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Calculus, What Is It Good For?
Explore the meaning of differentiation and integration. A video lesson describes in detail what differentiating and integrating an equation means using the momentum and kinetic energy formulas. Progressing from a linear to a quadratic...
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Average Value of a Function
Viewers learn how to find the average of a variable density with a video made for AP Calculus. The presenter applies the formula to find the average value of a function with an example that provides a density function for a rod. The...
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Volumes by Washers
Here's an AP Calculus resource that works an example problem of finding the volume where the cross sections of a solid are washer shaped. In the example the axis of rotation is vertical, creating horizontal washers.
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Areas Between Curves
There are times that it is necessary to add areas to find the area between the curves. The video for AP Calculus presents how to find the area between curves by subtracting the area under the lower curve from the area under the upper...
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Essence of Calculus, Chapter 1
Dive into the essence of calculus. The first installment of an 11-part playlist introduces the video series by looking at the area of a circle and the area under curves. The narrator explains how to look at calculus as taking a hard...
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Derivative Formulas Through Geometry | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 3
Geometry to the rescue. By watching a video, scholars see how geometric concepts help explain derivative formulas: areas of rectangles and volumes of rectangular prisms for the Power Rule and similarity and trig ratios for the Sine Rule.
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The Paradox of the Derivative | Essence of Calculus, Chapter 2
It turns out that "instantaneous rate of change" isn't an accurate representation of the derivative. Viewers of the second video in a series of 11 learn about the concept of the derivative, from the limit of a difference quotient to the...