MA101: Single-Variable Calculus I

2.2: An Example

• Whitman College: David Guichard's "Calculus, Chapter 2: Instantaneous Rate of Change: The Derivative, Section 2.2: An Example" URL

  Read Section 2.2 (pages 34-36). This reading discusses the derivative in the context of studying the velocity of a falling object. This example again motivates the need for a more rigorous approach to the concept of a limit.
  

• Whitman College: David Guichard's "Calculus, Chapter 2: Instantaneous Rate of Change: The Derivative, Exercises 2.2, Problems 1 - 3" URL

  Work through problems 1-3 for Exercise 2.2. When you are done, check your answers against Appendix A.