Master calculus — all of it, once and for all
From your very first limit to Taylor series convergence, Calculus Unlocked walks you through every concept, rule, and technique in Calculus I & II with the kind of step-by-step clarity your lecture hall rarely delivers.

Every rule we use, we derive — because understanding calculus means never having to take a formula on faith.
— Tracy Burke

What you'll learn
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate limits analytically and graphically, and apply the formal definition of continuity
- Differentiate any combination of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions using all core rules
- Solve real-world optimization and related-rates problems using differential calculus
- Compute definite and indefinite integrals using substitution, integration by parts, and partial fractions
- Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to connect differentiation and integration confidently
- Test infinite series for convergence and construct Taylor and Maclaurin series representations of functions
How it works
A school that adapts to you
This isn't a set of static videos. Every lesson is generated live and tuned to where you actually are.
We learn your level
A quick placement check tailors your starting point so you're never bored or lost.
Lessons adapt as you go
Each lesson is written for your pace and your goal, adjusting as your skills grow.
Your AI coach keeps you moving
Checkpoints, feedback, and gentle nudges turn progress into a real result.
The curriculum
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6 modules · 32 lessons

Limits and Continuity
Builds the foundational language of calculus by exploring how functions behave as inputs approach a value and what it means for a function to be continuous.
- 1.1Intuitive Introduction to LimitsIncluded
- 1.2Evaluating Limits AnalyticallyIncluded
- 1.3One-Sided Limits and Limits at InfinityIncluded
- 1.4Continuity and the Formal DefinitionIncluded
- 1.5The Intermediate Value TheoremIncluded
Derivatives: Rules and Techniques
Develops fluency in differentiation by introducing the derivative from first principles and building through every core differentiation rule.
- 2.1The Derivative as a LimitIncluded
- 2.2Power, Constant, and Sum RulesIncluded
- 2.3Product and Quotient RulesIncluded
- 2.4The Chain RuleIncluded
- 2.5Derivatives of Trigonometric, Exponential, and Logarithmic FunctionsIncluded
- 2.6Implicit Differentiation and Inverse FunctionsIncluded
Applications of Derivatives
Puts differential calculus to work on real-world and theoretical problems including curve analysis, optimization, and related rates.
- 3.1Linear Approximation and DifferentialsIncluded
- 3.2Mean Value Theorem and Rolle's TheoremIncluded
- 3.3Curve Sketching with DerivativesIncluded
- 3.4Optimization ProblemsIncluded
- 3.5Related RatesIncluded
- 3.6L'Hôpital's RuleIncluded
Integration: Concepts and Core Techniques
Introduces the definite and indefinite integral, establishes the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and develops the primary integration techniques.
- 4.1Antiderivatives and Indefinite IntegralsIncluded
- 4.2Riemann Sums and the Definite IntegralIncluded
- 4.3The Fundamental Theorem of CalculusIncluded
- 4.4Substitution (u-Substitution)Included
- 4.5Area Between Curves and Net ChangeIncluded
Advanced Integration Techniques
Expands the integration toolkit to handle sophisticated integrands arising throughout STEM coursework and applications.
- 5.1Integration by PartsIncluded
- 5.2Trigonometric Integrals and SubstitutionIncluded
- 5.3Partial Fraction DecompositionIncluded
- 5.4Improper IntegralsIncluded
- 5.5Applications of IntegrationIncluded
Sequences, Series, and Taylor Expansions
Culminates the course by analyzing infinite sequences and series, establishing convergence tests, and representing functions as power and Taylor series.
- 6.1Sequences and Their LimitsIncluded
- 6.2Infinite Series and the Divergence TestIncluded
- 6.3Convergence TestsIncluded
- 6.4Power Series and Radius of ConvergenceIncluded
- 6.5Taylor and Maclaurin SeriesIncluded
Who it's for
Is this you?
First-year college students
Keeping up with a fast-paced university Calc I or II course is much easier when you have a patient, structured resource that actually explains the reasoning.
STEM majors building a foundation
Physics, engineering, and computer science all rest on calculus — get it right the first time so it never becomes the weak link in your technical coursework.
Students retaking calculus
If a previous attempt left you with gaps and lost confidence, this school's ground-up approach rebuilds both your skills and your belief that you can do this.
AP Calculus BC preppers
The full scope of the curriculum — through series and Taylor expansions — aligns closely with the BC exam, with the worked-example depth that multiple-choice and free-response both demand.
Adult self-learners
Whether reskilling for a technical career or pursuing calculus as an intellectual goal, the self-paced structure and rigorous-but-clear tone make serious mathematics genuinely accessible.
Professionals refreshing math skills
If calculus is in your past but you need it sharp again for graduate school, a career change, or a technical project, this structured refresher gets you back to full competence efficiently.
Questions
Frequently asked
Your teacher
A note from your teacher
Tracy Burke
If you've ever sat in a calculus lecture and understood every word while it was being said — only to open the homework and feel completely lost — I want you to know that experience is more common than you think, and it's not a reflection of your ability.
Calculus is genuinely deep. The ideas behind limits, derivatives, and integrals aren't just procedures to memorize; they're carefully constructed logical arguments that build on each other in a specific order. When any link in that chain is fuzzy — when you were told how to apply the Chain Rule but not why it works, or when the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus was presented as a fact rather than a revelation — the whole structure feels unstable. That's where most calculus frustration actually comes from.
Calculus Unlocked is my attempt to build that chain properly, from the first careful definition of a limit all the way through the convergence of Taylor series. Every lesson is designed around one principle: you should never have to take a step on faith. If a rule exists, we derive it. If a theorem is invoked, we unpack what it's actually saying. If a technique is introduced, we work through enough examples that the logic becomes genuinely yours — not just something you can reproduce when the problem looks familiar, but something you can adapt when it doesn't.
The curriculum covers everything in the standard two-semester Calculus I and II sequence. That means limits and continuity, all the differentiation rules and their applications — optimization, related rates, curve sketching — then integration from Riemann sums through the full toolkit of advanced techniques, and finally sequences, series, and Taylor expansions. It's comprehensive by design, because partial understanding of calculus tends to collapse under exam pressure.
I built this school for the student who is done accepting confusion as a cost of learning mathematics. Whether you're sitting in a university course right now and need clearer explanations than your lecture provides, whether you're retaking calculus and need a fresh start with better foundations, or whether you're a self-learner who has decided to finally earn a real understanding of this subject — you are exactly who this is for. Let's work through it together, carefully and completely.
— Tracy Burke
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