Single Variable Calculus

Course Features

• Video lectures
• Captions/transcript
• Lecture notes
• Assignments: problem sets with solutions
• Exams and solutions

Course Description

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.

Course Format

This course has been designed for independent study. It includes all of the materials you will need to understand the concepts covered in this subject. The materials in this course include:

• Lecture Videos with supporting written notes
• Recitation Videos of problem-solving tips
• Worked Examples with detailed solutions to sample problems
• Problem sets with solutions
• Exams with solutions
• Interactive Java Applets ("Mathlets") to reinforce key concepts

Content Development

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Other OCW Versions

OCW has published multiple versions of this subject.

• 18.01 Single Variable Calculus (Fall 2006)
• 18.01 Single Variable Calculus (Fall 2005)
• 18.013A Calculus with Applications (Spring 2005)
• 18.014 Calculus with Theory (Fall 2010)

Course Sequences

This course is the first part of a two-course sequence. The sequence continues in 18.02SC Multivariable Calculus.

Course Collections

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• Calculus
• Differential Equations

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