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Calculus 1

Interactive first course in calculus with videos and mastery practice on limits, derivatives and integrals.

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About this course

Khan Academy's Calculus 1 pairs short videos with practice exercises and unit tests. It starts with limits and continuity, builds up differentiation rules and their applications, and finishes with an introduction to integration.

Best for: Students meeting calculus for the first time or revising for exams.

What you will be able to do

  • Evaluate limits and test continuity
  • Differentiate functions using standard rules and the chain rule
  • Use derivatives to analyse functions and solve optimisation problems
  • Compute basic definite and indefinite integrals

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Before you start: Precalculus (algebra and functions)

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Yes, the course material is free on Khan Academy. No certificate; Khan Academy tracks mastery progress in your account instead.
How long does Calculus 1 take?
Khan Academy does not publish an hour estimate. It is interactive, so you set the pace.
Do I need experience before Calculus 1?
It helps to have: Precalculus (algebra and functions).

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