Calculus
noun
A type of math that studies changes and movement.
I'm taking a calculus class this semester.
Often appears as...
- differential calculus
- integral calculus
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Academic
noun
Hard, stone-like formation that can appear in different parts of the body, like kidneys or teeth.
The dentist said I have calculus on my teeth that needs to be removed.
Often appears as...
- dental calculus
- kidney calculus
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Technical
noun
A particular method or system of calculation or reason.
Her calculus in that situation was off, leading to unexpected consequences.
Often appears as...
- political calculus
- moral calculus
noun
A type of math that studies changes and movement.
I'm taking a calculus class this semester.
Often appears as...
- differential calculus
- integral calculus
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Hard, stone-like formation that can appear in different parts of the body, like kidneys or teeth.
The dentist said I have calculus on my teeth that needs to be removed.
Often appears as...
- dental calculus
- kidney calculus
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A particular method or system of calculation or reason.
Her calculus in that situation was off, leading to unexpected consequences.
Often appears as...
- political calculus
- moral calculus
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Pro Tip 1/3Concept Movement
Calculus helps understand how things change, focusing not just on results, but on the path to get there.
Calculus shows how a rocket speeds up over time.
Pro Tip 2/3Real-life Applications
It is used in real-world problems, like forecasting weather, designing buildings, and even valuing stocks.
Without calculus, engineers couldn't model skyscrapers.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Challenge
Calculus can be abstract and involve complex problem-solving, which might seem daunting initially.
Solving calculus problems requires practice and patience.
Pro Tip 1/3Concept Movement
Calculus helps understand how things change, focusing not just on results, but on the path to get there.
Calculus shows how a rocket speeds up over time.
Pro Tip 2/3Real-life Applications
It is used in real-world problems, like forecasting weather, designing buildings, and even valuing stocks.
Without calculus, engineers couldn't model skyscrapers.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Challenge
Calculus can be abstract and involve complex problem-solving, which might seem daunting initially.
Solving calculus problems requires practice and patience.
Pro Tip 1/3Concept Movement
Calculus helps understand how things change, focusing not just on results, but on the path to get there.
Calculus shows how a rocket speeds up over time.
Pro Tip 2/3Real-life Applications
It is used in real-world problems, like forecasting weather, designing buildings, and even valuing stocks.
Without calculus, engineers couldn't model skyscrapers.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Challenge
Calculus can be abstract and involve complex problem-solving, which might seem daunting initially.
Solving calculus problems requires practice and patience.
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You know, calculus is wonderful. When I was a kid, I was a calculus whiz. I don't understand a thing about it now, but I could do it as a kid. Geometry, fantastic. You know, quantum mechanics -- these are cool things. But they don't save marriages and they don't raise children.
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over a lifetime. And what's really important about dental calculus is that it fossilizes just like the rest of the skeleton, it's abundant in quantity before the present day and it's ubiquitous worldwide. We find it in every population around the world at all time periods
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Sonia Shah: 3 reasons we...
I mean, these are minor inconveniences. But that's not how people with malaria think of malaria. So for them, the calculus must be quite different. Imagine, for example, if a bunch of well-meaning Kenyans came up to those of us in the temperate world and said,
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Arthur Benjamin: Teach...
every high school graduate should know -- should be probability and statistics. I mean, don't get me wrong. Calculus is an important subject. It's one of the great products of the human mind. The laws of nature are written in the language of calculus.
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Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
And of course, it turns into a circle. And by the way, she was also very insistent on being able to change the color, an important feature for this demonstration. You can see that this is a very early step into limits and differential calculus
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and then people started stumbling on it, and I started getting some comments and some letters and all sorts of feedback from random people around the world. These are just a few. This is actually from one of the original calculus videos.
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feedback from from random people around the world and you know these are just a few this is actually from one of the original calculus videos and someone wrote just on YouTube who was a youtube comment first time I smiled doing a
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Greg Lynn: How calculus...
The best example of this would probably be the Gothic, and the Gothic was invented after the invention of calculus, although the Gothic architects weren't really using calculus to define their forms. But what was important is,
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Adventures of an...
We must keep searching the sky for near-Earth asteroids. We are the only species able to understand calculus or build telescopes. We know how to find these objects. This is our responsibility. If we found a hazardous asteroid with significant early warning, we could nudge it out of the way.
Video examples
The Surprising...
when she tells anyone she works with shark brains she always gets the same question so are sharks smart that's what i asked it's not a question she likes intelligence is a finicky metric it depends on your yardstick so if it's oh you're smart if you can do calculus then you might
Video examples
Ian Dunbar: Dog-friendly...
You know, calculus is wonderful. When I was a kid, I was a calculus whiz. I don't understand a thing about it now, but I could do it as a kid. Geometry, fantastic. You know, quantum mechanics -- these are cool things. But they don't save marriages and they don't raise children.
