IXL Spring Spotlight skill plan

IXL Spring Spotlight skill plan - Calculus

Keep students learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan! Find essential IXL skills for solidifying understanding below.

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1	Week 1 Comprehensive review
Day 1		1. Find one-sided limits using graphs 2. Find limits involving factorization and rationalization
Day 1
1. Find one-sided limits using graphs 2. Find limits involving factorization and rationalization

Day 2		1. Determine if a limit exists 2. Find limits involving trigonometric functions
Day 2
1. Determine if a limit exists 2. Find limits involving trigonometric functions

Day 3		1. Determine end behavior of polynomial and rational functions 2. Determine continuity using graphs
Day 3
1. Determine end behavior of polynomial and rational functions 2. Determine continuity using graphs

Day 4		1. Find the limit at a vertical asymptote of a rational function II 2. Determine the continuity of a piecewise function at a point
Day 4
1. Find the limit at a vertical asymptote of a rational function II 2. Determine the continuity of a piecewise function at a point

Day 5		1. Intermediate Value Theorem 2. Average rate of change I
Day 5
1. Intermediate Value Theorem 2. Average rate of change I

2	Week 2 Comprehensive review
Day 1		1. Average rate of change II 2. Power rule II
Day 1
1. Average rate of change II 2. Power rule II

Day 2		1. Find derivatives of polynomials 2. Chain rule
Day 2
1. Find derivatives of polynomials 2. Chain rule

Day 3		1. Find derivatives of rational functions 2. Inverse function rule
Day 3
1. Find derivatives of rational functions 2. Inverse function rule

Day 4		1. Find derivatives of trigonometric functions II 2. Find derivatives of exponential functions
Day 4
1. Find derivatives of trigonometric functions II 2. Find derivatives of exponential functions

Day 5		1. Find derivatives of logarithmic functions 2. Find derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions
Day 5
1. Find derivatives of logarithmic functions 2. Find derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions

3	Week 3 Comprehensive review
Day 1		1. Find derivatives of radical functions 2. Find derivatives using the product rule II
Day 1
1. Find derivatives of radical functions 2. Find derivatives using the product rule II

Day 2		1. Find derivatives using the quotient rule I 2. Find derivatives using the chain rule I
Day 2
1. Find derivatives using the quotient rule I 2. Find derivatives using the chain rule I

Day 3		1. Find derivatives using the quotient rule II 2. Find derivatives using the chain rule II
Day 3
1. Find derivatives using the quotient rule II 2. Find derivatives using the chain rule II

Day 4		1. Find higher derivatives of polynomials 2. Find derivatives using implicit differentiation
Day 4
1. Find higher derivatives of polynomials 2. Find derivatives using implicit differentiation

Day 5		1. Find second derivatives of trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions 2. Find tangent lines using implicit differentiation
Day 5
1. Find second derivatives of trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions 2. Find tangent lines using implicit differentiation

4	Week 4 Limits
Day 1		1. Find limits using graphs 2. Find one-sided limits using graphs
Day 1
1. Find limits using graphs 2. Find one-sided limits using graphs

Day 2		1. Find limits using addition, subtraction, and multiplication laws 2. Find limits using the division law
Day 2
1. Find limits using addition, subtraction, and multiplication laws 2. Find limits using the division law

Day 3		1. Find limits using limit laws 2. Find limits of polynomials and rational functions
Day 3
1. Find limits using limit laws 2. Find limits of polynomials and rational functions

Day 4		1. Find limits involving factorization and rationalization 2. Find limits involving trigonometric functions
Day 4
1. Find limits involving factorization and rationalization 2. Find limits involving trigonometric functions

Day 5		1. Find limits at vertical asymptotes using graphs 2. Determine end behavior of polynomial and rational functions
Day 5
1. Find limits at vertical asymptotes using graphs 2. Determine end behavior of polynomial and rational functions

5	Week 5 Continuity and introduction to derivatives
Day 1		1. Identify graphs of continuous functions 2. Determine one-sided continuity using graphs
Day 1
1. Identify graphs of continuous functions 2. Determine one-sided continuity using graphs

Day 2		1. Find and analyze points of discontinuity using graphs 2. Determine continuity on an interval using graphs
Day 2
1. Find and analyze points of discontinuity using graphs 2. Determine continuity on an interval using graphs

Day 3		1. Make a piecewise function continuous 2. Intermediate Value Theorem
Day 3
1. Make a piecewise function continuous 2. Intermediate Value Theorem

Day 4		1. Average rate of change I 2. Find instantaneous rates of change
Day 4
1. Average rate of change I 2. Find instantaneous rates of change

Day 5		1. Find the slope of a tangent line using limits 2. Find equations of tangent lines using limits
Day 5
1. Find the slope of a tangent line using limits 2. Find equations of tangent lines using limits

6	Week 6 Derivatives review
Day 1		1. Find derivatives of polynomials 2. Find derivatives of rational functions
Day 1
1. Find derivatives of polynomials 2. Find derivatives of rational functions

Day 2		1. Find derivatives of trigonometric functions II 2. Find derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions
Day 2
1. Find derivatives of trigonometric functions II 2. Find derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions

Day 3		1. Find derivatives of exponential functions 2. Find derivatives of logarithmic functions
Day 3
1. Find derivatives of exponential functions 2. Find derivatives of logarithmic functions

Day 4		1. Find derivatives of radical functions 2. Find derivatives using the product rule II
Day 4
1. Find derivatives of radical functions 2. Find derivatives using the product rule II

Day 5		1. Find derivatives using the quotient rule II 2. Find derivatives using the chain rule II
Day 5
1. Find derivatives using the quotient rule II 2. Find derivatives using the chain rule II

7	Week 7 Higher derivatives
Day 1		1. Find higher derivatives of polynomials
Day 1
1. Find higher derivatives of polynomials

Day 2		1. Find higher derivatives of rational and radical functions
Day 2
1. Find higher derivatives of rational and radical functions

Day 3		1. Find second derivatives of trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions
Day 3
1. Find second derivatives of trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions

Day 4		1. Find higher derivatives of exponential and trigonometric functions
Day 4
1. Find higher derivatives of exponential and trigonometric functions

Day 5		1. Find higher derivatives of logarithmic and power functions
Day 5
1. Find higher derivatives of logarithmic and power functions