Calculus: Limits, Derivatives & Integrals
Subject: Math · Grade level: College
An intro to the two big ideas: derivatives and integrals.
In this lesson
- Limits in one minute
- Derivatives: the slope at a point
- Integrals: area under the curve
- Why anyone cares
Key terms
- Derivative
- Instantaneous rate of change of a function.
- Power rule
- d/dx [xⁿ] = n · xⁿ⁻¹.
- Tangent line
- A line that just touches a curve at one point with the same slope.
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