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Calculus 1A: Differentiation
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 13 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on May 31, 2022
- Ends on November 22, 2022
Course details
Syllabus
Abridged Syllabus
Limits
- Limit Laws
- Continuity
- Intermediate Value Theorem
Differentiation
- Introducing the Derivative
- Rules for differentiation of all known functions
- Approximations
Applications of Differentiation
- Curve Sketching
- Optimization
- 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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