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Christina Warinner:...
over a lifetime. And what's really important about dental calculus is that it fossilizes just like the rest of the skeleton, it's abundant in quantity before the present day and it's ubiquitous worldwide. We find it in every population around the world at all time periods
Video examples
Sonia Shah: 3 reasons we...
I mean, these are minor inconveniences. But that's not how people with malaria think of malaria. So for them, the calculus must be quite different. Imagine, for example, if a bunch of well-meaning Kenyans came up to those of us in the temperate world and said,
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Arthur Benjamin: Teach...
every high school graduate should know -- should be probability and statistics. I mean, don't get me wrong. Calculus is an important subject. It's one of the great products of the human mind. The laws of nature are written in the language of calculus.
Video examples
Conrad Wolfram: Teaching...
And of course, it turns into a circle. And by the way, she was also very insistent on being able to change the color, an important feature for this demonstration. You can see that this is a very early step into limits and differential calculus
Video examples
Let's use video to...
and then people started stumbling on it, and I started getting some comments and some letters and all sorts of feedback from random people around the world. These are just a few. This is actually from one of the original calculus videos.
Video examples
Let's use video to...
feedback from from random people around the world and you know these are just a few this is actually from one of the original calculus videos and someone wrote just on YouTube who was a youtube comment first time I smiled doing a
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Greg Lynn: How calculus...
The best example of this would probably be the Gothic, and the Gothic was invented after the invention of calculus, although the Gothic architects weren't really using calculus to define their forms. But what was important is,
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John M. Grunsfeld
American Astronaut
Growing up in Highland Park, in high school, I had some very influential teachers: I had a math teacher who taught calculus that helped me learn to be in love with mathematics; I had a chemistry teacher who inspired us to work what was in the class and to go beyond.
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Terence Tao
Australian Mathematician
The standard high school curriculum traditionally has been focused towards physics and engineering. So calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra have always been the most emphasized, and for good reason - these are very important.
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J. B. Bickerstaff
American Coach
We're all smart enough to figure out Xs and Os - it's basketball, it's not advanced calculus. But the most important thing is can you get your message across to players? Do they believe in you, and do they want to compete for you?
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
When I was about thirteen, the library was going to get 'Calculus for the Practical Man.' By this time I knew, from reading the encyclopedia, that calculus was an important and interesting subject, and I ought to learn it.
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Henri Poincare
French Mathematician
If one looks at the different problems of the integral calculus which arise naturally when one wishes to go deep into the different parts of physics, it is impossible not to be struck by the analogies existing.
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Marlee Matlin
American Actress
You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Look out for kids, help them dream and be inspired. We teach calculus in schools, but I believe the most important formula is courage plus dreams equals success.
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Lonnie Johnson
American Inventor
I can remember times when we'd be having parties, and people would be dancing and everything and I would be sitting there in the middle doing calculus, just doing my little thing.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
Aerodynamics is mathematics for those who haven't learned to do calculus. In my case, too, for one who hasn't learned to add or multiply, at least the first time.
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Kit Williams
Author
Newton, of course, was the inventor of differential calculus so his place in the tale is quite special.
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Debi Thomas
American Athlete
I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus.
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John M. Grunsfeld
American Astronaut
Growing up in Highland Park, in high school, I had some very influential teachers: I had a math teacher who taught calculus that helped me learn to be in love with mathematics; I had a chemistry teacher who inspired us to work what was in the class and to go beyond.
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Terence Tao
Australian Mathematician
The standard high school curriculum traditionally has been focused towards physics and engineering. So calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra have always been the most emphasized, and for good reason - these are very important.
Quote examples
J. B. Bickerstaff
American Coach
We're all smart enough to figure out Xs and Os - it's basketball, it's not advanced calculus. But the most important thing is can you get your message across to players? Do they believe in you, and do they want to compete for you?
Quote examples
Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
When I was about thirteen, the library was going to get 'Calculus for the Practical Man.' By this time I knew, from reading the encyclopedia, that calculus was an important and interesting subject, and I ought to learn it.
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Henri Poincare
French Mathematician
If one looks at the different problems of the integral calculus which arise naturally when one wishes to go deep into the different parts of physics, it is impossible not to be struck by the analogies existing.
Quote examples
Marlee Matlin
American Actress
You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Look out for kids, help them dream and be inspired. We teach calculus in schools, but I believe the most important formula is courage plus dreams equals success.
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Lonnie Johnson
American Inventor
I can remember times when we'd be having parties, and people would be dancing and everything and I would be sitting there in the middle doing calculus, just doing my little thing.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
Aerodynamics is mathematics for those who haven't learned to do calculus. In my case, too, for one who hasn't learned to add or multiply, at least the first time.
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Kit Williams
Author
Newton, of course, was the inventor of differential calculus so his place in the tale is quite special.
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Debi Thomas
American Athlete
I was always very strong in math, physics and calculus.
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