QUESTIONS MOST COMMONLY ASKED ABOUT 18.01418.024 CALCULUS WITH …

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18.014-18.024 CALCULUS WITH THEORY (”HONORS. CALCULUS”). RAVI VAKIL. Many questions that students ask about this calculus sequence are …

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QUESTIONS MOST COMMONLY ASKED ABOUT
18.014{18.024 CALCULUS WITH THEORY (HONORS
CALCULUS”)
RAVI VAKIL
Many questions that students ask about this calculus sequence are
answered in the description published in the Freshman Handbook.
Read that rst!
Here are answers to some further questions:
(1) Does this sequence cover all the topics of the 18.01{18.02
sequence?
Yes, and a number of other topics as well. Thus it covers all the
calculus topics that are needed by students majoring in any department
at M.I.T.
(2) Does it take more work than the 18.01{18.02 sequence?
Yes, but not an unreasonable amount. Students who take 18.01
report that they spend an average of 9 hours per week (including class
time) on the subject; students who take 18.014 report they spend an
average of 10 hours per week (including class time). (By comparison,
3.091 takes 9 hours, 8.01 takes 9.5 hours, 8.012 takes 10.5 hours, and
6.001 takes 14.5 hours.)
(3) Is it harder than the 18.01{18.02 sequence?
Of course. That’s the import of the phrase honors calculus”. However,
students who qualify for the subject (see the Freshman Handbook
for…