This engaging ten-part series, adapted from the popular series developed for students to enhance their test-taking skills, combines serious academic content with a humorous presentation style to help make calculus more accessible. Each program skillfully employs elements such as clever mnemonics, high-tech computer graphics, and entertaining vignettes to boost retention and confidence while driving home core concepts through concise explanations and challenging problems.   Joining the Standard Deviants Academic Team in the creation of this series are Jim Sandefur, Ph.D., and E. Ray Bobo, Ph.D., both of Georgetown University.   10-part series, 21-34 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Functions and Limits | One-Sided Limits and Limits Involving Infinity | Continuity and Differentiability | Derivative Rules and Tangent Lines | Higher Derivatives and the Chain Rule | Curve Sketching | Extrema and Max/Min Word Problems | Position, Velocity, and an Introduction to Antiderivatives | Integration Techniques | Definite Integrals and Riemann Sums


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