Understanding Calculus !

Fern

Fern

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After asking my g/daughter what she was taking in the way of subjects at school next year,(she's in the senior level) she mentioned one subject was Calculus. Now I've heard of Calculus for a long time but never bothered to check it out.
This morning I went to Prof. Google, this is what came up. Cripes I don't think I'll be questioning my g/daughter on this subject. I wasn't much good at Algebra or geometery but Calculus.:confused:
Anyone here really understand it all.?
alculus is the study of change and motion, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of rules of operations and relations. It is the culmination of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, which makes it the next step in a logical progression of mathematics. Calculus defines and deals with limits, derivatives, and integrals of functions. The key ingredient in calculus is the notion of infinity. The essential link to completing calculus and satisfying concerns about infinite behavior is the concept of the limit, which lays the foundation for both derivatives and integrals.
Calculus is often divided into two sections: Differential Calculus (dealing with derivatives, e.g. rates of change and tangents), and Integral Calculus (dealing with integrals, e.g. areas and volumes). Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus are closely related as we will see in subsequent pages. It is important to have a conceptual idea of what calculus is and why it is important in order to understand how calculus works.
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We had "Intro to Calculus" in our senior year as well, and continued on with it into college.

It is indeed a truly bizarre type of math, but if your grand-daughter has plans to pursue a scientific career she's going to need it.

It was tough enough learning it and remembering it long enough to take the exams on it; once I no longer needed it in real life I promptly put it out of my head. My son, who is in grad school right now and pursuing his Masters in Systems Engineering, is always telling me about the joys of calculus.

I wish him well. :playful:
 
I had calculus in college a Loooonng time ago. In my career I used trigonometry all the time but I've forgotten all I ever knew about calculus.In those days an abacus and a slide rule were the computers we used.
 

I majored in mathematics in my science degree and I still don't understand large chunks of it.

Fern, forget calculus because you have something much more important to give your grand daughter - wisdom sprung from life experiences.
 
Warrigal said:
I majored in mathematics in my science degree and I still don't understand large chunks of it.

Fern, forget calculus because you have something much more important to give your grand daughter - wisdom sprung from life experiences.
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Warrigal, the subject came up when I asked her how she had got on in her end of year exams. It was out of curiosity that I searched Prof.Google. I won't be venturing into an untried domain. :D
 
Fern said:
Warrigal, the subject came up when I asked her how she had got on in her end of year exams. It was out of curiosity that I searched Prof.Google. I won't be venturing into an untried domain. :D
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FERN: Here is something useful for your grand daughter, My sons used something similar when they were doing there last years in school(Both are engineers)

http://au.ixl.com/math/year-11

open & just run your cursor over the questions: or you can click on to them to use & answer.
 
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Just heard from her this am and these are the subjects she is taking next year.
Makes be brain weary just reading them. :p English, graphics and maybe performing arts I could handle.

English, L3 Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Graphics and Performing Arts
 

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