Calculus 1A: Differentiation

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  • 13 Sequences
  • Introductive Level
  • Starts on May 31, 2022
  • Ends on November 22, 2022

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Syllabus

Abridged Syllabus

Limits

  1. Limit Laws
  2. Continuity
  3. Intermediate Value Theorem

Differentiation

  1. Introducing the Derivative
  2. Rules for differentiation of all known functions
  3. Approximations

Applications of Differentiation

  1. Curve Sketching
  2. Optimization
  3. Related Rates

Prerequisite

Algebra and Trigonometry (Precalculus)

Instructors

David Jerison
Professor of Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Gigliola Staffilani
Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Mathematics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jennifer French
Digital Learning Scientist and Lecturer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stephen Wang
Associate Teaching Professor
Rice University

Duncan Levear
Postdoctoral Associate/DLL
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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