Calculus

Calculus

Calculus is the mathmatical study of change. Calculus has two branches, differential calculus and integral calculus.

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point-slope form

Mathematics; Calculus

The point-slope form for the equation of a line is y – y 1 =; m(x – x 1 ), where m stands for the slope of the line and ( x 1 , y 1 ) is a point on the line.

A function which calculates the slope of a curve; that is, the slope of the tangent line to the graph of the function at that point. The derivative of a function f at a point x is commonly written ...

infinite

Mathematics; Calculus

Not having an end or limit. There is an infinite number of integers greater than 1.

instantaneous acceleration

Mathematics; Calculus

he rate of change for an object's instantaneous velocity for a given moment. This is found by taking the derivative of the velocity function. For motion on the number line, instantaneous acceleration ...

differential equation

Mathematics; Calculus

An equation showing a relationship between a function and its derivative(s). For example, [[File:Differential_equation.jpg]] is a differential equation.

exponential growth

Mathematics; Calculus

A quantity growth model in which the rate of growth is directly proportional to the amount present. Exponential growth is often expressed as A = A 0 ''b'' t (where ''b'' > 1 ) or A = A 0 ''e kt '' ...

Taylor Polynomial

Mathematics; Calculus

An approximation of a function using terms from its Taylor series. An nth degree Taylor polynomial uses all the Taylor series terms up to and including the term using the nth derivative.