18.013A Calculus with Applications, Fall 2001
Close-up of a diagram of a cube. (Image courtesy of OCW.)
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.
Technical Requirements
The MathML version of the textbook requires the Internet Explorer 6 browser or above with the MathPlayer plug-in or Netscape 7.x / Mozilla 1.0 browsers. Java® plug-in software is needed to view the applets in both the MathML and HTML versions of the textbook.