∫ Calculus
Based on Active Calculus, licensed CC BY-SA.
Compressed to runnable code, SVG diagrams, and plain English. Scheme first, Python in the fold.
| 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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Neighbors
- ∞ Real Analysis — the rigorous foundations that justify what calculus does
- 📐 Linear Algebra — multivariable calculus and linear transformations share the same substrate
- ⚛ Physics — calculus was invented to describe motion
- 🤖 Machine Learning — gradient descent lives in calculus
- 🎛 Control Theory — differential equations throughout