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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

SG

May 24, 2023

An amazing course overall. Passing this was not easy and helped me develop skills pertaining to calculus that helped me gain a deeper understanding of the topic.

RH

Feb 3, 2017

That was a brilliant journey through Single Variable Calculus-land. Well done Prof G and team! Thanks for the ride.

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By Meghan B

Nov 23, 2020

It starts with lesson 54 and assumes a ton of prior knowledge. I don't trust this course to lead me thoughtfully.

By Craig G

Jul 19, 2021

It starts in the middle of some other course. There is no context.He sounds like a very disturbing robot.

By Zaurez H

May 19, 2021

Really horrible course and is made unnecessarily difficult

By Kaodi O

Jul 3, 2021

Awful. Grace of God that i passed.

By Adarsh B C

Dec 23, 2025

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