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    Preparing for College Calculus for AP Calc Students

    Yes, there are plenty. I don't know if you want single variable calculus resources only or if you also want multivariate calculus resources (in some schools calculus is 2 semesters long, so calc 1 is single variable and cacl 2 is multi/vector; whereas in some schools calculus is taught over 3...
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    Where Can I Find Precalculus Tutorial DVD or Streaming Courses Online?

    Try the "Trigonometry" section of Math TV: http://www.mathtv.com/
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    What Are the Best Trigger Mechanisms for Rubber Band Powered Vehicles?

    rofl, so you are in the 2009 eFTP program? Looks like every new generation of engineers taking eFTP is destined to discover this page. Hang in there! I know the program is rough, but it's survivable!
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    What Are the Best Trigger Mechanisms for Rubber Band Powered Vehicles?

    lmfao, I am in eFTP, too, and I came across this page while goggling "trigger mechanisms" without the quotes. I am starting to seriously hate this program... the calc and the chem are fine, but this worksheet and the success class are pissing me off.
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    Trig Without Tears - Tutorials To Help You Develop Identities

    http://oakroadsystems.com/twt/ I searched and it looked like no one had posted this before, so here it is. Trig without tears is an awesome site in which some guy explains trigonometry, from the basic functions of sine and cosine to the double and half angle identities. The interesting part...
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    Why Was 9/4 Added in the Quadratic Equation Completion?

    You use LaTeX. This tread explains in more detail. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=8997
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    Midnight Tutor - Videos To Help You Learn Calculus

    http://www.midnighttutor.com/ I searched and it looked like no one had posted this before, so here it is. The Midnight Tutor is an awesome site in which some guys make videos of themselves in front of boards and teach calculus, be it a concept or how to solve a certain kind of problem. It is...
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    Finding Maximum Values: Using Calculus to Solve Quadratic Equations

    I used calculus to get the maximum, and I get what ihopeican got; x = -0.8333... without calculus, you can get the x value of the midpoint by -b/2a, as ihopeican suggested, or by finding the zeros of the equation and finding the average of their x values, as HallsofIvy suggested. When you get to...
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