Prerequisite: No formal pre-requisites; an understanding of pre-calculus will be assumed.

Textbook: James Stewart, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 9th edition

The course covers the first five chapters (plus a few sections of Chapter 6) in course textbook (Calculus, Early Transcendentals, by Stewart).

• Functions and Models (Chapter 1)
• Limits and derivatives (Chapter 2)
• Differentiation rules (Chapter 3)
• Applications of Differentiation (Chapter 4)
• The integral (Chapter 5)
• Applications of the integral (Chapter 6 — selected sections)

Syllabus:
A sample syllabus for this course is available.

Information on Calculus Classes:

• Calculus Placement
• WebAssign
• options to buy the course textbook
• answers to frequently asked questions

Calculus Director: George Dragomir
Barnard Calculus Director: Dusa McDuff
Course Coordinator: George Dragomir

Help Room Schedule: 502 Milstein Center (Barnard Campus)

Free Calculus Bootcamp

Before each term, Columbia and Barnard students can access a free Calculus Bootcamp on WebAssign, designed to prepare them for Calculus I, II, or III. This resource helps students review essential concepts covered in these courses. For more details, visit the department’s WebAssign page.

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