Introduction
T
his book is intended for a variety of calculus students. Perhaps you want a supplement
to your current calculus class or you’re looking to brush up on a course you took long
ago. Or maybe you’re teaching yourself and need a comprehensive book of extra practice
problems.
The 1,001 questions in this book cover calculus concepts that a high school student would
encounter in a calculus course in preparation for the AP exam. It also covers most of the
concepts that a calculus student could expect to see in the first two semesters of a threesemester calculus course. The types of questions are questions that I regularly assigned
when teaching both as homework questions or are questions that a student could’ve
expected to see on a quiz or test.
Jump around the book as you like. You can find a robust algebra and trigonometry review at
the beginning of the book to make sure that you’re prepared for calculus. The number-one
reason students have difficulty in calculus is not calculus itself but having a weak background in algebra and trigonometry. If you’re rusty on the fundamentals, spend time on
those first two chapters before jumping into the rest of the text!
As with many things worth doing in life, there’s no shortcut to becoming proficient in
mathematics. However, by practicing the problems in this book, you’ll be on your way
to becoming a much stronger calculus student.
What You’ll Find
The 1,001 calculus practice problems in the book are divided into 15 chapters, with each
chapter providing practice of the mechanical side of calculus or of applications of calculus. Some of the questions have a diagram or graph that you need in order to answer the
question.
The end of the book provides thorough and detailed solutions to all the problems. If you
get an answer wrong, try again before reading the solution! Knowing what not to do is often
a great starting point in discovering the correct approach, so don’t worry if you don’t
immediately solve each question; some problems can be quite challenging.
Beyond the Book
This book provides a lot of calculus practice. If you’d also like to track your progress online,
you’re in luck! Your book purchase comes with a free one-year subscription to all 1,001
practice questions online. You can access the content whenever you want. Create your own
question sets and view personalized reports that show what you need to study most.
T
his book is intended for a variety of calculus students. Perhaps you want a supplement
to your current calculus class or you’re looking to brush up on a course you took long
ago. Or maybe you’re teaching yourself and need a comprehensive book of extra practice
problems.
The 1,001 questions in this book cover calculus concepts that a high school student would
encounter in a calculus course in preparation for the AP exam. It also covers most of the
concepts that a calculus student could expect to see in the first two semesters of a threesemester calculus course. The types of questions are questions that I regularly assigned
when teaching both as homework questions or are questions that a student could’ve
expected to see on a quiz or test.
Jump around the book as you like. You can find a robust algebra and trigonometry review at
the beginning of the book to make sure that you’re prepared for calculus. The number-one
reason students have difficulty in calculus is not calculus itself but having a weak background in algebra and trigonometry. If you’re rusty on the fundamentals, spend time on
those first two chapters before jumping into the rest of the text!
As with many things worth doing in life, there’s no shortcut to becoming proficient in
mathematics. However, by practicing the problems in this book, you’ll be on your way
to becoming a much stronger calculus student.
What You’ll Find
The 1,001 calculus practice problems in the book are divided into 15 chapters, with each
chapter providing practice of the mechanical side of calculus or of applications of calculus. Some of the questions have a diagram or graph that you need in order to answer the
question.
The end of the book provides thorough and detailed solutions to all the problems. If you
get an answer wrong, try again before reading the solution! Knowing what not to do is often
a great starting point in discovering the correct approach, so don’t worry if you don’t
immediately solve each question; some problems can be quite challenging.
Beyond the Book
This book provides a lot of calculus practice. If you’d also like to track your progress online,
you’re in luck! Your book purchase comes with a free one-year subscription to all 1,001
practice questions online. You can access the content whenever you want. Create your own
question sets and view personalized reports that show what you need to study most.