Lecture: Big Picture: Derivatives

Gilbert Strang - MIT

 
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Lecture Description

Calculus finds the relationship between the distance traveled and the speed and easy for constant speed, not so easy for changing speed. Professor Strang is finding the rate of change, the slope of a curve, and the derivative of a function.

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Highlights of Calculus is a series of short videos that introduces the basic ideas of calculus — how it works and why it is important. The intended audience is high school students, college students, or anyone who might need help understanding the subject.

from course: Highlights of Calculus

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