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The discussion centers on a comprehensive set of free lecture notes for a two-semester freshman calculus course authored by Sigurd Angenent, Laurentiu Maxim, and Joel Robbin. The notes cover a wide range of topics essential for understanding calculus, including numbers and functions, derivatives, limits, continuity, integrals, and applications of integrals. Key sections include detailed explanations of derivatives, graph sketching, optimization problems, and methods of integration. The text also addresses Taylor series, complex numbers, differential equations, and vector calculus. It features numerous exercises and problems to reinforce learning, along with a visually appealing layout. The materials are available online under an open-source license, making them accessible for students and educators alike.

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Table of Contents:
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[*] Numbers and Functions
[LIST]
[*] What is a number?
[*] Exercises
[*] Functions
[*] Inverse functions and Implicit functions
[*] Exercises
[/LIST]
[*] Derivatives (1)
[LIST]
[*] The tangent to a curve
[*] An example - tangent to a parabola
[*] Instantaneous velocity
[*] Rates of change
[*] Examples of rates of change
[*] Exercises 
[/LIST]
[*] Limits and Continuous Function
[LIST]
[*] Informal denition of limits
[*] The formal, authoritative, definition of limit
[*] Exercises 
[*] Variations on the limit theme
[*] Properties of the Limit
[*] Examples of limit computations
[*] When limits fail to exist
[*] What's in a name?
[*] Limits and Inequalities 
[*] Continuity
[*] Substitution in Limits
[*] Exercises
[*] Two Limits in Trigonometry
[*] Exercises
[/LIST]
[*] Derivatives (2)
[LIST]
[*] Derivatives Defined
[*] Direct computation of derivatives
[*] Differentiable implies Continuous
[*] Some non-differentiable functions
[*] Exercises
[*] The Differentiation Rules
[*] Differentiating powers of functions
[*] Exercises
[*] Higher Derivatives
[*] Exercises
[*] Differentiating Trigonometric functions
[*] Exercises
[*] The Chain Rule
[*] Exercises
[*] Implicit dierentiation
[*] Exercises
[/LIST]
[*] Graph Sketching and Max-Min Problems
[LIST]
[*] Tangent and Normal lines to a graph
[*] The Intermediate Value Theorem
[*] Exercises
[*] Finding sign changes of a function
[*] Increasing and decreasing functions
[*] Examples
[*] Maxima and Minima
[*] Must there always be a maximum?
[*] Examples - functions with and without maxima or minima
[*] General method for sketching the graph of a function
[*] Convexity, Concavity and the Second Derivative
[*] Proofs of some of the theorems
[*] Exercises
[*] Optimization Problems
[*] Exercises
[/LIST]
[*] Exponentials and Logarithms (naturally)
[LIST]
[*] Exponents
[*] Logarithms
[*] Properties of logarithms
[*] Graphs of exponential functions and logarithms
[*] The derivative of [itex]a^x[/itex] and the definition of [itex]e[/itex]
[*] Derivatives of Logarithms 
[*] Limits involving exponentials and logarithms
[*] Exponential growth and decay
[*] Exercises
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[*] The Integral
[LIST]
[*] Area under a Graph
[*] When [itex]f[/itex] changes its sign
[*] The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
[*] Exercises
[*] The indefinite integral
[*] Properties of the Integral
[*] The definite integral as a function of its integration bounds
[*] Method of substitution
[*] Exercises
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[*] Applications of the integral
[LIST]
[*] Areas between graphs
[*] Exercises
[*] Cavalieri's principle and volumes of solids
[*] Examples of volumes of solids of revolution
[*] Volumes by cylindrical shells
[*] Exercises
[*] Distance from velocity, velocity from acceleration
[*] The length of a curve
[*] Examples of length computations
[*] Exercises
[*] Work done by a force
[*] Work done by an electric current
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[*] Answers and Hints
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[LIST]
[*] Methods of Integration
[LIST]
[*] The indefinite integral
[*] You can always check the answer
[*] About “+C”
[*] Standard Integrals
[*] Method of substitution
[*] The double angle trick
[*] Integration by Parts
[*] Reduction Formulas
[*] Partial Fraction Expansion
[*] Problems
[/LIST]
[*] Taylor’s Formula and Infinite Series
[LIST]
[*] Taylor Polynomials
[*] Examples
[*] Some special Taylor polynomials
[*] The Remainder Term
[*] Lagrange’s Formula for the Remainder Term
[*] The limit as [itex]x\rightarrow 0[/itex], keeping [itex]n[/itex] fixed
[*] The limit [itex]n\rightarrow \infty[/itex], keeping [itex]x[/itex] fixed
[*] Convergence of Taylor Series
[*] Leibniz’ formulas for [itex]\ln 2[/itex] and [itex]\pi/4[/itex]
[*] Proof of Lagrange’s formula
[*] Proof of Theorem 16.8
[*] Problems
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[*] Complex Numbers and the Complex Exponential
[LIST]
[*] Complex numbers
[*] Argument and Absolute Value
[*] Geometry of Arithmetic
[*] Applications in Trigonometry
[*] Calculus of complex valued functions
[*] The Complex Exponential Function
[*] Complex solutions of polynomial equations
[*] Other handy things you can do with complex numbers
[*] Problems
[/LIST]
[*] Differential Equations
[LIST]
[*] What is a DiffEq?
[*] First Order Separable Equations
[*] First Order Linear Equations
[*] Dynamical Systems and Determinism
[*] Higher order equations
[*] Constant Coefficient Linear Homogeneous Equations
[*] Inhomogeneous Linear Equations
[*] Variation of Constants
[*] Applications of Second Order Linear Equations
[*] Problems
[/LIST]
[*] Vectors
[LIST]
[*] Introduction to vectors
[*] Parametric equations for lines and planes
[*] Vector Bases
[*] Dot Product
[*] Cross Product
[*] A few applications of the cross product
[*] Notation
[*] Problems
[/LIST]
[*] Vector Functions and Parametrized Curves
[LIST]
[*] Parametric Curves
[*] Examples of parametrized curves
[*] The derivative of a vector function
[*] Higher derivatives and product rules
[*] Interpretation of [itex]\vec{x}^\prime (t)[/itex] as the velocity vector
[*] Acceleration and Force
[*] Tangents and the unit tangent vector
[*] Sketching a parametric curve
[*] Length of a curve
[*] The arclength function
[*] Graphs in Cartesian and in Polar Coordinates
[*] Problems
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