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In the 'real world', the purpose of a course of study in pre-calculus is to prepare the student for a course of study in Calculus.
In the 'real world', the purpose of a course of study in pre-calculus is to prepare the student for a course of study in Calculus.
Rates of change
The liberal arts majors do not usually require calculus
Yes calculus is a type of math that deals with the study of continuously changing quantities.
Because calculus is lots of fun! Also because it is useful in science and engineering.
Calculus is the study of instantaneous and cumulitive growths of functions with respect to two or more variables. Trigonometry is the study of angles, specifically in triangles.
In high school you should focus on science and math classes, particularly biology, chemistry, physics, algebra II, pre-calculus and calculus.
Gravity is a force, which means that it has a corresponding acceleration (rate of rate of change). Because calculus is the study of rates of change, accelerations are studied in calculus.
Astronomy, and mathematics including calculus
Many, many people have added to calculus, but Newton is generally recognized as having started the western study into it.
An entire school year. They took AP Calculus in their senior year.