Math Glossary
Calculus
Definition
Calculus is the study of continuously changing behavior. Calculus specifically deals with the operations of limits, derivatives and integrals.
Examples:
#1 While finding the distance, d, traveled by a car moving at a constant speed, r, for a given time, t, can be done with the formula
d=rt,
the distance, d, traveled by a car moving at a continuously changing speed, r(t), over an interval of time, [a,b] would require an integral.
See also: derivative, integral, limit
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