OCW Scholar: Single Variable Calculus

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This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics. OCW Scholar courses are designed for independent…

Christine Breiner, David Jordan, Joel Lewis


    • Jul 2, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    Taylor's Series for sec(x)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 11:39


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Series Calculation Using a Riemann Sum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 13:27


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integration of Taylor's Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:50


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Ratio Test -- Radius of Convergence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 18:01


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integral Test as Estimation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 15:14


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Finding Taylor's Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 10:15


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Power Series Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 10:03


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Taylor's Series of a Polynomial

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:08


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Ratio Test for Convergence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 13:35


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Comparison Tests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 14:16


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integral Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:47


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Limit of a Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 4:56


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integral of x^n e^(-x)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 10:43


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Indeterminate forms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 11:41


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    A Solid With Finite Volume and Infinite Cross Section

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 6:00


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Improper Integrals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 19:39


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    l'Hospital Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 10:47


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Failure of L'Hospital's Rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 5:56


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integration Practice IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 18:08


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integration Practice III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 12:25


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integration Practice II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 14:46


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integration Practice I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 14:05


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Parametric Arclength

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 8:50


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Graph of r = 1 + cos(theta/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 19:39


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Polar to Cartesian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 8:41


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Surface Area of a Torus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 20:55


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Arc Length of y=x^(2/3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:02


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Partial Fractions Decomposition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 19:03


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Hyperbolic Trig Sub

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 16:27


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integrating sin^n(x) Using Reduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 17:02


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Finding u and v' When Integrating by Parts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 11:38


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integration by completing the square

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 14:04


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Explanation of Simpson's rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 14:50


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Integral of tan^4 (theta)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:58


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Trig Integrals and a Volume of Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 9:23


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Trig Integral Practic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 11:22


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Using the Trapezoid and Simpson's rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:47


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Average Velocity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:20


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Area Between y=x^3 and y=3x-2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 8:53


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Volume of Revolution via Shells

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 8:32


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Average x-Coordinate in a Region

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 10:40


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Volume of a Paraboloid via Disks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 5:54


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Second fundamental theorem and quadratic approximation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:56


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Area Between the Graphs of Sine and Cosine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 3:59


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Second fundamental theorem and chain rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 5:04


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Applying the Second Fundamental Theorem

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 4:16


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Definite Integral by Substitution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 9:38


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    4J3, Diffusion of a Chemical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 12:22


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Computing the Volume of a Paraboloid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 7:11


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Definite Integrals of tan(x)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 6:08


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

    Summation Notation Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015 14:19


    This calculus course covers differentiation and integration of functions of one variable, and concludes with a brief discussion of infinite series. Calculus is fundamental to many scientific disciplines including physics, engineering, and economics.

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