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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. In this first part--part one of five--you will extend your understanding of Taylor series, review limits, learn the *why* behind l'Hopital's rule, and, most importantly, learn a new language for describing growth and decay of functions: the BIG O....

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YG
Jul 2, 2018

Very well structured for a refresher course. Thank you Professor Ghrist for your effort in putting this course together. A little additional outside research was required but well worth the effort.

NL
Feb 9, 2021

Excellent introduction to Calculus, I wanted to review the material to tutor my child but I am very happy that I learned a whole new way of looking at Calculus.\n\nThank you so much Prof. Ghrist.

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By Taha Y B

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Apr 18, 2018

Excellent course

By Michael G D

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Jan 18, 2018

Brilliant, great

By Henrikh K

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Feb 24, 2021

Awesome course!

By Adam R

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Aug 10, 2020

Awesome Course!

By Joubert F

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May 13, 2020

excellent class

By Mauro R

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Feb 2, 2020

A great course.

By Raimundo G

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Jul 12, 2017

A great review!

By Deleted A

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Mar 29, 2020

Amazing class!

By 胡启阳

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Feb 19, 2019

Really helpful

By Daniel A M R

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Jan 6, 2019

A great course

By 刘钦生

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Mar 31, 2017

It's so great!

By Michael C

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May 2, 2019

Great course.

By Snehal D

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Apr 28, 2018

Great course!

By Vyacheslav K

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Apr 13, 2018

Super Course!

By DY.Feng

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Sep 22, 2017

教授磁性的声音让人欲罢不能

By Chengqi L

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Dec 20, 2020

great course

By Rolando S

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Apr 14, 2020

Great course

By Rubén O

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Dec 9, 2019

Great course

By Samir A

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Jul 24, 2017

great course

By Lino A O F

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Jan 15, 2021

¡Fenomenal!

By liuxiaogang

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Sep 6, 2019

thanks alot

By Alessio B

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Mar 19, 2019

Very useful

By Clay C

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Jun 10, 2018

Great Help!

By GU S

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Oct 22, 2016

很好，我直接打中文了！

By Yogesh B

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Dec 27, 2017

wonderfull

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