This course uses the textbook Calculus Volume 1 provided free by Openstax. You can find the book here. This course will introduce limits, derivatives and integration. The book covers a wide variety of topics in great detail. However, this course serves only as an introduction and will only touch on select topics. The goal of the course is to give you a working knowledge of calculus that can be applied in a first semester college physics course.
Review of functions
Basic classes of functions
Trigonometric functions
Inverse functions
Exponential and Logarithmic functions
A Preview of Calculus
The Limit of a Function
The Limit Laws
Continuity
The Precise Definition of a Limit
Defining the Derivative
The Derivative as a Function
Differentiation Rules
Derivatives as Rates of Change
Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
The Chain Rule
Derivatives of Inverse Functions
Implicit Differentiation
Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Related Rates
Linear Approximations and Differentials
Maxima and Minima
The Mean Value Theorem
Derivatives and the Shape of a Graph
Limits at Infinity and Asymptotes
Applied Optimization Problems
L’Hôpital’s Rule
Newton’s Method
Antiderivatives
Approximating Areas
The Definite Integral
The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Integration Formulas and the Net Change Theorem
Substitution
Integrals Involving Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Integrals Resulting in Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Areas between Curves
Determining Volumes by Slicing
Volumes of Revolution: Cylindrical Shells
Arc Length of a Curve and Surface Area
Physical Applications
Moments and Centers of Mass
Integrals, Exponential Functions, and Logarithms
Exponential Growth and Decay
Calculus of the Hyperbolic Functions
Covers Unit 1 from the book
Covers Unit 2, sections 1, 2, and 3 from the book
Covers Unit 3, sections 1-6 and 8