Recent Tutorials

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6-4-08 Rocket Science 301: Space Shuttle Challenger: The Untold Story, Fundamental Design Considerations
6-1-08 Rocket Science 201: Futuristic Space Transportation: Space Elevator, Natl Aerospace Plane, Scramjet
6-1-08 Rocket Science 201: Launch Operations, Early Orbit Operations, Footage of Apollo 11 Launch
5-23-08 Rocket Science 201: Types of Orbits: Low Earth, Geostationary, Sun synchronous, Hohmann, Ground tracks
5-19-08 Rocket Science 201: Orbital Mechanics -- What does it mean to be in orbit and how do you move around
5-13-08 Rocket Science 101: Engineering Part 2: Max Q, How to Get to Orbit, Weightlessness
5-13-08 Rocket Science 101: Engineering and Design of a Rocket
5-12-08 Rocket Science 101: Rocket Fuels, Proper Use of Physical Terms and Units
5-10-08 Rocket Science 101: Physics of Rocketry: Newton's Laws, Propulsion
5-10-08 Rocket Science 101: History of Rocketry Part 2: Goddard, Von Braun, Space Race
5-10-08 Rocket Science 101: History of Rocketry Part 1: Greeks, Chinese, Froissart, Spencer, Tsiolkovsky
2-19-08 Integration Jungle Guide
2-19-08 Partial Fractions: Soup to Nuts Part 4 of 4
2-18-08 Partial Fractions: Soup to Nuts Part 3 of 4
2-18-08 Partial Fractions: Soup to Nuts Part 2 of 4
2-18-08 Partial Fractions: Soup to Nuts Part 1 of 4
10-1-07 Limits: Formal definition and proof using epsilon - delta syntax
9-17-07 Lagrange Multiplier Solution to Multi-variable Utility Maximization Problem
8-2-07 Word problem - calculate ice thickness as function of time given rate information
8-2-07 Vector Velocity and Position -- Calculate if/when skaters intersect
7-25-07 My favorite calculus problem ever - Maximize Utility as function of buying several goods
7-25-07 Great word problem - minimize cost given variable labor and ops costs and fuel efficiency as fcn of speed
7-24-07 Differential Equation solved using separation of variables -- excellent Partial Fractions Tutorial
7-24-07 1991 AP: Tightrope walker - find speed of shadow on ground and on side wall of building -- related rates
7-24-07 Integration to find reduction formula for integral of tan^n(x) dx -- interesting problem
7-24-07 Classic algebra 1 word problem - Dan and Ken both mowing the lawn -- how long does it take?
7-23-07 Word problem funnel water being added find dh/dt given dV/dt -- a related rates problem in effect
7-23-07 Integral of x^2 * sinx dx using multiple rounds of integration by parts
7-23-07 Differential Equation x' - xcos(t) = cos(t) solution using separation of variables
7-23-07 Integral of e^5x sin(3x) dx -- Integration by parts used successively
4-9-07 Find total distance traveled by bouncing ball
4-9-07 d/dx of integral from -x to x of e^-t^2 dt
4-8-07 Integral of 1/(x * sqrt(4x+1))
4-7-07 Find area bounded by sqrt(x) + sqrt(y) = 1, y=0, x=0 Substitution in definite integral
4-5-06 2005 AP Calculus AB Free Response - Rod heated from one end, find a number of attributes
3-5-07 Contrived AP calculus problem 12 + integral from a to x of f(t)/t^3 = 4 * sqrt(x) solve for f(x) and a
3-5-07 Related rate problem man walking away from light what is speed of shadow
3-5-07 Related rate problem bucket on pulley man walking with rope find speed of bucket
3-5-07 Polar coordinate function r = 1 - 2sin(theta) used to calculate area using integral
3-5-07 d/dx of integral from 1 to 2x of sqrt(1+t^2) dt
3-5-07 Exponential decay problem using carbon 14 dating
3-4-07 Gnarly integral below: Is it a real problem or is it BS just to torture calculus students?
2-27-07 Gnarly integral of (2x + 1) / sqrt(2 -3x - 2x^2) using inverse trig and complete the square
2-12-07 Word problem revenue rate changing using related rates and chain rule
2-12-07 Riemann sum of ln(x-2) using the average of left and right for each interval
2-12-07 Limit of indeterminate form using L'hopital's rule with both x and y variables
2-12-07 Integral involving sqrt(a^2 - x^2) -- trigonometric substitution
2-12-07 Integral of [ln(x-2)]/x
2-12-07 Integral involving substitution of lnx
2-12-07 d/dx of the integral from 0 to x^3-1 of f(t) dt
2-12-07 Area and volume free response problem from the 2002 AP exam
2-10-07 Surface area of a doughnut using volume of revolution
2-10-07 Slope fields and differential equations: explained "soup to nuts"
1-26-07 Classic AP Calculus Riemann Sum problems explained "soup to nuts"
1-19-07 Classic AP Calculus test free response problem almost guaranteed to be on the test
1-12-07 Integral with sin and cos terms in denom using algebraic tricks and trig identities
1-12-07 Integral using partial fractions and other tricks
1-10-07 Volume of revolution between x^2 and x^3 around y axis
1-10-07 Integral of tan^n(x) sec^2(x) dx
12-28-06 Word problem involving sand dumped using derivatives and rates
12-28-06 Derivation of pi using limit of ratio of circumference to radius
12-27-06 Integral of (sinx)^3cosxdx
12-18-06 Integral to find the area of a triangle
12-18-06 d/dx of integral from 0 to x of a function of f(t)dt
12-15-06 Fundamental Theorem Part 1: Is it a remnant from the last UFO to visit earth?
12-13-06 Fundamental Theorem Part II Proof
12-8-06 Tutorial: Riemann sums, finite sums, integrals part 1
12-8-06 Tutorial: Riemann sums, finite sums, integrals part 2
11-18-06
How to solve calculus word problems