CALCULUS DIAGNOSTIC SELF-EXAM Bard College Bards precalculus/calculus sequence consists of the following four courses: Math 110,

Math 141, Math 142, Math 212 as described below. The purpose of this self-test is to help you determine which of these courses is right for you. Math 110: Precalculus This course covers topics from algebra and trigonometry that are needed for calculus courses. The focus is on functions and their graphs. Topics include polynomials, rational functions, exponentials, logarithms and trigonometric functions. If you do not have a solid grasp of this material, you should take precalculus prior to taking calculus. Math 141: Calculus I This course is an introduction to the basic ideas of dierentiation and integration of functions of one variable. Topics covered include limits, techniques of dierentiation, denite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, and applications. Prerequisites: Precalculus mathematics (Mathematics 110 or the equivalent). Math 142: Calculus II This course, a continuation of Calculus I, reinforces the fundamental ideas of the derivative and the denite integral. Topics covered include LHopitals rule, integration techniques, improper integrals, volumes, arc length, sequences and series, power series, continuous random variables, and separable dierential equations. Prerequisites: Mathematics 141 or the equivalent. Math 212: Calculus III This course investigates dierentiation and integration of multivariable functions. Topics covered include vectors, coordinate systems, vector valued functions, partial derivatives, gradients, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals, change of variables, line integrals, Greens theorem, and Stokes theorem. Prerequisites: Mathematics 141 and 142 or the equivalent.

Try the problems in the three parts of this self-test. If you nd that you do not know the material in one of the parts, then skip the subsequent parts. This test is not to be handed in, but is meant for you to work through on your own. If you have any questions about the test or the material that it covers, please talk to any faculty member in mathematics. A recommendation for which course you should take is found after the test.

PART I: PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA 1. What is the distance between the points A = (5, 1) and B = (7, 2)? 2. What is the slope of the straight line through the points P = (3, 5) and Q = (6, 9)? What is the equation of this line? 3. Solve the equation x2 + 3x 7 = 0. 4. Solve the equation P (V b) = nRT for V . 5. Solve the inequality x2 5x + 6 > 0. 6. Simplify the expression (3a b)2 a3 (a3 + 7b)(b2 2a2 ). 7. Simplify the exression 8. Simplify the exression
1 A

1 B

3x + 2 x + 1 . x2 x x2 9. Solve the equation x2 5 = x + 1. 10. Without a calculator, nd the numerical value of 272/3 . 11. Simplify the expression y 4 (x3 y 2 )2 . 2x1

LOGARITHMS AND EXPONENTIALS 12. Without a calculator, nd the numerical value of ln e3 . 13. Simplify the expression eln 3t . 14. Combine 2 ln x + 5 ln y ln z into a single expression. 15. Solve the equation 103x = 7 (you may use a calculator for this). TRIGONOMETRY 16. (a) Convert 45 to radians. 7 (b) Convert to degrees. 4

17. In the triangle shown below, what is sin ?

18. Without a calculator, nd all solutions to the equation sin 3x = 1. 19. Simplify the expression 3 sin2 5z + 3 cos2 5z. GRAPHING 20. Sketch graphs determined by the following equations: (a) y = 2x 1 (b) y = x2 x (c) y = ex 3 (d) y = ln x (e) y = 5 sin(2x) (f) x2 + y 2 = 5. 21. Shown below is the graph of a function y = f (x). (a) Sketch the graph of y = f (x) + 3. (b) Sketch the graph of y = f (x + 3).
y

x 0 2

PART II: CALCULUS I DIFFERENTIATION 1. The graph of P (t) is shown below. (a) Estimate P (3). (b) Which is larger: P (1) or P (2)? (c) Sketch the graph of P (t).

y = P(t)

2. Find the derivatives of the following functions: (a) f (x) = 5x4 2x3 + 7 (b) g(z) = z ln z (c) h(r) = sin r3 3. Find ex
2

4. Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x3 + 2 at x = 1. 5. Let f (x) = x3 3x + 4. (a) Find the intervals on which f (x) is increasing and the intervals on which it is decreasing. (b) Find the local maxima and local minima of f (x). (c) Find the intervals on which f (x) is concave up and the intervals on which it is concave down. (d) Find the inection points of f (x). (e) Sketch the graph of f (x). 4

6. Suppose that x2 y 3 cos y = 1. Find

dy . dx

7. A box with square base and open top must have volume 32 in3 . Find the dimensions of the box that minimizes the amount of material used. INTEGRATION 8. Find 9. Find
0

x5 dx.
/3

sin d.

