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About the Course

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.

BS

Mar 5, 2021

Awesome , I love to do maths ( challenging maths ) like we are playing game and clearing level one by one ,but still it will be better if we get answer of question which we failed to attempt it

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By richa m

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Mar 19, 2020

I re-learnt a lot of concepts

By Luis Y

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May 11, 2019

Well explained and demanding.

By Deleted A

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Jun 7, 2020

Excellent course. Thank you.

By Bengmin S

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Dec 30, 2018

Challenging but fascinating.

By Ammara - B

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Dec 26, 2024

Lot of knowledge to provide

By Óscar A O G

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Apr 16, 2023

Un curso de mucho provecho.

By Renata B

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Jan 3, 2023

Loved it and learned a lot!

By Abdul Q A K

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Jul 21, 2021

awesome lecture, thank you

By thanhthanh2502

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Sep 1, 2018

the content is very useful.

By María J C

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Apr 19, 2020

me encantó, súper completo

By 孙宇杰

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Jun 4, 2019

good course, very helpful!

By Pat B

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Jul 11, 2017

Best calculus course ever.

By Oce

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Nov 14, 2016

Hope to give more examples

By Prathi V K

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Jun 30, 2023

Nice course for beginners

By Ngo N M T

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May 13, 2022

hard! excellent! excited!

By Deleted A

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Sep 26, 2021

hard but wonderful course

By Amir S S

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Aug 9, 2020

Excellent course to learn

By Arun C

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Feb 10, 2021

Great to have taken this

By Federico B

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Sep 30, 2020

Excellent presentations!

By 风怜目尽无疆地

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Feb 28, 2016

不错的课程，和普通课本用不同的角度来思考微积分。

By Yacine G

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Aug 23, 2023

this course is amazing!

By carlos t

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Jan 5, 2023

Excelente! Recomendo!!!

By David A

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Oct 25, 2016

Professor G is awesome!

By MOHAMED B M A

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Sep 24, 2024

great course thank you

By Nigar A

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Sep 10, 2024

thank u for everything