Calculus

Calculus

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

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positive series

Mathematics; Calculus

A series with terms are all positive real numbers. The following is an example of a positive series: (1 + x) n = 1 + nx +[[File:power_series-1.gif

sandwich theorem

Mathematics; Calculus

A theorem which allows the computation of the limit of an expression by trapping the expression between two other expressions which have limits that are easier to compute.

improper fraction

Mathematics; Calculus

A fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator, such as 3/2.

instantaneous velocity

Mathematics; Calculus

One way of interpreting the derivative of a function s(t ) is to understand it as the velocity at a given moment t of an object whose position is given by the function s(t ).

One way of interpreting the derivative of a function is to understand it as the instantaneous rate of change of that function, the limit of the average rates of change between a fixed point and other ...