Calculus

Calculus

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

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mean value theorem

Mathematics; Calculus

A key theorem of calculus that relates values of a function to a value of its derivative. The theorem states that for a "nice" function, there is a tangent line parallel to any secant line.

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 ...

washer method

Mathematics; Calculus

A method for finding the volume of a solid of revolution. The washer method is a generalized version of the disk method. Both the washer and disk methods are example of volume by parallel ...

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.

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.

simple harmonic motion (SHM)

Mathematics; Calculus

Any periodic motion that can be modeled using a sinusoid. In other words, simple harmonic motion is motion that can be described using a sine or cosine function. Examples include the swinging of a ...

exponential decay

Mathematics; Calculus

A quantity decay model for which the rate of decay is directly proportional to the amount present. The equation for the model is A = A ''0'' ''b t '' (where 0 0 e kt '' (where ''k'' is a negative ...