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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 3, 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 6, 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 Abhijat S

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Apr 28, 2024

Great way of teaching

By Pastor B B

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Aug 28, 2023

En resumen Excelente!

By Ying G

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May 9, 2023

learned a lot ,thanks

By Moises C

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Feb 24, 2019

Excelente, alto nivel

By 宗彬

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May 21, 2018

很棒，尤其是对泰勒级数有了更深一层的理解。

By Sachin M V

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Nov 1, 2016

Makes all basic clear

By MOHAMED L

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Apr 1, 2020

EXCELLENT COURS....!

By Nyam-Ochir B (

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Nov 12, 2016

Great course to take

By 闫桥

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Apr 2, 2016

i like it very much.

By Lau C C C

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Apr 22, 2018

thank you very much

By Xiaoran J

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May 29, 2017

Best Calculus ever!

By HanMin Z

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Apr 13, 2022

Very nice problems

By adauto d s m

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Jul 15, 2020

excelente curso...

By Marco A O S

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Aug 6, 2017

Excellect Course!!

By José C I G Z

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Jun 3, 2017

very good approach

By Anna S

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Jun 30, 2016

Good and difficult

By Ravikumar B

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Sep 29, 2022

Excellent course

By 崔婧

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Aug 14, 2022

it is very good!

By Lintao D

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Jul 13, 2019

Very Nice Course！

By Sheldon D

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Jul 4, 2019

a little bit hard

By Weiqi L

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Sep 12, 2017

Good instruction!

By Anil P H

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Aug 30, 2024

Very Nice Course

By Ms. S N

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Apr 18, 2023

Very good course

By Dalmo V d S

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Dec 26, 2019

Best, Very good.

By Taha Y B

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Apr 18, 2018

Excellent course