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Appendix C Theory and procedures

2 Limits: informal definition

Theorem 2.12 Constant and identity functions
Theorem 2.13 Limit rules
Corollary 2.17 Evaluation (polynomials and rational functions)

3 Limits: algebraic technique and sandwich theorem

Theorem 3.4 Sandwich theorem
Procedure 3.5 Sandwich theorem
Theorem 3.11 Limits and absolute value
Theorem 3.12 Sine and cosine evaluation at zero

4 Limits: formal definition

Procedure 4.4 Epsilon-delta proof for limits
Theorem 4.11 Inequality rules

5 One-sided limits

Theorem 5.6 One-sided limits test
Theorem 5.8 Classic trig limits

6 Continuity: definition

Theorem 6.10 Continuous functions
Theorem 6.11 Continuity rules
Theorem 6.12 Continuity composition rule

7 Continuity: intermediate value theorem

Theorem 7.3 Intermediate value theorem (IVT)

8 Limits at infinity

Theorem 8.9 Limit at infinity: reciprocal power functions

9 Infinite limits

Theorem 9.7 Power functions and their reciprocals
Theorem 9.8 Infinite limit formulas
Theorem 9.11 Limit at infinity: rational functions

11 Derivative: function

Theorem 11.9 Differentiable implies continuous

12 Derivative: rules

Theorem 12.1 Derivative formulas: constant and power functions
Theorem 12.4 Derivative rules
Theorem 12.8 Derivative: polynomials

13 Derivative as rate of change

Procedure 13.1 Rate of change interpretations

14 Derivative: trig functions

Theorem 14.1 Derivative formulas: sine and cosine
Theorem 14.4 Derivative formulas: trig functions

15 Chain rule

Theorem 15.1 Chain rule
Procedure 15.2 Chain rule

16 Implicit differentiation

Procedure 16.4 Implicit differentiation

17 Related rates I

Procedure 17.4 Related rates

19 Linearization

Procedure 19.7 Linear approximation

20 Extreme value theorem

Theorem 20.1 Extreme value theorem
Theorem 20.11 Critical points and extreme values
Procedure 20.13 Extreme value theorem

21 Mean value theorem

Theorem 21.1 Rolle’s theorem
Theorem 21.3 Mean value theorem (MVT)
Corollary 21.5 Constant function characterization
Corollary 21.6 Functions with identical derivatives
Corollary 21.10 Taylor’s theorem (\(k=1\))

22 Monotonicity and first derivative test

Theorem 22.2 Derivative and monotonicity
Procedure 22.5 Intervals of monotonicity
Theorem 22.6 First derivative test
Procedure 22.7 Classify critical points: first derivative test

23 Concavity and inflection points

Theorem 23.6
Procedure 23.7 Concavity and inflection points
Theorem 23.10 Second derivative test

24 Curve sketching I

Procedure 24.1 Curve sketching

26 Applied optimization

Procedure 26.4 Applied optimization
Procedure 26.7 Generalized extreme value theorem