In this chapter, we review all the functions necessary to study calculus. We define polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.

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The first two limit laws were stated in Two Important Limits and we repeat them here. These basic results, together with the other limit laws, allow us ...

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Consider the orbit of Earth around the Sun. Our year lasts approximately 365.25 days, but for this discussion we will use 365 days. On January 1 of each...

One application for derivatives is to estimate an unknown value of a function at a point by using a known value of a function at some given point togeth...