Core Topics in University Mathematics

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This series of videos is aimed primarily at first-year undergraduate mathematics students. It covers some of the topics which students often find hard, but which are fundamental to success in university mathematics. One example of such a topic is curve sketching, which can reveal the qualitative b…

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    sequences and their properties - answers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2013 3:33


    This video presents the answers to a quiz about sequences of real numbers and their properties.

    sequences and their properties - quiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2013 2:05


    This video presents a quiz about sequences of real numbers and their properties.

    sequences and their properties - examples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2013 8:33


    This video shows some examples of sequences of real numbers and describes their properties.

    series - the ratio test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2013 10:44


    This video describes how to use the ratio test to determine whether a series converges or diverges.

    series - the comparison test

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2012 12:44


    This video describes how to use the comparison test to determine whether a series converges or diverges.

    convergence of series

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2012 7:49


    This video explains what it means for a series of real numbers to converge to a limit.

    convergence of sequences 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2012 12:22


    This video establishes whether various sequences of real numbers converge, using the definition of convergence.

    Convergence of Sequences 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2012 11:15


    This video explains what it means for a sequence of real numbers to converge to a limit.

    11. Proof by Induction – Example 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2012 9:11


    This video uses Proof by Induction to show that the sum of three consecutive cubes is divisible by nine.

    06a. Sketching Functions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2012 7:41


    This video describes some examples of curve sketching, for functions that can be written as a product of two other functions.

    07. Curve Sketching

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2012 7:00


    This video describes two examples of curve sketching, using symmetry, an examination of small and large values of the independent variable, and differentiation.

    03. Curve Sketching

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2012 5:35


    This video describes three ideas that are useful in curve sketching: symmetry, small and large values of the independent variable, and differentiation.

    06. Curve Sketching

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2012 7:18


    This video explains why curve sketching is so important and describes how to use transformations to extend the range of functions you can sketch.

    02. Proof by Contradiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2012 5:47


    This video proves that there are infinitely many prime numbers, using Proof by Contradiction.

    08. Think of a Function

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2012 13:11


    This video discusses how to choose a function with specified properties.

    04. Intro to Vector Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2012 9:11


    This video shows the ABC of Vector Spaces, with examples.

    05. Bases for Vector Spaces

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2012 9:39


    This video describes the concept of a basis for a vector space.

    09. Exponential Function

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2012 7:24


    This video tells us some things we never knew about the exponential function!

    10. Proof by Induction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2012 9:05


    This video describes the induction step in Proof by Induction.

    01. Proof by Induction

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2012 7:52


    This video describes how Proof by Induction works and applies it to an example.

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