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Calculus: Single Variable Part 2 - Differentiation

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 second part--part two of five--we cover derivatives, differentiation rules, linearization, higher derivatives, optimization, differentials, and differentiation operators.

Status: Estimation
Status: Calculus
Course10 hours

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OK

Reviewed Sep 6, 2017

I am not giving 5 stars because of lack of proofs ! some topology i think is necessary to talk about calculus

NP

Reviewed Oct 23, 2017

Explanations are crystal clear, with a strong emphasis on developing a deep conceptual understanding of math rather than "calculating derivatives"

RR

Reviewed Jun 18, 2021

This course is highly interactive. You'll never experience boredom. This is recommendable to learners of standard level. Remember you should have at least studied calculus at high school.

WG

Reviewed Feb 16, 2017

Not a class for someone with no calculus experience. However, if you have some calculus knowledge it will deepen your knowledge more than any other MOOC I have found. Truly a great course.

ZI

Reviewed May 2, 2022

Great course. Even if you know differenetiation you will still find some useful information you didn't know about it. Let's go to integration ;)

MS

Reviewed Apr 18, 2020

Very nice course. It served as a good refresher, and was not hard for me. The material is presented in a different way than a typical college course.

AC

Reviewed Oct 24, 2016

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.

JS

Reviewed Sep 1, 2020

I learned a lot from this course.With animation to explain the formula,makes it easily to be understood.The learning of calculus laid the foundation for my future study.Thanks,professor.

SS

Reviewed Oct 2, 2018

Great for reviewing concepts! Techniques for evaluating complex limits and the Taylor series have been explained very well.

MB

Reviewed Jul 6, 2022

W​ikipedia, Lang's calculus textbook, and the course notes from the internet archive were my constant companions. The homeworks certainly got me to study!

AK

Reviewed Apr 21, 2021

Very interactive videos, gr8 co-learners as the forums are full of methods and new ways to approach problems...

NS

Reviewed Jun 29, 2018

It's really a learning experience. Questions have the practical approach. It provides a wider prospective of knowledge and application. Thank you for being a part this group.

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