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18.013A Calculus with Applications, Fall 2001

Close-up of a diagram of a cube.
Close-up of a diagram of a cube. (Image by Ryan McVay, Getty Images.)

Highlights of this Course

A collection of learning tools, including a set of interactive Java Applets for the entire curriculum, is the highlight of this subject site. The site also features a glossary of calculus terminology and the subject's lecture notes.

Course Description

Differential calculus in one and several dimensions. Java applets and spreadsheet assignments. Vector algebra in 3D, vector- valued functions, gradient, divergence and curl, Taylor series, numerical methods and applications. Given in the first half of the first term. However, those wishing credit for 18.013A only, must attend the entire semester. Prerequisites: a year of high school calculus or the equivalent, with a score of 4 or 5 on the AB, or the AB portion of the BC, Calculus test, or an equivalent score on a standard international exam, or a passing grade on the first half of the 18.01 Advanced Standing exam.

Staff

Instructor:
Prof. Daniel J. Kleitman

Course Meeting Times
Lectures:
Three sessions / week
1 hour / session

Recitations:
Two sessions / week

Level

Undergraduate

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