Mathematics 2121-01
Calculus for Life Sciences I
Fall 02
Dr. A. Shlapentokh
Practice Test #2

1. Compute .
2. Compute .
3. Compute .
4. Compute .
5. Compute .
6. Compute .
7. Compute .
8. Compute .
9. Compute .
10. Let . What is the average rate of change of between and for any ?
11. Find the increment of the function in the interval .
12. Let . Let . Find the corresponding .
13. Find the average rate of change for the function in the interval .
14. Let . Find the average rate of change of in the interval .
15. Let . Find .
16. A population of a certain bacteria grows according to the formula , where is measured in hours and is measured in mg. Find the average rate of growth of the population of the bacteria between t=2 and t=4 hours.
17. Compute .
18. Compute .
19. Compute .
20. Compute .
21. Let . Compute .
22. Let . Compute .
23. Let . Compute .
24. Let Is continuous at ?
25. Let Is continuous at ?
26. Let when and for some real number . Is there a value of which will make this function continuous at ?
27. Let , for and for some real number . Is there a value of which will make this function continuous at ?
28. Is the function continuous at ? Does this function have a derivative at ?
29. Let be a function differentiable everywhere. Then for what does the following equality hold ?
30. Let be a function differentiable everywhere. Then for what does the following equality hold ?
31. Compute the derivative of using the definition of the derivative.
32. Compute the derivative of using the definition of the derivative.
33. Compute the derivative of using the definition of the derivative.
34. What is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at ?
35. What is the equation of the tangent line to the graph of at ?
36. Suppose the amount of some chemical in the blood of a patient is described by the formula for , where is measured in minutes and is measured in mg. Find the instantaneous rate of growth of the amount of the chemical at .
37. Differentiate .
38. Differentiate .
39. Differentiate .
40. Differentiate .
41. Differentiate .