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Single Variable Calculus (18.01SC)

MIT's self-study version of first-year calculus, organised into units with lectures, recitations and problems.

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About this course

This OCW Scholar course was designed for independent learners. Taught by Professor David Jerison, it moves from differentiation through integration techniques to infinite series, with lecture videos, worked recitation videos and problem sets with solutions.

Best for: Self-learners who want a full university calculus course with worked solutions.

What you will be able to do

  • Differentiate and apply derivatives to real problems
  • Set up and evaluate definite integrals
  • Use standard integration techniques
  • Reason about infinite series and improper integrals

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Before you start: High school algebra and trigonometry

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It helps to have: High school algebra and trigonometry.

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