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Based on Active Calculus, licensed CC BY-SA.

Compressed to runnable code, SVG diagrams, and plain English. Scheme first, Python in the fold.

f(x) tangent derivative = slope, integral = area
Chapter
1. Functions and Graphs Domain, range, composition, inverses: the vocabulary everything else builds on
2. Trigonometry Unit circle, sin/cos/tan, identities, inverse trig: periodic functions decoded
3. Limits and Continuity What 'approaching' means, made precise with epsilon-delta
4. The Derivative Instantaneous rate of change as a limit of secant slopes
5. Derivative Rules Power, product, quotient, chain: the shortcuts that make differentiation mechanical
6. Applications of Derivatives Optimization, related rates, curve sketching: what derivatives are for
7. The Integral Riemann sums, definite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem that ties it all together
8. Techniques of Integration Substitution, parts, partial fractions: the toolkit for antiderivatives
9. Applications of Integrals Area, volume, arc length, work: what integrals are for
10. Vectors and Geometry Dot products, cross products, lines, planes: calculus goes multidimensional
11. Partial Derivatives Derivatives of functions with multiple inputs: hold one variable fixed, vary the other
12. Optimization Lagrange multipliers and gradient descent: finding extrema with constraints
13. Multiple Integrals Double and triple integrals: area becomes volume, volume becomes mass
14. Line and Surface Integrals Integrating along curves and over surfaces: work, flux, circulation
15. Fundamental Theorems Green, Stokes, Divergence: the boundary-interior duality that unifies calculus

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