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Big Picture of Calculus

By Gilbert Strang - MIT
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Lecture Description

Calculus is about change. One function tells how quickly another function is changing. Professor Strang shows how calculus applies to ordinary life situations, such as driving a car, climbing a mountain, and growing to full adult height.

Course Description

Highlights of Calculus is a series of short videos that introduces the basic ideas of calculus — how it works and why it is important. The intended audience is high school students, college students, or anyone who might need help understanding the subject.

Related Resources

Lecture summary with practice problems (pdf with audio)   |  Lecture summary with practice problems (mp3)   |  Practice problems (pdf)

Course Index

  1. Professor Strang Introduces the Series
  2. Big Picture of Calculus
  3. Big Picture: Derivatives
  4. Max and Min and Second Derivatives
  5. The Exponential Function
  6. Big Picture: Integrals