This course is part of the Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling Specialization

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Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling SpecializationJohns Hopkins University

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This course continues your study of calculus by focusing on the applications of integration. The applications in this section have many common features.  First, each is an example of a quantity that is computed by evaluating a definite integral.  Second, the formula for that application is derived from Riemann sums.  
Rather than measure rates of change as we did with differential calculus, the definite integral allows us to measure the accumulation of a quantity over some interval of input values.  This notion of accumulation can be applied to different quantities, including money, populations, weight, area, volume, and air pollutants.  The concepts in this course apply to many other disciplines outside of traditional mathematics.

We will expand the notion of the average value of a data set to allow for infinite values, develop the formula for arclength and curvature, and derive formulas for velocity, acceleration, and areas between curves.  Through examples and projects, we will apply the tools of this course to analyze and model real world data.

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Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling Specialization

Intermediate Level

Some working knowledge of differentiable calculus.

Approx. 5 hours to complete

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Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling Specialization

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Some working knowledge of differentiable calculus.

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English

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Joseph W. Cutrone, PhD
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Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Online Programs

Mathematics

55,696 Learners

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Johns Hopkins University

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Module 1: Average Value of a Function

In this module, we generalize the notion of the average value of a (finite) set of points. Did you ever wonder how we compute the average temperature during the day if infinitely many temperature readings are possible? Or how the average rainfall is calculated? The notions in this module will allow us to expand the idea of an average value to compute averages with (infinite) values over a continuous interval.

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 26 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Module 2: Arc Length and Curvature

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 51 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Module 4: Velocity and Acceleration

1 hour to complete

1 video (Total 18 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Module 4: Areas Between Curves

2 hours to complete

3 videos (Total 37 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

About the Integral Calculus through Data and Modeling Specialization

This specialization builds on topics introduced in single and multivariable differentiable calculus to develop the theory and applications of integral calculus. , The focus on the specialization is to using calculus to address questions in the natural and social sciences. Students will learn to use the techniques presented in this class to process, analyze, and interpret data, and to communicate meaningful results, using scientific computing and mathematical modeling. Topics include functions as models of data, differential and integral calculus of functions of one and several variables, differential equations, and optimization and estimation techniques.

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