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MATH 153 ME 1 Study Guide

The summary is for a study guide for MATH 153 ME I midterm exam covering Sections 2.2, 11.1-11.7, 12.1 from the first 3 weeks of class. Students should be prepared to solve homework and quiz problems involving differentiation, integration, limits, sequences, the least upper bound axiom, limits of sequences, L'Hopital's rule, and improper integrals. The document lists 8 main topics and subtopics to focus on in preparation for the exam.

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MATH 153 ME 1 Study Guide

The summary is for a study guide for MATH 153 ME I midterm exam covering Sections 2.2, 11.1-11.7, 12.1 from the first 3 weeks of class. Students should be prepared to solve homework and quiz problems involving differentiation, integration, limits, sequences, the least upper bound axiom, limits of sequences, L'Hopital's rule, and improper integrals. The document lists 8 main topics and subtopics to focus on in preparation for the exam.

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MATH 153: ME I - Study Guide

Mathematics Department October 23, 2019


Autumn 2019 Sections 39 and 49

Main topics for the First Midterm


Midterm Exam I will cover Sections 2.2, 11.1-11.7, 12.1. This is the material from
the first 3 weeks of class. In particular, I will expect you to know how to solve each
problem from the homework (both written and Gradarius) and the quizzes. I also
expect you to be able to differentiate and integrate single variable functions.
Make sure you are comfortable with the following:
1. Integration:
(a) u-substitution
2. Limits
(a) δ −  proofs
3. Sequences:
(a) Know what a sequence is both intuitively and the formal definition as a
function.
(b) recursive formula
(c) prove your formula for a general term using a mathematical induction.
(d) monotonic and/or bounded.
an+1
(e) Prove monotonicity by either checking the ratio or calculating the
an
derivative f 0 (x) for an = f (n).
4. The Least Upper Bound Axiom:
(a) upper bound (or a least upper bound) for the set S.
(b) Know (and understand) the statement of the least upper bound axiom.
5. Limits of Sequences:
(a) Prove a limit from the  − N -definition.
(b) Basic properties of limits
(c) pinching (aka squeeze) theorem to compute limits

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(d) If f is continuous, then f (limn→∞ an ) = limn→∞ f (an )
(e) If an is a recursive sequence defined by an = f (an−1 ) and if an has a limit,
L, know how to find L. (i.e.: If an → L, then lim an−1 = lim an = L and
f (an−1 ) → f (L))
(f) give inductive proof of the general term an in terms of only n if you’re
given a1 and a recursive formula for an in terms of an−1
1 n
(g) compute limits (as n → ∞) of the following standard sequences: x n , xn , n1α , lnnαn , xn!
(h) limit comparison for convergence/divergence
6. L’Hôpital’s Rule:
(a) Understand why indeterminate forms are called indeterminate forms.
(b) Know L’Hôpital’s Rule and when you can apply it
(c) Remember that computing a limit may often involve two or more application
of L’Hôpital’s Rule
7. Improper Integrals:
(a) Improper Integral Type I: Unbounded limits on the integral
(b) Improper Integral Type II: Unbounded function on the interval
(c) Know how to rewrite improper integrals as limits (sometimes you have
to break the integral into 2 or more on the interval)
(d) Know how to compute improper integrals. If you can compute the indefinite
integral, then you can simply take the limit.
R1 R∞
(e) Make sure you know when 0 xp dx and 1 xp dx converge or diverge.
8. Series:
k = 0n an
P
(a) If an is a sequence, understand notation
(b) Change of indeces

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