Khan Academy Calculus versus Accredited Calculus Academic Credits
If you wish to complete a Calculus course online, make sure you take this course from a regionally accredited college/university so that the credits you earn from this course will actually transfer to your home college/university.The free courses available from the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) like edX, Coursera, Udacity, Khan Academy, MIT Open Courseware, etc. are really excellent courses, but they do NOT result in transferrable academic credits from an accredited university!
There are more than a few actual colleges/universities offering Calculus courses online. Be careful as you investigate these courses - they may not fit your needs for actual course instruction and timing. Most require you enroll and engage your course during their standard academic semesters. Most will have you use a publisher's "automated textbook" which is .... um .... well, if you like that kind of thing, then you have a few options over there at those schools.
Distance Calculus is all about real university-level calculus courses - that's all we do! We have been running these courses for 20+ years, so we know how to get students through the these courses fast fast fast!
Here is a video about earning real academic credits in Calculus from Distance Calculus @ Roger Williams University:
Earning Real Academic Credits for Calculus
Applied Calculus vs Calculus I
Distance Calculus - Student Reviews
Date Posted: Feb 25, 2020
Review by: Jessica M.
Courses Completed: Applied Calculus
Review: I highly recommend this course. I started the Kennedy School at Harvard with a last-minute admission, but my application required the Liberal Arts calculus course, so I had to finish the course in 3 weeks. Diane was an awesome instructor! The class was surprisingly interesting. If you need to take calculus fast, this is the program to use.
Transferred Credits to: Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Date Posted: Mar 16, 2020
Review by: Malia K.
Courses Completed: Applied Calculus
Review: Course was good and fast. I don't like math so I can't say it was fun or anything. Grader was very nice. Software was ok.
Transferred Credits to: University of Maine
Date Posted: May 19, 2025
Review by: Christopher K.
Courses Completed: Precalculus, Calculus I
Review: Well organized and well explained content. Professor did a great job. I learned a lot. Dist Calc saved a ton of hassle and time having to take calc at a local community college, which realistically would have delayed my entrance to BU LEAP by at least a year. Would strongly recommend it.
Transferred Credits to: Boston University
Distance Calculus - Curriculum Exploration
Polynomial Functions
- P5: Polynomial Functions:
- P5.1: Algebraic Development
- P5.1.a: Cubic Functions
- P5.1.b: Quartic Functions
- P5.1.c: Power Functions
- P5.1.d: General Polynomial Functions
- P5.1.e: Graph Identification
- P5.1.f: Homework Problems
- P5.2: Polynomial Data
- P5.2.a: Generate Data from Algebraic Formula
- P5.2.b: Roots
- P5.2.c: Factored Form
- P5.2.d: Given Data, Match Formula
- P5.2.e: Best Fit Formula
- P5.2.f: Homework Problems
- P5.3: Polynomial Equations
- P5.3.a: Solve By Guessing
- P5.3.b: Solve Graphically
- P5.3.c: Solve By Polynomial Division
- P5.3.d: Solve by Factoring
- P5.3.e: Solve Numerically
- P5.3.f: Homework Problems
- P5.3.g: Homework Problems
- P5.4: Polynomial Graphs
- P5.4.a: Vertical Translations
- P5.4.b: Horizontal Translations
- P5.4.c: Roots are Key
- P5.4.d: Given Graph, Match Formula
- P5.4.e: Complex Roots and Graphs
- P5.4.f: Homework Problems
- P5.5: Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
- P5.6: Polynomial Functions Revisited
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