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This page will provide links to videos I make and post publicly.  They are collected in a couple of playlists on YouTube organized by topic.

Mandelbrot Set exploration in the TI-83/84
Complex Numbers in the TI-83/84

Redundancy in a Network Graph

Roman Numerals

Algebra

What kind of number is it?
Why Division by Zero is undefined
Calculator Tricks for Working with Fractions

Simplifying Square Roots
Adding Square Roots
Rationalizing Square Roots

Properties of Exponents

Solving Linear Equations involving Fractions
Solving Linear Equation with Integer Coefficients

Plotting Points in two dimensions
Graphing Basics in the TI-83/84
Midpoint Formula
Distance Formula
Distance and Midpoint Formulas
Equation of a Circle, Completing the Square

Equations of a Line
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Finding Equations of a Line

Percent Increase/Decrease Problems
Setting up Mixture Problems in 2 and 3 variables
Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities
Comparing Solutions Methods for Systems of Equations
Variation Problems

Identifying Polynomials
Factoring
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Solving Quadratic Equations (Quadratic Formula, completing the square)
Combining Different Roots into a single expression
Factoring with Fractional Exponents
Open-Top Box Problems
Graphing Quadratics with Intercepts, Vertex, Axis of Symmetry
Extending FOIL beyond Binomials
Using the Discriminant to Find Number of Zeros

Building Piecewise Functions and Graphing in Graphfree (Graphfree)
Graphing Piecewise Functions by Hand
Writing Functions of Piecewise Graphs

Functions and Relations 
Domain and Range of Functions and Relations
Symmetry of Functions and Relations
Symmetry of Functions
Properties of Piecewise Functions from a Graph
Distance Between a Function and a Point
Difference Quotient with Polynomials
Difference Quotient with Rational Function
Difference Quotient with Radical Function
Average Rate of Change
Relationship between the Average Rate of Change, the Difference Quotient and the Instantanous Rate of Change
Simplifying a Complex Fraction
Simplifying a Complex Fraction with Radicals

Identifying Transformations on Functions
Inverses with Domain Restrictions
Finding Inverses of One-to-One Functions
Decomposing Functions
Operations on Functions and Domains

Long Division of Polynomials
Graphing Real Zeros of Polynomials
Graphing Rational Functions
Applying Transformations to Functions and Points
Complex Numbers
Rational Zeros Theorem
Synthetic Division
Remainder and Factor Theorem
Graphs of Rational Functions
Binomial Theorem
Finding all the Zeros of a Polynomial
Rational Zeros and Rule of Signs
Equations of Polynomials from their Zeros
Polynomial Zeros and End Behavior
Long and Synthetic Division
Basic Operations on Complex Numbers

Solving Exponential and Log Equations
Finding the Inverse of a Rational Function
Solving a Rational Equation
Solving a Radical (Square Root) Equation
Solving an Absolute Value Eqation

Solving a Linear Inequality
Solving an Absolute Value Inequality (greater than)
Solving a Double Inequality
Quadratic Inequalities
Rational Inequalities
Complex Absolute Value Inequality Done Graphically
Inequalities involving AND and OR
Solution Sets
Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

Math of Finance with Formulas
Math of Finance with TVM Solver in TI-83/84

Sigma Notation Basics

General Properties of Matrices
Operations on Matrices
Converting Systems of Equations into Matrix Form
Solving Systems of Equations with Matrices

Solving a Nonlinear System with Three Variables
Solving a Nonlinear System with Two Variables

Partial Fraction Decomposition

Calculator Tricks for Working with Trig
Proving Trigonometric Identities
Domain and Range of Trig Functions and Inverses
Solving Equations with Trig Functions
Simplifying Expressions with Inverse Trig Expressions inside other Trig Functions
Law of Sines
Law of Cosines
Bearings Problems
Conic Sections
Converting Polar Functions into Parametric Form
Polar Coordinates
Plotting Polar Coordinates
Parametric Equations of an Ellipse

Algebra Playlist

Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics

Excel/Sheets examples for Spreadsheet Applications

Entering Data into the TI-83/84
Descriptive Statistics in the TI-83/84
Descriptive Statistics of Grouped Data in the TI-83/84
Expected Value in the TI-83/84
Counting Formulas in the TI-83/84
Binomial Distribution in the TI-83/84
Statistical Graphs in the TI-83/84
Normal Distribution in the TI-83/84
Geometric Distribution in the TI-84
F-Distribution in the TI-84
Chi-Squared Distribution in the TI-84
One-Sample Confidence Intervals in the TI-83/84
One-Sample Hypothesis Testing in the TI-83/84
Two-Sample Dependent (Paired) T-Test in the TI-83/84
Two-Sample Independent T-Test in the TI-83/84
Hypothesis Testing for Two-Sample Proportions in the TI-83/84
Chi-Squared Test of Independence in TI-83/84
Goodness-of-Fit Test in the TI-84
One-Way ANOVA in the TI-83/84
Correlation and Simple Linear Regression in the TI-83/84
Regression Slope Confidence Interval in the TI-84
Linear Regression T-Test in the TI-84

