Calculus + Engineering + PID: Functions, Limits, Derivatives, Vectors, differential equations, integrals: BEST CALCULUS
InstructorMark Misin Engineering
Editorial course preview
These 4 complementary views highlight concrete, legible examples from the course presentation.
A MATLAB figure window displaying three graphs of height, distance, and speed over time, annotated with specific equations and values.
A MATLAB figure window displaying a red 3D helical trajectory plot alongside three 2D time-series graphs of sinusoidal and linear position data.
A MATLAB interface displaying a multi-tank fluid dynamics simulation with bar charts for three tanks and a line graph showing volume changes over time.
A block diagram illustrating a PID control system with proportional, integral, and derivative gain blocks, conditional logic, and signal flow.
Mathematical concepts are demonstrated through motion-based scenarios, such as car races, airplane trajectories, and water tanks, to build physical intuition.
The curriculum applies calculus to real-world control systems, specifically modeling and simulating PID controllers using Python.
Learner signals indicate potential issues with handwriting legibility and a lack of formal structure. One signal from 2021 notes these issues, and while the course has a more recent update label, this does not prove a correction has been made.
The curriculum aligns with the stated goals for science and engineering students through its mathematical scope.