I do not collect homework,
but you must attempt each assigned problem if you hope to pass
this course. The homework exercises provide the foundation for
quizzes and exams.
Chapter 1: Review
Section 1: Functions
page 15: 1, 3, 5, 7, 19, 25
Section 2: Operations on Functions
page 27: 1, 5, 9, 21, 27, 29, 33, 51
Section 3: Linear Functions
page 40: 1, 3, 13, 17, 29, 31
Section 4: Exponents
page 45: 1, 7, 13, 17, 23
Section 5: Quadratics
page 49: 1, 7, 11, 13
Section 6: Polynomials and Rational Functions
page 58: 1, 3, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27
Section 7: Exponential Functions
page 66: 1, 3, 5
Section 8: Logarithmic Functions
page 72: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 27, 31
Chapter 2: The Derivative
Precalculus Idea: Slope and Rate of Change
Section 1: Limits and Continuity
page 78: 1, 5, 7, 9
Section 2: The Derivative
page 92: 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25
Section 3: Power and Sum Rules for Derivatives
page 105: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12
Section 4: Product and Quotient Rules
page 112: 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10
Section 5: Chain Rule
page 121: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13
Section 6: Second Derivative and Concavity
page 126: 1, 5, 7, 9, 15 17, 21
Section 7: Optimization
page 139: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23
Section 8: Curve Sketching
page 146: 1, 11, 13
Section 9: Applied Optimization
page 154: 3, 4, 7, 17
Section 10: Other Applications
page 160: 1, 3, 5, 7
Section 11: Implicit Differentiation and Related Rates
page 165: 1, 3, 7, 11, 17, 21
Chapter 3: The Integral
PreCalculus Idea – The Area of a Rectangle
Section 1: The Definite Integral
page 177: 1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31
Section 2: The Fundamental Theorem and Antidifferentiation
page 189: 1, 3, 7, 9
Section 3: Antiderivatives of Formulas
page 196: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 21
Section 4: Substitution
page 202: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Section 6: Area, Volume, and Average Value (Area only)
page 213: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11
Section 7: Applications to Business
page 220: 1, 3, 5, 9
Page revised 05/28/21
Contact Dr. Goral at dgoral@nvcc.edu