Basic Linear Regression in Excel 2016
One-Variable Regression Basics in Excel
Exploring Scatterplots and Correlations in Excel
Making Predictions and Finding Residuals for Regression in Excel
Calculating and Interpreting Coefficient of Determination in Excel
Hypothesis Testing for Regression in Excel
Confidence Intervals on Regression Coefficients in Excel
Simulation of Coefficients for Regression in Excel
Identifying Outliers and Influential Points
Intrinsically Linear Models in Excel
Exponential Regression in Excel
Polynomial Regression from a Scatterplot in Excel
Polynomial Regression in Excel
Multiple Linear Regression Basics in Excel
Backward Selection for Multiple Regression
Creating Dummy Variables in Excel

Two-Way Tables in Excel 2016 -- Basics
Two Way Tables in Excel 2016 -- Multiple Questions
Frequency Tables (one- and two-way tables) in Minitab

Percentiles in Excel 2016

Line Graphs in Excel 2016
Time Series Graphs in Minitab 19

Confidence Intervals from Raw Data in Minitab 19
Worked Example with Two Proportion Confidence Interval in Minitab 19

One-sample T-Test in TI-84 Example
One-sample T-Test in Excel Example
One-sample T-Test in Minitab 19 Example

One-sample Z-Test in TI-84 Example
One-sample Z-Test of Summarized Data in Excel Example
One-sample Z-Test of Summarized Data in  Minitab 19

Two-Sample Unpooled T-Tests from Summary Statistics in Excel
Two-Sample Pooled T-Tests from Summary Statistics in Excel
Paired Two-Sample T-Tests in Excel
Two-Sample Independent T-Tests from Data in Excel
Two-Sample T-Intervals in Excel

Chi-Squared Test of Independence in Excel
Goodness-of-fit Tests in Excel
One-Way ANOVA in Excel
Which Test do I Use?

COVID-19 and Exponential Growth (Excel sheet)

Making Frequency Tables (Pivot Tables) in Excel
Making Pie Charts in Excel
Making Bar Graphs in Excel
Making Bar Graphs from Two-Way Tables in Excel
Making Comparative Box Plots in Excel
Making Histograms and Boxplots in Excel
Making Maps in Excel

Bar Graphs in Minitab
Pie Charts in Minitab
Histograms in Minitab
Boxplots in Minitab
Making Correlograms in Minitab
Scatterplots in Minitab
Adding Trend (Regression) or Smoothing to Scatterplot in Minitab
Bubble Plots in Minitab
Binned Scatterplots in Minitab
Marginal Plots in Minitab
Dotplots & Stem-and-Leaf Plots in Minitab
Probability Plots & Empirical CDF graphs in Minitab
Plotting Probabilty Distributions in Minitab
3D Scatterplots in Minitab

Venn Diagrams and Set Notation
Venn Diagrams and Probability

Importing Data into Excel from the Web
Recoding Data in Excel for a Database

Cell Reference Basics in Excel
Using IF statements in Excel
Formatting Numbers in Excel for Proportions

Coin Toss Simulation in Excel
Fair Die Roll Simulation in Excel
Random Simulation in Excel and Minitab

Finding Probabilties from Two-Way tables with Probability Rules
Counting Rules in Excel
Using Excel to Evaluate Mathematical and Statistical Formulas
Using Excel to Graph Functions

Stats with Pivot Tables in Excel
Calculating Descriptive Statistics in Excel
Calculating a Weighted Average in Excel
Calculated Expected Values and Standard Deviation for a Discrete Probability Distribution in Excel

Doing Binomial Probabilities in Excel
Empirical Rule and Standard Score
Calculating Normal Probabilities in Excel
Calculating Probabilities and Cut-off Values for T-Distribution in Excel
Central Limit Theorem Simulation
Calculating Probabilities with Sampling Distributions

Finding Confidence intervals for Means and Proportions (one-sample) in Excel
Finding Sample Sizes for one-sample confidence intervals (means and proportins) in Excel

Math of Finance: Simple Interest in Excel
Math of Finance: Calculating Future Values (Compound Interest)
Math of Finance: Calculating Present Value (Compound Interest)
Math of Finance: Calculating Payments in Excel (Compound Interest)
Math of Finance: A simple amortization table in Excel
Math of Finance: Creating Amortization Tables in Excel
Math of Finance: Calculating Effective Rates in Excel
Math of Finance: Continuous Compounding in Excel

Exponential vs. Linear Growth

Linear Programming in Two Variables, Solve Graphically with Desmos
Linear Programming in Two Variables, Solve with Solver in Excel 2016

