Hi. This is Elizabeth from the Publication
Team at MIT OpenCourseWare.
I'd like to show you some videos we've published
to help you learn about Calculus: how it works
and why it is important. You can find them
in the Supplemental Resources section under
Mathematics.
The series is called "Highlights of Calculus"
and was developed by MIT Professor Gil Strang.
What you'll find here is a collection of videos
that introduce the basic ideas of calculus.
It's for high school students, college students,
or anyone who might need help understanding
or remembering the subject.
Let's take a look at The Big Picture of Calculus.
You can watch the video here, or you can download
it for free from iTunes U or the Internet
Archive locations.
There's a brief description, as well as a
more detailed index of the topics and where
to find them in the video.
Each video begins with an outline of the content
to be covered. As Professor Strang presents
the calculus lesson, text appears on the lower
part of the screen to reinforce key points.
"...will help. For me, calculus is about the
relation between two functions. And one example
for those two functions is function one: the
distance, distance traveled. What you see
on a tripmeter in a car. And function two,
the one that goes with distance, is speed."
Summary slides and practice problems, including
an audio track, are available to help guide
you through the material. There is also a
link to his free Calculus Textbook.
This program is also available through MIT
OpenCourseWare's Highlights for High School.
It includes the same videos and other materials
found on the main OCW site.
I'm pleased to report that thousands of people
have viewed this program since it was first
published in May, and the feedback has been
wonderful. I hope you enjoy learning about
the highlights of calculus too.
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