Calculus I

THE FIRST SEMESTER OF

Introducing the Words
- Extra: The Size of the Universe
  How big is what we can see?

Approximating Derivatives and Integrals

Special Software: Epidemic at the Track

Extra: Rich and Poor
How can we measure economic inequality?

Exact Derivatives and Integrals

Extra: Heavy Traffic
How far back do you have to be from the car in front of you?

Extra: Did the Universe have a Beginning?
Was there a big bang?

The Basic Theory

Extra: The Wealth of Families Connecting the Lorenz curve to the wealth curve.

Modelling Tools

Special Software: Chaos
Extra: Fuel
Should we dig for more oil or turn down the lights? Integrating
exponential functions in the editorial pages of The New York Times.
Extra: The Age of the Universe
How long ago was the big bang?

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