Week 11

Term
04
2015

Goals

Learning Brief

TM
Introductory and
Differential Calculus

Unit Goals
understand the concept of rate of change
develop an intuitive understanding of limits and differentiation from first
principles
This Week
Rates of Change
LECTURE ON MONDAY and TUESDAY LUNCH TIME. BE PROMPT!

Theoretical Components
Resources:
Text book references:
11 Math Methods sections 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 9A, 9B
YouTube Videos: links found in the pdf file
Knowledge Checklist:
What is a rate?
Constant rates
Variable rates
average rates of change
instantaneous rates of change
what is a limit?
evaluating limits

Q/F/O

Practical Components
11 Math Methods
8A: Identifying Rates: Q7
8B: Constant Rates: Q2, Q8
8C: Variable Rates: Q1, Q2, Q5: c.d
8D: Average Rate of Change: Q1, Q2,
Q3: a
8E: Instantaneous Rate of Change Q1,
Q2, Q5
9A Intro to Limits Q4, Q8:a, Q9:a,b,c
9B Limits Q1, Q2, Q5:a,b, Q10:a,c

No Quiz or Forum this week, make sure everything is up to date.

Investigation
Investigation for this week is to prepare your
double sided A4 summary page for your test. It
must be completely handwritten.