10. Dene the function h(x) to be

2

h(x) =
x

tan(ln r) dr.

Find h (x). 11. Find the area under the graph of y = x3 between x = 2 and x = 5.

PART III: CALCULUS II TECHNIQUES OF INTEGRATION 1. Find 2. Find

0

x3 sin(x4 + 6) dx (do not use a table of integrals).

1

xex dx (do not use a table of integrals). 5x 11 dx (do not use a table of integrals). (x 5)(x + 2) x2 dx + 6x + 10 (do not use a table of integrals).

3. Find 4. Find

APPLICATIONS OF INTEGRATION 5. Find the average value of the function f (x) = sin x on the interval [0, ]. 6. Find the area of the bounded region between the curves y = x3 and y = x.

7. Find the volume of the solid obtained by rotating the bounded region between y = x2 and y = 2x about the y-axis. LIMITS 8. Find lim 9. Find
1

ln x . x1 x 1

1 dx. x2 SERIES

10. What is the area of the shaded region in the following gure?

11. Is the series

n=1

3n

1 absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent or divergent? 2 n2 + 1 absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent or di5n

12. Is the series

n=1

(1)n1

vergent?

13. Is the series

n=1

(1)n1

1 absolutely convergent, conditionally convergent or di5n + 1

vergent? 14. Find the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of the power series 1 (1)n1 n |x 2|n n3 n=1 15. Find the rst four terms of the Taylor series of sin x centered at a = .

WHICH COURSE SHOULD YOU TAKE? After taking the self-test, nd the option described below that best characterizes what you did on the test. 1. The material in Part I looks mostly unfamiliar. Then Math 110 is the appropriate course for you. 2. The material in Part I looks familiar, but you cannot do most of the problems easily. Then you are somewhere on the borderline of taking either Math 141 or Math 110: it might be that Math 141 would be too hard, or it might be that with a bit of review, Math 110 would be redundant. You should talk to the instructor of Math 141 to see if that is appropriate for you; perhaps some review of material from precalculus would suce to get you ready for Math 141. Otherwise take Math 110. One option is to try Math 141, and if it is too hard, drop down to Math 110 in the rst two weeks of the semester. 3. You can do most of the problems in Part I, and the material in Part II looks completely unfamiliar. Then Math 141 is the appropriate course for you. 4. You can do most of the problems in Parts I, and the material in Part II looks familiar, but you cannot do most of the problems easily. Then you are somewhere on the borderline of taking either Math 142 or Math 141: it might be that Math 142 would be too hard, or it might be that with a bit of review, Math 141 would be redundant. You should talk to the instructor of Math 142 to see if that is appropriate for you; perhaps some review of material from calculus of one variable would suce to get you ready for Math 142. Otherwise take Math 141. One option is to try Math 142, and if it is too hard, drop down to Math 141 in the rst two weeks of the semester. 5. You can do most of the problems in Part I and Part II and the material in Part III looks completely unfamiliar. Then Math 142 is appropriate for you. 6. You can do most of the problems in Part I and Part II, and the material in Part III looks familiar, but you cannot do most of the problems easily. Then you are somewhere on the borderline of taking either Math 212 or Math 142: it might be that Math 212 would be too hard, or it might be that with a bit of review, Math 142 would be redundant. You should talk to the instructor of Math 212 to see if that is appropriate for you; perhaps some review of material from Calculus II would suce to get you ready for Math 212. Otherwise take Math 142. One option is to try Math 212, and if it is too hard, drop down to Math 142 in the rst two weeks of the semester. 7. You can do most of the problems in Part I, Part II and Part III. Then Math 212 is appropriate for you. Talk to the instructor of Math 212, and if it turns out that you know most of that material as well, then you will be advised about more advanced courses you might wish to take. 8