4 Steps to Solve Any Related Rates Problem – Part 2
In our last post, we developed four steps to solve any related rates problem. We introduced three examples to illustrate the basic ideas, and solved two of them there. As promised, we’ll solve the third here. Water Leaving a Cone Example Here’s the problem statement, now with some additional details about the cone itself and… [read more]
4 Steps to Solve Any Related Rates Problem – Part 1
Almost 90% of respondents find this blog post “very” or “extremely useful.” We hope you will too! If you’re working on a related rates problem and need help, please let us know on our Forum and we’ll do our best to assist. Are you having trouble with Related Rates problems in Calculus? Let’s break ’em… [read more]
Helping You with Calculus: Introducing Matheno
I created Matheno for one simple reason: to help students do well in their college-level science and math courses. As a former Physics faculty member at UC Berkeley, I’ve worked with many beginning students from diverse backgrounds. Most work hard to do well, and many succeed greatly. But others, despite the same amounts of time… [read more]