Calculus (English)
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Definition (keystage 4)
The branch of maths to do with integrals and derivatives; finding area and volumes and finding instantaneous rates of change. At a higher level calculus also deals with solving equations which have integrals and derivatives in them, and handling certain types of limits both approximately and exactly.
Relations
- broader:
- (en) Analysis
- (en) Further mathematics
- narrower:
- (en) Applications of the derivative
- (en) Applications of the integral
- (en) Calculus of variations
- (en) Fundamental theorem of calculus
- (en) Multivariable calculus
- referenced:
- (en) Derivative
- (en) Differential equation
- (en) Integral
- (en) Limit
- (en) Second derivative
- (en) Series
- (en) Wronskian
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