Calculus

Calculus

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

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remainder

Mathematics; Calculus

The number that is left over when one number is divided by another number. Numbers that can be divided evenly have a remainder of 0.

ratio

Mathematics; Calculus

A relationship between two numbers. If a box has six red marbles and four blue marbles, the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 6 to 4.

reciprocal

Mathematics; Calculus

Either of two numbers that equal 1 when they are multiplied together. The number 3 is the reciprocal of 1/3.

division

Mathematics; Calculus

The mathematical process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another number.

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.

A sequence with a limit that is a real number. For example, the sequence 5.1, 5.01, 5.001, 5.0001, . . . has limit 5, so the sequence converges to 5. On the other hand, the sequence 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...