Suggested preparation: Algebra, trigonometry and familiarity with functions.
About this course
Learn single-variable calculus through a systematic MIT lecture sequence. The course develops differentiation and integration as tools for reasoning about functions, change and accumulated quantities.
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | English |
| Available lessons | 35 |
| Video duration | 28h 31m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Algebra, trigonometry and familiarity with functions.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Single-Variable Calculus: Differentiation and Integration | Beginner | MIT Course: Single-Variable Calculus: Differentiation and Integration | 28h 31m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Single-Variable Calculus Problem-Solving Practice | Intermediate | Recitation Introduction for MIT 18.01SC, 18.02SC · Minimum Triangle Area · Second fundamental theorem and quadratic approximation | 14h 20m of video; practice time is additional |
| Advanced Differentiation: AP Calculus AB: Free Course | Intermediate | Chain rule · Implicit differentiation · Inverse derivatives | 3h 44m of video; practice time is additional |
| Advanced Derivatives: AP Calculus BC: Free Course | Intermediate | Implicit differentiation · Inverse functions · Parametric derivatives | 3h 56m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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