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Math 119 Prioritized Topics:

Note: The grouping also indicates the likelihood of problems related to the stated topics will appear in the final.

Extremely Important Topics:

1. Differentiation
Power rule
General power rule
Product rule
Quotient rule
Chain rule
Derivative of trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant)
Derivative of exponential and logarithm functions
Implicit Differentiation
Logarithmic Differentiation
Partial derivatives of functions of two or more variables


2. Integration
Fundamental theorem (statement, not proof)
Power rule
Integral involving sine and cosine
Integral involving exponential or logarithm functions
Antiderivative
Definite integrals and area
Integration by substitution
Integration by parts
Integration by first performing algebraic simplification
Integral giving rise to logarithm functions


Very Important Topics:
Finding critical points
First and second derivative tests
Finding inflection points
Solving optimization problems (not problems related to inventory control)
Exponential growth and decay
Area bounded by curves
Improper integrals
Separation of variables in differential equations
Lagrange multipliers for functions of two or three variables
Expected value and variance of a random variable (discrete and continuous)
Important Topics:
Computing limits
Finding tangent line at a point
Graphing functions
Continuous interest
Volume of solid of revolution
Average value of a function
Second derivative test for functions of two variables
Properties of sine and cosine
Calculating probability
Exponential density function


Less Important Topics:
Marginal revenue, cost and profit
Consumers' surplus and producers' surplus
Future value of a continuous income stream
Least squares
Production functions in economics
Level curves
Properties of sine and cosine
Integration involving tangent, cosecant, secant and cotangent functions
Present value of a continuous income stream
Constant solution of a differential equation


Related Topics:
Calculation of derivative using limit definition
Optimization problems related to inventory control
Compound interest
Riemann sum
Total population in a ring around the city center
Normal random variables