Practice Set
Calculus Review
Instructions
Work through each question. Show steps. For derivatives, state the rule(s) you use; for extrema,
state the conditions; for integrals, indicate which property or theorem you apply.
1. Compute f ′ (x) if f (x) = 3x4 − 5x2 + 7.
2. Let f (x) = (2x − 1)(x3 + 4). Find f ′ (x).
d ln(3x2 + 1)
3. Compute .
dx x
4. For f (x) = x3 − 3x, find f ′ (x), f ′′ (x), and where f is concave up/down.
5. Find and classify the critical points of f (x) = x4 − 2x2 .
6. On [0, 3], find the global maximum and minimum of f (x) = x3 − 3x + 1.
√ √
7. Use linearization at a = 0 to approximate 1 + x for small x. Then estimate 1.04.
8. Let z = f (x, y) = x2 y + 2y. Compute fx (1, 2), fy (1, 2) and the tangent plane at (1, 2).
dz
9. Suppose z = f (x, y) = x2 y with x = g(t) = et and y = h(t) = sin t. Compute .
dt
10. Let f (x, y) = x2 + xy + y 2 . Find the critical point(s) and classify using D = fxx fyy − (fxy )2 .
Z 2
11. Compute (3x2 − 4x + 1) dx.
0
Z 1 Z 3
12. Given f (x) dx = 2 and f (x) dx = −1, compute
0 1
Z 3 Z 0
A= f (x) dx, B= f (x) dx.
0 3
Z 3
If −2 ≤ f (x) ≤ 5 on [0, 3], give a bound for f (x) dx.
0
1
13. Improper Integrals
(1) (Definition with infinite upper limit). Write the limit definition for the improper
integral Z ∞
1
2
dx
1 x
without evaluating it. (Just the limit form.)
1
(2) (Definition with interior singularity). The function f (x) = √ is not defined
x−2
at x = 2. Write the correct limit definition for
Z 5
1
√ dx.
2 x−2
(3) (Basic convergence: p-test at infinity). Decide whether the integral converges or
diverges: Z ∞
1
3 dx.
1 x2
R∞
(You may recall: 1 x−p dx converges if p > 1.)
(4) (Basic convergence near 0). Decide whether the integral converges or diverges:
Z 1
1
√ dx.
0 x
(5) (Split at a finite point for (−∞, ∞)). Explain in one sentence how to correctly split
Z ∞
1
dx
−∞ 1 + x2
into two improper integrals using any finite number c.
14. Matrices: Basics
(1) (Dimensions and entries). Let
90 120 50
W = .
80 110 60
(i) What is the size of W ? (ii) What are w12 and w23 ?
(2) (Scalar multiplication). Compute 2W for the matrix W from B1.
2
(3) (Matrix addition). Let
10 14 5
S= .
8 12 6
Compute W + S using the W from B1.
(4) (Transpose). Compute W T for the matrix W from B1. State its size.
(5) (Distributive property check). Verify with a quick calculation that
2(W + S) = 2W + 2S
using the small matrices W and S from above.