Calculus

[sleepygrlgreen]

Does anyone know of any good Calculus websites with tutorials and whatnot?

[richter915]

haha, why didn't you just google this first?? I found a bunch by googling em and so should you...god, anything to make a thread over.

actually, I think I listed a couple of good calc sites a while ago, you should search for that.

[sleepygrlgreen]

gracias, richter915.

i did google a bunch of sites, but i don't like them as much as paul's tutorial. but ya, i'll look for the sites you listed.

[richter915]

and you find time to waste on AP when you have a huge exam tomorrow! you're yet to gain a full understanding and knowledge of modern day rock will definitely help...PRIORITIES WOMAN! you need a rude awakening.

[Spooky]

if you have questions on calc, just post them here. I'm a senior at Rutgers University and a math major so i can probably help with any calc stuff

[i like guitars]

Does anyone know of any good Calculus websites with tutorials and whatnot?

calculus-help.com

im fing bombing that class right now.

[richter915]

if you have questions on calc, just post them here. I'm a senior at Rutgers University and a math major so i can probably help with any calc stuff
this is true. I could probably help most in calc I and II (since that's what I've taken).

[noodledancer]

gracias, richter915.

i did google a bunch of sites, but i don't like them as much as paul's tutorial. but ya, i'll look for the sites you listed.
i remember paul. he rules. i f-ing loved ap calculus.
my dad's teaching bc this year... i'll ask him if he's found anything good.

[sleepygrlgreen]

if you have questions on calc, just post them here. I'm a senior at Rutgers University and a math major so i can probably help with any calc stuffthanks :) do you feel like explaining the derivative of a derivative to me? it's probably a lot easier than i'm making it seem.

gracias to all!

[richter915]

thanks :) do you feel like explaining the derivative of a derivative to me? it's probably a lot easier than i'm making it seem.

gracias to all!
I know you didn't ask me and can't stand to hear me explain anytihng school related but if anyone other than you wants to know here it is..

when you have your function f(x)...let's say it's x^3

the derivitive of that is 3x^2, right? So then you take the derivitive of that again!...you more or less treat your derivitive as a new function and then take the derivitive of that...and that's the derivitive of the derivitive.

[sleepygrlgreen]

I would have asked you, but we just learned this today.

But thanks

[FeynmanWannabe]

www.sosmath.com

[apoemtothedead]

I love calc, so far at least.

[richter915]

I love calc, so far at least.
calc is amazingXcore

[Spooky]

I know you didn't ask me and can't stand to hear me explain anytihng school related but if anyone other than you wants to know here it is..

when you have your function f(x)...let's say it's x^3

the derivitive of that is 3x^2, right? So then you take the derivitive of that again!...you more or less treat your derivitive as a new function and then take the derivitive of that...and that's the derivitive of the derivitive.

indeed. In physics sense, the derivitive would be velocity, and its derivitive (the second derivitive) would be acceleration. What's kinda sweet is that the 3rd derivitive is called the jerk. But yeah... its the same thing as a derivitive, just do it again.

[bungoman]

Failed it. Twice.

[sleepygrlgreen]

i'm hanging in there...so far. there's absolutley no reason why i should do poorly in this class. it's just a matter of me being lazy, i guess.

[richter915]

i'm hanging in there...so far. there's absolutley no reason why i should do poorly in this class. it's just a matter of me being lazy, i guess.
ahem so, what'd you get on that first exam? I don't think that constitutes as "hanging in there" since that grade doesn't give you credit.

indeed. In physics sense, the derivitive would be velocity, and its derivitive (the second derivitive) would be acceleration. What's kinda sweet is that the 3rd derivitive is called the jerk. But yeah... its the same thing as a derivitive, just do it again.
ya word, it's annoying though cause in calc II you realize the sequence that exists in taking derivative after derivative...turns into this repeating sequence...I think it was like sigma (x^n/n!)...kinda cool stuff.

[sleepygrlgreen]

ahem so, what'd you get on that first exam? I don't think that constitutes as "hanging in there" since that grade doesn't give you credit.

what? i got a C. to my knowledge, in order to get credit, you need a C or better. i'm definitley not proud of that grade, i'm actually really upset about it. but ya...

here's one quick question. i get what needs to be done to get the derivative of a derivative. that's fine. but what confuses me is this....since the derivative is the slope of a curve, does that make the derivative's derivative the slope of a slope? sorry if that came out confusing. eh, i don't even think that that makes much sense...at all.

[futurebreed]

My Calculus teacher is sweet this year, because he gets so off topic and talks about atomic theory and punching cows. He's quite a hick. Unfortunately I learn nothing from him as far as actual material, so I bomb the tests. This Calculus-Help.com site is really sweet, thanks for that

[richter915]

what? i got a C. to my knowledge, in order to get credit, you need a C or better. i'm definitley not proud of that grade, i'm actually really upset about it. but ya...

here's one quick question. i get what needs to be done to get the derivative of a derivative. that's fine. but what confuses me is this....since the derivative is the slope of a curve, does that make the derivative's derivative the slope of a slope? sorry if that came out confusing. eh, i don't even think that that makes much sense...at all.
oh right, technically a C "counts" for credit...but it's still a C on your transcript so although you'll graduate, you'll end up going to like...ITT tech grad school...or one of those other schools you see on daytime TV.

ANYHOW, your question is pretty easy to answer. Let's say you have a function, right? And this function has a slope at every x value, right? So therefore you can take the derivative at every x value, right? So therefore, it's possible to make a new graph/function based on all the derivatives you found. Kinda get what I mean? Then when you take the derivatives of x values here, it's like taking the slope of the new function...or in your words, the derivative of the derivative.

you have to worry less about how your question comes out and more on the question, that's a note to most people. Tutors/helpers in general know the problem your having if you don't say all the "I just don't get it, dunno if you get it" crap...just be straight forward "can you explain again how there can be a derivative to a derivative"...says you a lot of energy.

[sleepygrlgreen]

oh right, technically a C "counts" for credit...but it's still a C on your transcript so although you'll graduate, you'll end up going to like...ITT tech grad school...or one of those other schools you see on daytime TV.

ANYHOW, your question is pretty easy to answer. Let's say you have a function, right? And this function has a slope at every x value, right? So therefore you can take the derivative at every x value, right? So therefore, it's possible to make a new graph/function based on all the derivatives you found. Kinda get what I mean? Then when you take the derivatives of x values here, it's like taking the slope of the new function...or in your words, the derivative of the derivative.

you have to worry less about how your question comes out and more on the question, that's a note to most people. Tutors/helpers in general know the problem your having if you don't say all the "I just don't get it, dunno if you get it" crap...just be straight forward "can you explain again how there can be a derivative to a derivative"...says you a lot of energy.thanks.

[richter915]

thanks.
np