounds.

    • Construct left, right and trapezoid sums with unequal interval widths.
    • Convert a rate estimate into a net amount using units and an initial value.
    • Distinguish measurements, interpolation assumptions and justified bounds.

    6 practice tasks.