Calculus is one of the grandest achievements of human thought, explaining everything from planetary orbits to the optimal size of a city to the periodicity of a heartbeat. This brisk course covers the core ideas of single-variable Calculus with emphases on conceptual understanding and applications. The course is ideal for students beginning in the engineering, physical, and social sciences. Distinguishing features of the course include: 1) the introduction and use of Taylor series and approximations from the beginning; 2) a novel synthesis of discrete and continuous forms of Calculus; 3) an emphasis on the conceptual over the computational; and 4) a clear, dynamic, unified approach.
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Calculus: Single Variable Part 2 - Differentiation
University of PennsylvaniaAbout this Course
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- Differential (Mathematics)
- Newton'S Method
- Linear Approximation
- Differential Calculus
- Derivative
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
A New Look at Differentiation
Putting Derivatives to Work
Differentials and Operators
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- 5 stars83.95%
- 4 stars13.02%
- 3 stars1.86%
- 2 stars0.81%
- 1 star0.34%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CALCULUS: SINGLE VARIABLE PART 2 - DIFFERENTIATION
This is, by far, the best course I have ever taken. I will take the Multivariable Calculus course when it is open, after finishing the 5 S.V.C. courses.
I love this course, and it's really interesting and practical. This time around I had 79%, and this is the second calculus course I took with UPenn. My third one will be around 90%+
This is the best single variable calculus course. I should have found this course when I was a first-year student at the college.
It's an awesome lecture. I strongly recommend to take the course in order to improve your understanding of Calculus, especially differentiation.
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