Ask HN: What is a good MOOC to learn multivariable calculus?

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by meh123 • 8 years ago

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In college, we were only thought single variable calculus, however for most courses on machine learning and data science knowing multivariable calculus is a prerequisite. So could you guys suggest me a good MOOC?

pacuna• 8 years ago

I remember using the MIT course when I was in college. It's pretty good. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxCxlsl_YwY&list=PL4C4C8A7D0...

bigasscoffee• 8 years ago

I just read the book (Stewart) when I had to take it. After Calc 1-2 it was pretty easy in comparison. Can you just pick the few sections you need and do the practice problems? Most of the material in that class is stuff you did already, but for x,y,z instead of just x,y.

cosmosa• 8 years ago

Khan academy material is quite good for multivariate calculus. It's taught by the guy behind 3blue1brown. His teaching style is very intuitive.

weliketocode• 8 years ago

I absolutely love 3blue1brown's youtube channel, but never realized he taught on Khan academy as well.

He even appears to have made his own library for many of the animations on his videos!

wpmoradi• 8 years ago

3blue1brown is truly amazing!

pydevsci• 8 years ago

Pick up some used college textbooks on differential equations, vector calculus, and multivariate calculus if u can and work through some of the problems at your own pace. These texts are the keys that unlock the entire universe and describes the unifying laws.

laksmanv• 8 years ago

try betterexplained.com

Ask HN: What is a good MOOC to learn multivariable calculus?

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