CHAPTER12
Derivatives and Motion
In This Chapter
- What is a position equation?
- The relationship between position, velocity, and acceleration
- Speed versus velocity
- Understanding projectile motion
Mathematics can actually be applied in the real world. This may shock and appall you, but itâs true. Itâs probably shocking because most of the problems weâve dealt with have been purely computational in nature, devoid of correlation to real life. (For example, estimating gas mileage is a useful mathematical real-life skill, whereas factoring difference of perfect cube polynomials is not as useful in a straightforward way.) Most people hate real-life ...
Get Calculus I now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
