Can I learn Calculus on the web, for free, using simple tutorials?

Question

I'm a lazy type of person. I love experimenting with things before learning the theory. I like to practice, and learn from my mistakes.

In 3-4 months I have a basic University exam on Calculus, and I'd like to learn it in a fun way. I have found these videos to be quite entertaining:

http://www.calculus-help.com/tutorials

However they are not exhaustive enough for my needs.

Any references you would like to share? I'm not sure if it's a valid type of question for this group, so I'm sorry in advanced if it's off-topic.

Answer 1

The MIT courseware is one of the first places to look for such materials. Here is a video series on a first course in Calculus.

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-01-single-variable-calculus-fall-2006/video-lectures/

Here is a video series on multivariable calculus

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-02-multivariable-calculus-fall-2007/video-lectures/

Edit: I found a few more such video series. I haven't personally looked at these though. http://press.princeton.edu/video/banner/

http://www.online.math.uh.edu/HoustonACT/videocalculus/index.html

http://www.tutor-homework.com/Math_Help/Calculus.html

Answer 2

I don't have a full calculus 1 course, but I have a lot on youtube at Professor Elvis Zap . You can learn to rap the laws of differentiation from the calculus rap.

Answer 3

you can learn calculus from video tuts.

here is the link

calculus video lectures

Answer 4

So I hear you want to learn mathematics in a fun way. Well I would suggest looking at these video's series below. The tutor has an interesting and uplifting personality when it comes to teaching that you can tell, and can keep you awake while learning (at least when doing examples). I found it to be helpful for some brushing up on certain topics.

Here are some free videos online:

*1) http://www.youtube.com/user/patrickJMT?blend=1&ob=5

2) http://www.youtube.com/user/mathtutordvd

These websites should be a great start, as they cover calculus and a wide range of other different topics.

Okay, I hope this helps you out.

Good Luck with your studies.