General Resources for Calculus I

This page has some resources that can accompany the official course material for a given semester.

FIU math department calculus help page


What you need to know before Calculus I

Precalculus reference document for FIU MAC 2311

Precalculus and trig review problems

Answers to the above problems

Common math errors

Free online College Algebra textbook by Jay Abramson, Arizona State University

Free online Precalculus textbook by Matthew Boelkins, Grand Valley State University

What you learn in Calculus I

Free online Calculus textbook by Matthew Boelkins, Grand Valley State University

Free online Calculus textbook by Joel Feldman, Andrew Rechnitzer, and Elyse Yeager, University of British Columbia

Free online Calculus textbook by Dale Hoffman, Bellevue College

Free online Calculus textbook from the University of North Dakota

FIU Calc I final exam suggested problems from 2017

Answers to above problems (don't just read the answers passively!)

Paul's Online Math Notes by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University

Some suggested Calculus I problems, divided into categories:

Part 1: Interpreting Graphs
Part 2: Limits
Part 3: Derivatives
Part 4: Linearization
Part 5: Related Rates
Part 6: Applied Optimization
Part 7: Integrals
Part 8: Creating Graphs

Solutions to the above problems are below, but don't just passively read the solutions! That's not an effective way to learn anything.
You need to actively engage with the material. Try the problems yourself on a blank sheet of paper.

Solutions to Part 1: Interpreting Graphs
Solutions to Part 2: Limits
Solutions to Part 3: Derivatives
Solutions to Part 4: Linearization
Solutions to Part 5: Related Rates
Solutions to Part 6: Applied Optimization
Solutions to Part 7: Integrals
Solutions to Part 8: Creating Graphs


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