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291693256Absolute MaximumThe greatest y-­‐value that a function achieves. Occurs either at a local maximum or an endpoint.
291693257Absolute MinimumThe smallest y-value that a function achieves. Occurs either at a local maximum or an endpoint.
291693258AccelerationThe rate of change of the velocity with respect to time. The second derivative of a position function.
291693259AmplitudeIn periodic functions, the height of the function at the maximum to the middle line
291693260AntiderivativeAn indefinite integral. An arbitrary constant "+C" is included
291693261AntidifferentiationThe process of evaluating an indefinite integral
291693262ApproximationA number which serves as an estimate of a desired number
291693263Arccosine functionThe inverse of the cosine function
291693264Arcsine functionThe inverse of the sine function
291693265Arctangent functionThe inverse of the tangent function
291693266Average rate of changeSlope between two points on a function
291693267Average value1/(b−a) ∫ f (x)dx
291693268Axis of rotationA line around which some body or curve rotates
291693269Axis of symmetryA line araound which a geometric figure is symmetrical
291693270BaseThe number which, raised to the power of a given logarithm, produces a given number
291693271Chain ruleA method of obtaining the derivative of a composite function
291693272CircleThe set of points in a plane that are equidistant from a given point
291693273Closed interval [a,b]a ≤ x ≤ b
291693274CoefficientA multiplicative factor in some term of an expression (or of a series); it is usually a number but in any case does not involve any variables of the expression
291693275Concave downHaving a decreasing derivative as the independent variable increases; having a negative second derivative
291693276Concave upHaving an increasing derivative as the independent variable increases; having a positive second derivative
291693277Constant functionA function that is a fixed numerical value for all elements of the domain of the function
291693278Constant of integrationAn arbitrary constant term in the expression of the indefinite integral of a function
291693279Continuity at a pointA function that is continuous on both the left and right side at that point
291693280Continuity on an intervalA function that is continuous at every point on the interval
291693281Continuous functionA function such that the following is true: 1. lim f(x ) exists as x approaches a 2. f(a) exists 3. f(a)= limit of f(x) as x approaches a
291693282Cosecant functionThe reciprocal of the sine function
291693283Cosine functionThe ratio x/r with r being the distance of (x, y) from the origin
291693284Cotangent functionThe reciprocal of the tangent function
291693285Critical pointAny ordered pair (x, y) where f ′(x) = 0 or is undefined
291693286Critical valueAny x values where f ′(x) = 0 or is undefined
291693287Cross-sectional areaA plane geometric configuration formed by cutting a given figure with a plane which is at right angles to an axis of the figure
291693288Decreasing functionwhen x
291693289Decreasing on an intervalFor all x in [a,b], f'x<0
291693290Definite integralThe expression for the evaluation of the indefinite integral of a positive function between two limits of integration
291693291DerivativeThe slope of the tangent line at a point on a curve limit as h approaches 0 of [f (x + h) − f (x)] / h
291693292DifferentiabilityIf a function has a well-defined derivative for each element of the domain
291693293DifferentiationThe process of finding the derivative of a function
291693294DiscontinuityA point or value of the independent variable at which the value of a function is not equal to its limit as the value of the independent variable approaches that point, or where it is not defined
291693295Distance (from velocity)∫ Iv(t)I (dt)
291693296Distance formula√[(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2]
291693297DomainThe set of all values that can be assumed by the independent variable of a function
291693298dy/dx (Leibniz notation)Notation used for the first derivative of a function
291693299Exponent lawsx^a * x^b =x^a+b (x^a)^b = x^ab x^a/x^b = x^a−b x^1 = x x^0 =1
291693300Exponential functionAny function closely related to the exponential function, and in particular y = ax , for any a
291693301ExtremumThe local and global maximums and minimums of a function
291693302First derivative testWhen testing critical values, if the first derivative changes from negative to zero to positive, then that critical value is a local minimum of the function. If the first derivative changes from positive to zero of negative, then that critical value is a local maximum of the function
291693303Fundamental theorem of calculusExpresses the relationship between integration and differentiation, namely that if the integral ∫ f (x)dx exists, and a function F(x) also exists for which F'(x)=f(x) in [a,b], then ∫f(x)dx=F(b)−F(a)
291693304Implicit differentiationThe differentiation of an implicit function with respect to the independent variable
291693305Increasing on an intervalFor all x in [a,b], f'x>0
291693306Indefinite integralAn integral without any specific limits, whose solution includes an undetermined constant c; antiderivative
291693307Inflection pointA point where a function changes concavity; also, where the second derivative changes signs
291693308Instantaneous rate of changeThe rate of change of a function occurring at or associated with a given instant, or as a limit as a time interval approaches zero; the derivative
291693309Instantaneous velocityThe rate of change of the position function occurring as a limit as a time interval approaches zero; the derivative of the position function
291693310Integrable functionA function that possesses a finite integral; the function must be continuous on the interval of integration
291693311IntegrandThe function that is integrated in an integral
291693312IntegrationThe process by which an antiderivative is calculated
291693313Integration by substitutionIn integrating composite function, either using pattern recognition or change of variables to perform the integration
291693314Left-hand limitThe value that a function is approaching as x approaches a given value through values less than x limit as x approaches c- of f(x)
