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Calculus
Topics covered in the first two or three semesters of college calculus. Everything from limits to derivatives to integrals to vector calculus. Should understand the topics in the pre-calculus playlist first (the limit videos are in both playlists)
Community Questions
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Limits
Limit introduction, squeeze theorem, and epsilon-delta definition of limits
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Taking derivatives
Calculating derivatives. Power rule. Product and quotient rules. Chain Rule. Implicit differentiation. Derivatives of common functions.
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Derivative applications
Minima, maxima, and critical points. Rates of change. Optimization. Rates of change. L'Hopital's rule. Mean value theorem.
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Indefinite and definite integrals
Indefinite integral as anti-derivative. Definite integral as area under a curve. Integration by parts. U-substitution. Trig substitution.
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Solid of revolution
Using definite integrals with the shell and disc methods to find volumes of solids of revolution.
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Sequences, series and function approximation
Sequences, series and approximating functions. Maclaurin and Taylor series.
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AP Calculus practice questions
Sample questions from the A.P. Calculus AB and BC exams (both multiple choice and free answer).
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Double and triple integrals
Volume under a surface with double integrals. Triple integrals as well.
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Partial derivatives, gradient, divergence, curl
Thinking about forms of derivatives in multi-dimensions and for vector-valued functions: partial derivatives, gradient, divergence and curl.
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Line integrals and Green's theorem
Line integral of scalar and vector-valued functions. Green's theorem and 2-D divergence theorem.
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Surface integrals and Stokes' theorem
Parameterizing a surface. Surface integrals. Stokes' theorem.
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Divergence theorem
Divergence theorem intuition. Divergence theorem examples and proofs. Types of regions in 3D.
Calculus
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Calculus
- Community Questions
- Topics
- Limits
- Taking derivatives
- Derivative applications
- Indefinite and definite integrals
- Solid of revolution
- Sequences, series and function approximation
- AP Calculus practice questions
- Double and triple integrals
- Partial derivatives, gradient, divergence, curl
- Line integrals and Green's theorem
- Surface integrals and Stokes' theorem
- Divergence theorem
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