Professor Strang Introduces the Series

Lecture Description

Professor Gilbert Strang talks informally in his office at MIT about why he created this video series, and how MIT OpenCourseWare users can benefit from these materials.

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.

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