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author: emily faison

emily faison
an avid reader and art enthusiast, emily has degrees in english from florida state university and southeastern university. when she’s not editing web content for a local magazine, you’ll probably find her catching up on her netflix queue or reading a novel with a fresh cup of coffee at a local cafe.

  • admitted students weekend: is it worth going?

    colleges host an admitted students weekend for incoming freshmen every year in april so accepted students can experience campus life and be encouraged to enroll. while it may seem like a good opportunity, is it really worth it?   for those accepted early to the class of 2021, congratulations! admitted students weekend should be coming…

  • ap calculus review: finding absolute extrema

    the absolute extrema of a function are the largest and smallest values. discover how to compute the absolute extrema of a function using calculus.

  • ap calculus review: product rule

    the product rule is just one of many essential derivative rules. together with the sum/difference rule, power rule, quotient rule, and chain rule, these rules form the backbone of our methods for finding derivatives. in this article i’ll explain what the product rule is and how to use it in typical problems on the ap…