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Concept · from MIT 18.01SC Single Variable Calculus

Introduction to the Mean Value Theorem

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MIT's own material for this topic, in MIT's order: Session 34: Introduction to the Mean Value Theorem.

Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 18.01SC Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2010, Prof. David Jerison — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Order: the items appear in the order MIT's own session page lists them. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 22, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

MIT's session, in MIT's order

MIT 18.01SC · 2. Applications of Differentiation · Part C: Mean Value Theorem, Antiderivatives and Differential Equa · This session on MIT OpenCourseWare ↗

Lecture Video and Notes · Video Excerpts

  1. Clip 1: Description of the Mean Value TheoremLecture clip · 15:08–26:30 · 11:22 long · transcript Watch Notes (PDF) ↗
  2. Clip 2: Consequences of the Mean Value TheoremLecture clip · 26:30–34:51 · 8:21 long · transcript Watch Notes (PDF) ↗

Recitation Video

  1. Increasing or DecreasingProblem-solving video · transcript Watch

Worked Example

MIT's problem set

Problem Set 5

MIT places Problem Set 5 at the end of Part C: Mean Value Theorem, Antiderivatives and Differential Equa; it covers the whole part, not only this topic. Problem Set 5 on MIT OpenCourseWare ↗

Where this sits in MIT 18.01SC

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MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. David Jerison, 18.01SC Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2010.

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