291693315Left-hand sumA rectangular sum of the area under a curve where the domain is divided into sub-intervals and the height of each rectangle is the function value at the left most point of the sub-interval
291693316Limit of integrationEither of the endpoints of an interval over which a definite integral is to be evaluated
291693317LimitThe value that the function is approaching as x approaches the given value; the left and right-hand limits must agree
291693318Linear functionA function that can be expressed in the form f(x) = mx + b
291693319Linear approximationApproximating the value of a function by using the equation of the tangent line at a point close to the desired point
291693320Local linearizationZooming in at a point on the graph of a function until the function approaches the tangent line at that point
291693321Local extremaLocal maximums and minimums of a function
291693322Logarithmic functionThe function y=logax that is the inverse of the function y=a^x
291693323MaximumThe highest value of a function for each value of the domain
291693324Mean value of f(x)1/(b-a)∫(b/a) f(x)dx
291693325Mean value theorem for definite integralsIf f is continuous on [a, b], then at some point,c in [a, b], f(c) = 1/(b-a)∫(b/a) f(x)dx
291693326Mean value theorem for derivativesIf y=f(x) is continuous at every point of the close interval [a,b] and differentiable at every point of its interior (a,b), then there is at least one point c in (a,b) at which f'(c)= [f(b)-f(a)]/(b-a)
291693327Middle sumA rectangular sum of the area under a curve where the domain is divided into sub-intervals and the height of each rectangle is the function value at the midpoint of the sub-interval
291693328MinimumThe smallest value of a function for each value of the domain
291693329Natural logarithmThe function y=lnx is the inverse of the exponential function y=e^x
291693330Normal lineA line perpendicular to a tangent line at the point of tangency
291693331Odd functionf(-x)=-f(x)
291693332OptimizationIn an application, maximizing or minimizing some aspect of the system being modeled
291693333OriginThe point (0,0) in the Cartesian coordinate plane
291693334Piecewise-defined functionA function that is defined by applying different formulas to different parts of its domain
291693335PolynomialAn expression in the form y = an x^n + an−1x^n−1 + ...+ a1x + a0
291693336Position functionA function f that gives the position f(t) of a body on a coordinate axis at time t
291693337Prime notationIf y=f(x), then both y' and f'(x) denote the derivative of the function with respect to x
291693338Product ruleIf h(x)=f(x)*g(x) then h'(x)=f(x)*g'(x)+g(x)*f'(x)
291693339Quotient ruleIf h(x)= f(x)/g(x) then h'(x)= [g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)]/[g(x)]^2
291693340Radius of a circleA segment from a the center of the circle to a point on the circle
291693341Rate of changeThe amount of change divided by the time it takes
291693342Region (in a plane)A connected subset of two-dimensional space, such as the set of points (x,y) enclosed by equations of function and boundary points
291693343Related ratesAn equation involving two or more variables that are differentiable functions of time can be used to find an equation that relates the corresponding rates
291693344Relative maximumWhere the derivative changes signs from positive to zero to negative
291693345Relative minimumWhere the derivative changes signs from negative to zero to positive
291693346Right-hand limitThe limit of f as x approaches c from the right
291693347Right-hand sumA rectangular sum of the area under a curve where the domain is divided into sub-intervals and the height of each rectangle is the function value at the right-most point of the sub-interval
291693348Root of an equationZero of a function; A solution of the equation f(x)=0 is a zero of the function f or a root of the equation of a x-intercept of the graph
291693349Secant functionTHe reciprocal of the cosine function
291693350Secant lineA line through two points on the curve
291693351Second derivativeThe derivative of the first derivative
291693352Second derivative testIf f'(c)=0 and f"(c)>0, then f has a local maximum at x=c. If f'(c)=0 and f"(c)<0, then f has a local minimum at x=c
291693353Separable differential equationA differential equation y'=f(x,y) in which f can be expressed as a product of a function of x and a function of y
291693354Sine functionThe trigonometric function that is equal in a right-angled triangle to the ratio of the side opposite the given angle to the hypotenuse
291693355SlopeThe steepness of a line; the ratio of the rise of a line divided by the run of a line between any two points; the tangent of the angle between the direction of the line and the x-axis
291693356Solid of revolutionThe solid figure generated by revolving a plane region around a line
291693357SpeedThe absolute value or magnitude of velocity
291693358Tangent functionA trigonometric function that in a right-angles triangle is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to that of the adjacent angle side
291693359Tangent lineTo the graph of a function y=f(x) at a point x=a where exists, the line through (a, f(a)) with slope f'(a)
291693360Trapezoidal ruleA method of approximating to an intergral as the limit of a sum of areas of trapezoids. Can be done by averaging a left hand sum and a right hand sum
291693361u-substitutionA method of intergration in which ∫f(g(x))*g'(x)dx is rewritten as ∫f(u)du by substituting u=g(x) and du=g'(x)dx
291693362VelocityThe rate of change of position with respect to time
291693363Volume by slicingA method for finding the volume of a solid by evaluating A(x)dx where A(x) (assumed intergrable) is the solid cross section at area x
291693364x-axisThe horizontal axis of the cartesian coordinate system
291693365x-interceptThe x-coordinate of the point where a curve intersects the x-axis
291693366y-axisThe vertical axis of the cartesian coordinate system
291693367y-interceptThe y-coordinate of the point where a curve intersects the y-axis
291693368Zero of a functionA solution of the equation f(x)=0; a root of the equation

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