Drew Scalzo

University of Akron

Biography

Hi! Teaching is my passion, and helping students like you are is what I live for. My experience ranges all the way from high school algebra, to undergraduate calculus, and finally graduate level analysis. So, if you have any question at all, I'd be happy to help!

Education

BS Applied Mathematics
University of Akron
MS Mathematics
University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Drew's Textbook Answer Videos

0:00
Calculus with Applications

Find the $x$ -value of all points where the functions defined as follows have any relative extrema. Find the value(s) of any relative extrema.
$$f(x)=x^{3}+3 x^{2}-24 x+2$$

Chapter 5: Graphs and the Derivative
Section 2: Relative Extrema
Drew Scalzo
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

Instantancous velocity For the following position functions, make a table of average wlocities similar to those in Exercises $19-20$ and make a conjecture about the instantaneous velocity at the indicated time.
$$s(t)=40 \sin 2 t \text { at } t=0$$

Chapter 2: Limits
Section 1: The Idea of Limits
Drew Scalzo
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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

79. Suppose that the graph of $f(x)=x^{4}-x^{2}$ is compressed horizontally by a factor of 2 and then shifted 5 units to the right.
(a) What is the equation for the new graph?
(b) What is the equation if you first shift by 5 and then compress by $2 ?$
(c) Verify your answers by plotting your equations.

Chapter 1: Precalculus Review
Section 1: Real Numbers, Functions and Graphs
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Drew's Quick Ask Videos

02:24
Calculus 3

For the questions below, enter your answers using interval notation. You can use "U" to represent a "union", e.g. enter "(1,2) U (3,5)" for (1,2)โˆช(3,5). You can enter "oo" for โˆž, e.g. enter "(-oo, oo)" for (โˆ’โˆž,โˆž).

Suppose f(x) = 2x^2 + 4. What is the domain of f?

What is the range of f?

Suppose g(x) = โˆš(x-5)/(x-11). What is the domain of g?

What is the range of g?

A 51-gallon tank is filled with water, and then water begins draining from the tank at a constant rate of 2 gallons per minute. The function f(t) = 51 - 2t determines the number of gallons of water in the tank, v, given the number of hours t since the water began draining. What is the range of f?

0 โ‰ค t โ‰ค 51
0 โ‰ค f(t) โ‰ค 25.50
0 โ‰ค t โ‰ค 25.5
0 โ‰ค f(t) โ‰ค 51
All real numbers

Suppose f(x) = (x-3)^2 and g(x) = โˆš(x+7). Evaluate the following expressions.
f(g(3)) =
g(f(-12)) =

Which of the following represents all values of x whose distance from 7 is less than 8? Select all that apply.
|x-8| < 7
|x-8| > 7
|x-7| โ‰ค 8
|x-7| < 8

Which of the following represents all values of r whose distance from 0.8 is more than 4? Select all that apply.
|r-0.8| < 4
|r-0.8| > 4
|r-4| < 0.8
|r-4| > 0.8

Which of the following represents all values of s whose distance from -3 is no more than 3? Select all that apply.
|s-3| < 3
|s+3| < 3
|s-3| โ‰ค 3
|s+3| โ‰ค 3

A car is driving away from a stop sign. The formula d = t^2 + 3t expresses the car's distance from the stop sign in feet, d, in terms of the number of seconds, t, since the car started moving. Determine the car's average speed over the interval of time from t = 2 seconds to t = 5 seconds.
40 feet per second
30 feet per second
3 feet per second
18 feet per second
10 feet per second

The table contains some input-output pairs for the functions f and g.

x f(x) g(x)
3 4 6
4 10 3
6 6 7
7 7 7
10 3 4

Evaluate the following expressions.
f(g(6)) =
f^(-1)(6) =
g^(-1)(6) =
f^(-1)(g(6)) =

Suppose f(x) = (x-3)^2 and g(x) = โˆš(x+7). Evaluate the following expressions.
f(g(3)) =
g(f(-12)) =

Drew Scalzo
01:33
Calculus 1 / AB

Movie expenditures, in billions of dollars, on advertising in a certain format from 1995 to 2004 can be approximated by:

f(t) =
0.04t + 0.35
if t โ‰ค 4
-0.03t + 1.1
if t > 4

where t is time in years since 1995.

(a)
Compute
lim tโ†’4- f(t).
(If an answer does not exist, enter DNE.)
Interpret the answer.
Shortly before 1999 (t = 4), annual advertising expenditures were close to $ billion.

Compute
lim tโ†’4+ f(t).
(If an answer does not exist, enter DNE.)
Interpret the answer.
Shortly after 1999 (t = 4), annual advertising expenditures were close to $ billion.

(b)
Is the function f continuous at t = 4?
YesNo

What does the answer tell you about movie advertising expenditures?
Movie advertising expenditures remained roughly the same in 1999.

Drew Scalzo
01:21
Calculus 3

4. If you don't look both ways before crossing the street, then you won't get hit by a car.
5. If Luke faces Vader, then Obi-Wan can interfere.
6. If you were talking, then you would have missed the instructions.

Drew Scalzo
02:04
Calculus 3

The Audubon Society at Enormous State University (ESU) is
planning its annual fund-raising "Eat-a-thon." The society will
charge students 85ยข per serving of pasta. The only
expenses the society will incur are the cost of the pasta,
estimated at 17ยข per serving, and the $340 cost of
renting the facility for the evening.
(a)Write down the associated cost
function C(x) in dollars.
C(x) =
Write down the revenue function R(x) in
dollars.
R(x) =
Write down the profit function P(x) in
dollars.
P(x) =
(b) How many servings of pasta must the Audubon Society sell to
break even?
servings
(c) What profit (or loss) results from the sale of 1,500
servings of pasta?
$-

Drew Scalzo
00:41
Calculus 3

The location function of an object is X(t) = t2 - 3t . Compute
the instantaneous velocity of the object at t = 6 second

Drew Scalzo
0:00
Calculus 1 / AB

Sketch the graph of an example of a function f that satisfies all of the given conditions:
lim xโ†’2 f(x) = โˆž
lim xโ†’โˆ’2+ f(x) = โˆž
lim xโ†’โˆ’2โˆ’ f(x) = โˆ’โˆž
lim xโ†’โˆ’โˆž f(x) = 0
lim xโ†’โˆž f(x) = 0
f(0) = 0

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