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About the Course

Calculus is one of the grandest achievements of human thought, explaining everything from planetary orbits to the optimal size of a city to the periodicity of a heartbeat. This brisk course covers the core ideas of single-variable Calculus with emphases on conceptual understanding and applications. The course is ideal for students beginning in the engineering, physical, and social sciences. Distinguishing features of the course include: 1) the introduction and use of Taylor series and approximations from the beginning; 2) a novel synthesis of discrete and continuous forms of Calculus; 3) an emphasis on the conceptual over the computational; and 4) a clear, dynamic, unified approach. In this fifth part--part five of five--we cover a calculus for sequences, numerical methods, series and convergence tests, power and Taylor series, and conclude the course with a final exam. Learners in this course can earn a certificate in the series by signing up for Coursera's verified certificate program and passing the series' final exam....

Top reviews

MM

Jan 11, 2016

This course is tricky and also excellent. I am a computer science student from germany, and it took me quite some time and effort to pass it. The course is well structured, and can be done in time.

PC

Sep 15, 2019

Loved it ! I've grown attached to Prof. Ghrist's lectures, so it is with a heavy heart that I took the final exam and finished this course. I xould really love to take another !

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By Adam R

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Jul 8, 2019

So helpful and makes math beautiful

By An H T

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Sep 2, 2021

One of the best, but underrated!

By 키키

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Dec 31, 2020

Wonderful course, great journey!

By TANMOY R

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Jan 20, 2021

This is very interesting part

By amirali s

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Oct 26, 2020

It’s fascinating 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

By Pat B

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Jul 11, 2017

Best calculus course ever.

By Tobias B

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Jan 27, 2020

A good intro to calculus

By Lau C C C

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Apr 22, 2018

thank you very much

By Julia R G A

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Aug 26, 2021

A great challenge.

By 吴琦

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Feb 20, 2020

Difficult course!

By Abdullah U

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Apr 25, 2025

very good course

By MOHD. F

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Aug 3, 2017

Excellent course

By Erkezhan M

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Apr 29, 2025

все понравилось

By nassir a

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Oct 30, 2024

Great Journey

By Michael C

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May 3, 2019

Great course.

By Nafis F

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Oct 27, 2020

Awesome!!!

By Edilson S

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Jul 28, 2016

Amazing!

By Бахтиярқызы Ж

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Apr 22, 2025

сложный

By Разагул Е

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Apr 13, 2025

Perfect

By Tuan H

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Dec 11, 2016

great!

By Rolan B

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Apr 24, 2025

uygy

By Altynbek B

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Apr 23, 2025

Good

By Баймұхамед Н Т

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Apr 8, 2025

good

By Абюрханов Н Қ

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May 1, 2025

Зор

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Apr 5, 2020

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