LSU's Credit Exam for Calculus I (Math 1550)

The credit exam for first-semester calculus (Math 1550) consists of 20 multiple choice questions taken from the following topics. Sample problems for each topic are available by accessing the links (PDF). Calculators and formula sheets are not allowed when taking this exam.

Limits

1. Using laws of limits
2. Infinite limits
3. Indeterminate forms and L'Hospital's Rule
4. Limits at infinity
5. Continuity

Differentiation

6. Polynomials
7. Product Rule
8. Quotient Rule
9. Trigonometric functions
10. Exponential functions
11. Logarithmic functions
12. Chain Rule
13. Implicit differentiation
14. Higher order derivatives

Applications of Derivatives

15. Related Rates
16. Maximum and minimum values of a function
17. Derivatives and graphs
18. Optimization

Integration

19. Definite integrals
20. Substitution
21. Area between curves
22. Volume
23. Work
24. Average value of a function

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1_limitlaws.pdf20.98 KB
2_infinitelimits.pdf18.97 KB
3_lhospital.pdf17.83 KB
4_limitsatinfinity.pdf18.66 KB
5_continuity.pdf20 KB
6_polynomials.pdf20.12 KB
7_productrule.pdf20.59 KB
8_quotientrule.pdf21.77 KB
9_trigfunctions.pdf20.31 KB
10_exponential.pdf18.21 KB
11_logs.pdf18.4 KB
12_chainrule.pdf22.02 KB
13_implicit.pdf21.73 KB
14_higher.pdf17.39 KB
15_related.pdf15.99 KB
16_maxmin.pdf23.33 KB
17_graphs.pdf21.65 KB
18_optimization.pdf17.08 KB
19_definite.pdf25.47 KB
20_substitution.pdf19.23 KB
21_area.pdf18.54 KB
22_volume.pdf23.16 KB
23_work.pdf7.81 KB
24_average.pdf17.11 KB