Playlists:
Spreadsheet Application Tutorials
Excel Basics for Quantitative/Mathematical Reasoning
Statistics with Excel
Statistics with Minitab
Statistics with the TI-83/84
Liberal Arts Math

Single-Variable Calculus

How to Draw the Greek Letters
Epsilon-Delta Definition of a Limit Proof -- Linear
Epsilon-Delta Definition of a Limit Proof -- Nonlinear
Squeeze Theorem
Numerical Limits in Excel

Limit Definition of a Derivative -- Polynomial
Limit Definition of a Derivative -- Radical
Limit Definition of a Derivative -- Rational
Derivative of the Sine Function
Hyperbolic Trig Functions: Quick Intro
Properties of Derivatives

Using Combinations of the product rule, quotient rule and chain rules: easy version
Using Combinations of the product, quotient and chain rules: harder version
Logarithmic Differentiation
Implicit Differentiation: worked example in x and y

Newton's Method
Bisection Algorithm in Excel
Related Rates
Estimating Values using Differentials

Estimating Area under a Curve -- Riemann Sums, Fixed Rectangles
Finding Area Under a Curve -- Riemann Sums, Limit Definition
Mathematical Induction: proving the sum of i-squared formula

Deriving the Formula for the Arc Length

Volume of Solid of Revolution -- around x-axis
Volume of Solid of Revolution -- around y-axis
Volume of Solid of Revoution -- around y=c
Volume of Solid of Revolution -- around x=c
Surface Area of Revolution

Work: springs and gravity
Work: winding up a chain
Work: pumping out tanks (various shapes)
Center of Mass

Change of Variable (one-variable)
Substitution (u-sub, one-variable)

Integration by Parts, overview
Integration by Parts with u-substitution
Integration by Parts with looping integrals
Integration by Parts using the tabular method

Trigonometric Integrals: sine and cosine
Trigonometric Integrals: tangent and secant
Trig Substitution
Integrating Products of Trig Functions with Different Angles

Integrating Rational Functions: Overview and Strategy
Which Integration Strategy to use?
Integrating with Tables

Improper Integrals
Trapezoidal Rule
Errors and finding n for the Trapezoidal Rule
Simpson's Rule
Errors and finding n for Simpson's Rule

Sequence Formulas
Series Tests: Nth term (divergence) and Alternating
Series Tests: Telescoping and P-Series
Series Tests: Integral and Geometric
Series Tests: Root and Ratio
Series Tests: Limit and Direct Comparison
Errors on the Integral Test and Alternating Series Tests

Power Series Convergence
Power Series Convergence at the Endpoints
Functions as Power Series
Derivatives of the Power Series formula to find more power series

Generating Taylor polynomials
Working with Taylor polynomials
Doing Approximations with Taylor polynomials

First and Second Derivatives with Parametric Functions
Area Under a Parametric Curve
Surface Area of Revolution of a Parametric Curve

Derivative with Polar Functions
Finding the Area of a Petal of a Polar Curve
Finding the Area of the Inner Loop of a Polar Curve
Area Between Two Polar Curves
Area Between Two Polar Curves (Example 2)
Eccentricity of Conics (Rectangular and Polar)
Exploring Polar Curves

Elasticity of Demand
Consumer and Producer Surplus
Continuous Income Stream

Average Value of a Function

Playlist: Single Variable Calculus

Multivariable Calculus

Vector Operations for Multivariable Calculus
Plotting Points in 3D
Domain and Range of Multivariable Functions
Quadric Surfaces
Distance between a Point and a Plane
Distance between a Point and a Line
Equation of a Line in 3-space
Lines in 3-space: Skew, Parallel or Intersecting
Equation of the Intersection of Planes
Angle of Intersection of Planes
Equation of a Plane in 3-space
Equation of a Plane from different starting points
Level Curves and Traces
Gradients and Level Curves
Writing Surfaces in Parametric Form
Converting Coordinate Systems: Converting Functions: Rectangular, Cylindrical, Spherical
Converting Coordinate Systems: Converting Points: Rectangular, Cylindrical, Spherical
Del Notation

Curvature
Parametrizing Intersection of Surfaces
Angle of Intersection of Two Surfaces
Domain of a Parametric Function
Rewriting Parametric Functions in terms of their Arc Length

Tangents and Normal Vectors for Space Curves
Tangent Planes and Normal Lines for Surfaces in Rectangular Coordinates
Tangent Planes and Normal Lines for Parametric Surfaces
Orientable Surfaces

Limits in 2 or more Variables
Multivariable Chain Rule
Relative Extrema in 2 Variables
Absolute Extrema in 2 Variables
Implicit Differentiation using the Definition
Implicit Differentiation using Partial Derivatives

