DVD
Change and motion : calculus made clear
Professor Michael Starbird of the University of Texas at Austin, covers the concepts of Calculus.
Record details
- ISBN: 1598032313
- ISBN: 9781598032314
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 137 pages ; 21 cm).
- Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2006]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Course consists of 24 lectures in 2 parts. Each part consists of 2 videodiscs and each videodisc consists of six lectures. The course guidebook covers all 24 lectures in 4 videodiscs.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144 of guidebook).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- part I. disc 1. Two ideas, vast implications -- Stop sign crime : the first idea of calculus: the derivative -- Another car, another crime : the second idea of calculus: the integral -- The fundamental theorem of calculus -- Visualizing the derivative: slopes -- Derivatives the easy way: symbol pushing -- part I. disc. 2. Abstracting the derivative: circles and belts -- Circles, Pyramids, cones, and spheres -- Archimedes and the Tractrix -- The integral and the fundamental theorem -- Abstracting the integral: pyramids and dams -- Buffon's needle or [pi] from breadsticks.part II. disc 3. Achilles, tortoises, limits, and continuity -- Calculators and approximations -- The best of all possible worlds: optimization -- Economics and architecture -- Galileo, Newton, and baseball -- Getting off the line: motion in space. part II. disc 4. Mountain slopes and tangent planes -- Several variables: volumes galore -- The fundamental theorem extended -- Fields of arrows: differential equations -- Owls, rats, waves, and guitars -- Calculus everywhere.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Lecturer: Michael Starbird from the University of Texas at Austin.
- System Details Note:
- DVD, region 1.
- Language Note:
- In English.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | DVD 415 C&D QA 303.2 .C43 2006 | 273914 | DVD | Available | - |