Author Question: How has calculus impacted the world? (Read 2641 times)

Millan

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and what are some applications of calculus?



camila

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Reply #1 on: Jun 18, 2013
It has raised the teen suicide rate by 15%.



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coco

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Reply #2 on: Jun 18, 2013
Calculus can be used to sum up a number of small things, so it can speed up adding any sequence.
It can find the area under curves exactly: for instance, it can be used to give you that famous equation for the volume of a sphere.
It gives you a really fast way to get the area of a polygon.
It can be used to calculate the change in something; for instance, if you just measure how fast you're going at regular times, you can calculate the distance you went.
It can also calculate instantaneous speeds.  It could be used for radar guns to detect speeding cars.
In my experience it mostly reduces the number of calculations for existing math or gives you an exact answer when you had to approximate before.



 

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