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About the Course

The focus and themes of the Introduction to Calculus course address the most important foundations for applications of mathematics in science, engineering and commerce. The course emphasises the key ideas and historical motivation for calculus, while at the same time striking a balance between theory and application, leading to a mastery of key threshold concepts in foundational mathematics. Students taking Introduction to Calculus will: • gain familiarity with key ideas of precalculus, including the manipulation of equations and elementary functions (first two weeks), • develop fluency with the preliminary methodology of tangents and limits, and the definition of a derivative (third week), • develop and practice methods of differential calculus with applications (fourth week), • develop and practice methods of the integral calculus (fifth week)....

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JP

Oct 9, 2023

Great course, the professor explains with excellent examples and the exercises really reinforce the material and are challenging. Thank you for offering this great courses from excellent universities.

AF

Apr 8, 2022

An excellent course, especially if like me you had done some calculus in the past and wanted a refresher. David is an excellent, clear, and attentive tutor. I can't recommend him enough. Many thanks.

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By Nathan O

Jul 18, 2021

This is a course that I would definitely recommend for anyone trying to understand the fundamentals of Calculus, It is well taught and is appropriate for all types of mathematics learners.

By Murat E G

Jan 24, 2022

Excellent course! Prof Easdown makes the material very interesting with real world examples and historical context. I think you will love this course even if math is not your fav subject.

By Paul F

Apr 30, 2020

I took this course to brush up as I took calculus 3 many years ago. I am very pleased with the instruction and the course overall although it has been a humbling experience! ;) Thank you!

By Hari T

Jun 7, 2021

The exercises are challenging enough and the materials(note) provided is good for self study. The course is a bit lengthy, I think. The videos tutorials are great. Great way of teaching

By Kevin D

Aug 10, 2021

I really appreciated some of the new insights hat helped me to further develop my understanding of Calculus and pre-calculus concepts. I recommend taking this course with David Easdown

By Maria R R G

Mar 26, 2022

I really enjoyed this course. The material that comes with each video has its topics well defined, the examples are clear and the writing is clear and concise. Thank you for sharing.

By Marcin D

Jan 8, 2021

Fantastic teacher, talks about complicated subjects in interested way and explains evrything clearly. Very well thought out exercises which builds up on the knowledge gathered along.

By HAIBO W

Aug 12, 2020

This is a fantastic course which teaches me a lot about a new topic-Calculus from beginning (Precalculus) to advanced calculus. Connections between the daily life are well developed.

By Kowshik D

Jul 12, 2020

I have taken this course to revise my knowledge and to learn in-depth about calculus. This course helped me a lot. The lecture was great and the instructor is very friendly. Thanks!

By PRAKASH Y

Jul 7, 2020

very informative and very conceptual course. Thanku very much to coursera and University of Sydney for providing this opportunity.Thanku very much or gratitude to course instructor.

By Basant C

Jun 24, 2020

Very interesting and innovative ideas of calculus have been taught. Really very good platform to learn calculus. All the topics are explained in very easy way. Thanks team Coursera.

By Nihar M K

May 25, 2021

This is an excellent course. From this course I learned a lots of concepts and formulas. This course has been very effective in enhancing my knowledge and creating my good profile.

By IVAN F

Mar 9, 2021

An excellent course, perfect for those who wish not only to employ calculus, but also to truly grasp its most fundamental notions, indeed most often by the use of common intuition.

By Deleted A

Apr 13, 2020

Probably, one of the best calculus course that sparked my interest in mathematics. Professor Easdown did a great job of explaining it, and, the problems were never easy! Thank you!

By Audrey Y

Mar 30, 2020

This course teaches students from very fundamental skills to harder concepts in calculus. The videos are clear, and the teacher is patient. I feel sooo great after completing them!

By Susan V

Feb 19, 2021

Excellent organizatiion and progression of ideas and skills. Best mathematics teacher I have ever been taught by. Especially enjoyed relating of ideas to history of mathematics.

By Douglas M S

Feb 9, 2023

Even I don't being a native English speaker, his explanations are extremely helpful for anyone starting with Calculus and wanting to understand the foundations. Thank you, David!

By Yu C C

Dec 23, 2023

I was forced to serve in a conscript army and forgot all my high school math. This course was a great refresher for me to kick start my learning for my university courses again.

By Siddharth G

Jun 3, 2022

A great introductory course on calculus. All the concepts have been explained thoroughly. The course has motivated me to continue my study of calculus upto more advanced levels.

By Mohammed A

Nov 4, 2020

Very informative lectures that build mathematical intuition and robust ground to move on to higher mathematics, I am really grateful for this course and its amazing instructor

By 叶晓熠

May 25, 2022

I shall pay my great gratitude to Mr.Easdown, who lead me into the door of math, and who made me feel math is not such a torture for the first time across my short lifetime.

By Sheila B

Jul 3, 2020

The course is well-organized and easy-to-follow. When I completed the course, I not only felt as though I had learned but also believed that it was time well spent. Thanks.

By Name N

Mar 13, 2021

It was difficult at times. Took more than 5 weeks but glad that I persevered. Excellent course definitely recommend it if you have the commitment and passion for mathematics

By Lawrence K

May 6, 2020

David Easdown is a great teacher! Fantastic presentation and excellent communication made this once daunting subject approachable! Hope to see more like this in the future.

By Subbu K

Jan 11, 2022

absolutely loved the course , thank you prof. David and coursera for creating such a great course course. finally love you prof David, waiting for another course from you.