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ap calculus cram – related rates

originally streamed in 2020 with Jamil SiddiquiTeacher
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Review session covering related rates for AP Calculus. Learn the step-by-step process for solving related rates problems, from setting up equations to applying the chain rule. This cram session walks through multiple examples including rectangle area ...more

curriculum note

This video references the 2020 COVID-era AP exam format (only 2 FRQ questions, 25 and 15 minutes). The current AP Calculus exam uses the standard format with more free-response questions.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 4 – Contextual Applications of DifferentiationUnit 3 – Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
topics
4.4 Intro to Related Rates4.5 Solving Related Rates ProblemsRelated Rates3.1 The Chain RuleThe Chain Rule

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Welcome

  • 0:37

    Stream Schedule Update

  • 1:41

    Exam Format Reminder

  • 2:42

    Differentiating Review

  • 3:46

    Independent Variable Notation

  • 5:21

    Differentiating with Respect to T

  • 7:27

    Chain Rule Importance

  • 10:01

    Related Rates Steps

  • 13:11

    First Example Setup

  • 14:22

    Identifying Rates

  • 17:04

    Dependent Variables Box

  • 20:09

    Rectangle Area Equation

  • 22:46

    Differentiating Equation

  • 24:19

    Solving for Rate

  • 26:25

    Tree Height Example

  • 29:29

    Quotient Rule Application

  • 31:34

    Solving for X

  • 33:08

    Cone Volume Example

  • 35:15

    Similar Triangles Review

  • 37:51

    Volume as Function of H

  • 40:29

    Rate of Volume Change

  • 43:38

    Cylinder Volume Rate

  • 48:50

    Signs for Increasing/Decreasing

  • 49:21

    Cylindrical Barrel Example

  • 52:53

    Variable Rates

  • 54:59

    Cylinder Volume Equation

  • 57:02

    Plugging in Values

  • 58:05

    Ships Distance Example

  • 1:01:13

    Pythagorean Theorem Setup

  • 1:02:47

    Substituting Values

  • 1:06:29

    Schedule and Resources

  • 1:08:01

    Feedback and Q&A

  • 1:10:08

    Closing Remarks

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