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====== Calculus ====== | ====== Calculus ====== | ||
- | <tabbox Why is it interesting?> | + | <tabbox Intuitive> |
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- | <blockquote>We usually take shapes and formulas at face value, as a single pattern. Calculus gives us two superpowers to dig deeper: | + | |
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- | X-Ray Vision: You see the hidden pieces inside a pattern. You don't just see the tree, you know it's made of rings, with another growing as we speak. | + | |
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- | Time-Lapse Vision: You see the future path of an object laid out before you (cool, right?). "Hey, there's the moon. In the next few days it'll be rising and changing to a nice red color. I'll wait 6 days and take the perfect photo then." | + | |
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- | So why is Calculus useful? Well, just imagine having X-Ray or Time-Lapse vision to use at will. That object over there, how was it put together? What will happen to it? | + | |
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- | <cite>[[https://betterexplained.com/calculus/|A Better Explained Guide To Calculus]]</cite> | + | |
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[{{ :calculus_made_easy.jpg?nolink |Source: "[[http://djm.cc/library/Calculus_Made_Easy_Thompson.pdf|Calculus Made Easy]]" (1910)}}] | [{{ :calculus_made_easy.jpg?nolink |Source: "[[http://djm.cc/library/Calculus_Made_Easy_Thompson.pdf|Calculus Made Easy]]" (1910)}}] | ||
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* There is a small and fun to read book that makes the basics strong. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus By Spivak | * There is a small and fun to read book that makes the basics strong. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Calculus By Spivak | ||
* For Applications, you cannot beat: No bullshit guide to math and physics by Savov | * For Applications, you cannot beat: No bullshit guide to math and physics by Savov | ||
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<cite>Source: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/any-calculus-starter-textbook-suggestions.905408/</cite> | <cite>Source: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/any-calculus-starter-textbook-suggestions.905408/</cite> | ||
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+ | A nice video introduction is | ||
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+ | * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZHQObOWTQDMsr9K-rj53DwVRMYO3t5Yr|Essence of calculus]] by 3Blue1Brown | ||
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+ | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQxOYL3vhY| Geometric Calculus 0]] by Alan Macdonald | ||
- | <tabbox Researcher> | + | <tabbox Abstract> |
<blockquote>A more appropriate analogy would be that of calculus in | <blockquote>A more appropriate analogy would be that of calculus in | ||
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and ref 7 is: J. V. Grabiber, [[http://www.mr-ideahamster.com/classes/assets/a_evepsilon.pdf|Who Gave You the Epsilon? Cauchy and the Origins of Rigorous Calculus]], the American Mathematical Monthly, March 1983, Vol.90, No.3, 185-194. | and ref 7 is: J. V. Grabiber, [[http://www.mr-ideahamster.com/classes/assets/a_evepsilon.pdf|Who Gave You the Epsilon? Cauchy and the Origins of Rigorous Calculus]], the American Mathematical Monthly, March 1983, Vol.90, No.3, 185-194. | ||
- | See also https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/the-pantheon-of-derivatives-i/ | + | See also https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/the-pantheon-of-derivatives-i/ and "The Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class" |
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- | <tabbox Examples> | + | <tabbox Why is it interesting?> |
- | --> Example1# | + | <blockquote>We usually take shapes and formulas at face value, as a single pattern. Calculus gives us two superpowers to dig deeper: |
- | + | X-Ray Vision: You see the hidden pieces inside a pattern. You don't just see the tree, you know it's made of rings, with another growing as we speak. | |
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- | --> Example2:# | + | Time-Lapse Vision: You see the future path of an object laid out before you (cool, right?). "Hey, there's the moon. In the next few days it'll be rising and changing to a nice red color. I'll wait 6 days and take the perfect photo then." |
- | + | So why is Calculus useful? Well, just imagine having X-Ray or Time-Lapse vision to use at will. That object over there, how was it put together? What will happen to it? | |
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- | <tabbox FAQ> | + | <cite>[[https://betterexplained.com/calculus/|A Better Explained Guide To Calculus]]</cite> |
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- | <tabbox History> | + | |
</tabbox> | </tabbox> | ||