Calculus 1: Extra Practice With Derivatives

This is an excellent tutorial for those of us who want to get the techniques of differentiation down to a routine. Notice I said techniques. So if you are a math major be aware that there is no theory here. There are no proofs of theorems as to WHY the techniques work. That, as stated by the instructor, is NOT the goal of this set. For those desiring proofs etc I recommend "Calculus: The Classic Edition" by Earl W. Swokowski.I found this series to be superb for learning AND doing the various methods of differentiation. The best way I found to really get things down was to view a section, say on the Chain Rule, then use REI's 'Calculus Problem Solver' text to do the exercises. I also found that actually plotting the original function AND the first and second derivatives alongside using GeoGebra made the most sense for me. This way I actually got to SEE how powerful the idea of differentiation was.My math skills are meager at best and Jason's teaching methodology works for me. No steps are skipped. Everything is spelled out, step by step until by the end of the series you will know the mechanics of differentiation.For the price this set is a bargain. I only wish I had this crutch during my halcyon days in grad school to use as a refresher. But; no matter, at least now I get the pleasure of doing this just for the fun of it. Very highly recommended.

The price of these DVD's are a bit on the high end, but it is well worth it. This professor tries his best to teach you the meat and potatoes of Introductory Calculus. The only problem with these dvd's is that they need to be accompanied by some sort of workbook in order to reinforce the concepts he is trying to teach you.He even mentions this during the tutorials, telling us to pause and do some problems on our own! I have yet to find the right book for the job. Don't bother with the Calculus for Dummies workbook, it's a jumbled mess. I'm looking for a workbook that gradually teaches you each concept through various problems ranging from easy to difficult. If any of you find it, please let me know. I'm trying so hard to CLEP out of Calculus.

These DVD's are a wonderful review of basic derivatives. I completed Calculus I last semester and needed a quick review of derivatives. It is/was especially helpful to see everything worked out step-by-step. These DVDs do not contain theory, so if you're looking for/need mathematical proofs, you're out of luck as far as these DVDs are concerned.Problems start out simple and then build on that foundation to more and more complex examples. I would recommend these DVDs to anyone who needs some extra work on the "how to" of derivatives.

This set saved my life during Calc. I really needed some extra help and practice, and I ended up getting an A!

I have many of Jason Gibson's DVD courses and I have found them all to be quite helpful, especially for an autodidact such as myself. The courses are expertly arranged, his explanations straightforward and clear, the courses expertly arranged, and the problems he uses progress from the basic to the more complicated in order to give you a solid grounding experience with the material. This DVD in particular, Calculus 1: Extra Practice with Derivatives, is exactly what it says it is: 10 solid hours of instruction in derivatives. When I was finished with it, I proceeded to plow through the sections on derivatives in the two calculus coursebooks I am using and my command of the subject was miles ahead of where it was when I started. It really did give me a solid grounding in the topic! I found the two sections on implicit differentiation, and the three on related rates, to be especially helpful and really cleared the topics up for me. Now I am looking forward for a future release of a DVD devoted to extra practice with integrals!

The DVDTutorDVD.com DVD set "Calculus 1: Extra Practice with Derivatives" presented an excellent adjunct to the Calculus series. The sections regarding "Implicit Differentiation" and "Related Rates" are worth the price of the set in of themselves. Having taken Calculus back in the stone age and again at the local community college after retiring from the military I always found those topics problematic....once I worked thru the examples with Jason I found myself asking "What was so hard about those problems?" Along with another reviewer's comment I look forward to a similar "Extra Practice" with the integral part of calculus!Dino PapasColonel U.S. Army Retired