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Concept · from MIT 18.01SC Single Variable Calculus

Polar Coordinates and Graphing

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MIT's own material for this topic, in MIT's order: Session 84: Polar Coordinates and Graphing.

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 · 4. Techniques of Integration · Part C: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates · This session on MIT OpenCourseWare ↗

Lecture Video and Notes · Video Excerpts

  1. Clip 1: Graph of r = 2a cos(θ)Lecture clip · 13:57–17:40 · 3:43 long · transcript Watch Notes (PDF) ↗
  2. Clip 2: Graph of r = sin(2θ)Lecture clip · 17:40–21:49 · 4:09 long · transcript Watch Notes (PDF) ↗
  3. Clip 3: Polar Coordinates and Conic SectionsLecture clip · 21:49–35:04 · 13:15 long · transcript Watch Notes (PDF) ↗

Recitation Video · Graph of r = 1 + cos (θ/2)

  1. Graph of r = 1 + cos (θ/2)Problem-solving video · transcript Watch

MIT's problem set

Problem Set 11

MIT places Problem Set 11 at the end of Part C: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates; it covers the whole part, not only this topic. Problem Set 11 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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