Lagrange Multipliers

Triple Integrals

Finding the Mass of a Wire
Mass of a lamina in a plane
Mass of a lamina over a surface
Mass of a volume
Center of Mass in two dimensions (two variables)
Center of Mass in three dimensions

Changing Variables/Jacobians
Changing Limits of Integration in 2D
Changing Limits of Integration in 3D

Vector Fields and Potential Functions

Line Integrals with Parametrized Curves
Green's Theorem
Stokes' Theorem
Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals
Finding Area Under a Curve with Line Integrals

Surface Integrals 

Playlist: Multivariable Calculus

Probability and Statistics (Calculus-based)

Continuous Probability Distributions -- Probability, Cumulative, Percentiles
Continuous Probability Distributions -- Expected Value and Variance
Maximum Likelihood Functions: Part 1
Maximum Likelihood Functions: Part 2
Maximum Likelihood Functions: Part 3

Playlist: Probability and Stats (Calculus topics)

Differential Equations

Classifying Differential Equations (order, linearity, some homogeneous)
Slope Fields

Separable Differential Equations using Partial Fractions Example
Separable Differential Equations using Exponential Rules Example

Bernoulli Solution to a Differential Equation (previously solved by separation of variables)
Solving Bernoulli Equations

Solving First Order Homogeneous Differential Equations
Solving Homogeneous ODEs with Substitution (previously solved by Exact integrating factors)

Solving First Order Linear ODEs with Method of Integrating Factors

Solving an Exact Differential Equation
Solving Exact Differential Equations with Integrating Factors

Concentration Problems (one variable)

Solving Cauchy-Euler Second-Order Equations with Real Roots
Solving Cauchy-Euler Second-Order Equation with Repeated Roots
Solving Cauchy-Euler Second-Order Equation with Complex Roots

Solving Constant Coefficient Second-Order Equation with Real Roots
Solving Constant Coefficient Second-Order Equation with Repeated Roots
Solving Constant Coefficient Second-Order Equation with Complex Roots

Euler's Formula for Complex Roots: Rewriting Complex Exponentials as Real Solutions

Variation of Parameters
Method of Undetermined Coefficients, Example 1
Method of Undetermined Coefficients, Example 2
Method of Undetermined Coefficients, Example 3

Reduction of Order

Laplace Transforms: Using the Definition
Laplace Transforms: Using the Definition on Piecewise Functions
Using a Table to Find Common Laplace Transforms
Using a Table to Find Common Inverse Laplace Transforms

Solving Second-Order ODEs with Laplace Transforms, Example 1
Solving Second-Order ODEs with Laplace Transforms, Example 2

Spring Problems, Part 1
Spring Problems, Part 2
Systems of Springs

Systems of ODEs, real roots
Systems of ODEs, complex roots
Boundary Value Problems: Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions

Series Solutions for ODEs
Singular Points

Extending Fourier Series
Fourier Series: Even Function
Fourier Series: Odd Function
Fourier Series: Asymmetric Piecewise Function

Playlist: Differential Equations

LinearAlgebra

Loop Currents
Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
Inner Products
Linear Transformations
Matrix Operations in the TI-83/84
Writing Proofs
Coordinate Systems
Discrete Dynamical Systems
Matrix of a Linear Transformation
Markov Chains
Homogeneous Solutions and Null Spaces
Vector Spaces and Subspaces
Dimensions for Subspaces of a Matrix
Basis for Row and Column Space of a Matrix
Basis
Linear Independence

General Properties of Matrices
Operations on Matrices
Converting Systems of Equations into Matrix Form
Solving Systems of Equations with Matrices
Finding an Interpolating Polynomial
Solving a 2-variable system with inverses and row-reducing
Solving a 3-variable system with Cramer's Rule
Solving a 3-variable independent system with row-reducing
Dependent Solutions (2 free variables)
Input-Output System
Proving a Vector is in the Span
Determining if Vectors with an Unknown are Independent
Solving A System with Inverses

Complex Similarity Transformations and Rotations
Similarity Transformations and Diagonalization

Finding a 4x4 Determinant: Comparing Methods
Applications of Determinants to Geometry
Finding a 5x5 Determinant through Row Reducing
Determinant of a 3x3 Matrix
Finding Eigenspace for 2x2, 3x3 matrices
Properties of Determinants

Gram-Schmidt
Projection onto a Subspace & Orthogonal Complement
Find a Basis for W-perp/Extending an Orthogonal Basis to R^n
Orthogonal Bases

Regression with Linear Algebra

Playlist: Linear Algebra

Discrete Math

Logic Gates
Counting Formulas
Writing Proofs
Converting Base-10 to Base-2 and Hexadecimal
Conveting from Base-10 to Other Bases
Decimal Representations in Other Bases
Doing Arithmetic in Other Bases
Creating Addition and Multiplication Tables in Other Bases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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