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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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YX

Jul 27, 2020

Very good refresh course for calculus. Content could be tough and require a lot of thinking. But I learned a lot or reviewed a lot about the calculus concept in my college year.

DP

May 31, 2020

Very creative way of teaching one of the most important and difficult applied math topic. The course is taught differently then traditional textbook and is challenging as well.

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May 3, 2019

Great course.

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Apr 28, 2018

Great course!

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Apr 13, 2018

Super Course!

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Sep 22, 2017

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Oct 12, 2024

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May 31, 2022

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Apr 25, 2022

great course

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Oct 4, 2021

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Dec 21, 2020

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Apr 15, 2020

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Jul 25, 2017

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May 8, 2023

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Jun 27, 2022

cool course

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Jan 16, 2021

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By liuxiaogang

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Sep 7, 2019

thanks alot

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Mar 19, 2019

Very useful

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Jun 10, 2018

Great Help!

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Oct 22, 2016

很好，我直接打中文了！

By Yogesh B

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Dec 28, 2017

wonderfull

By Rohit B

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Feb 8, 2017

Awesome!!!

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Jun 21, 2016

Excellent!

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Feb 16, 2016

I love it.

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Jan 16, 2026

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By Dr S

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Sep 19, 2025

Greet job

By Keneht R R W

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Sep 29, 2024

Excelente