Calculus or Applied Calculus?

Calculus is the study of how things change. Calculus has widespread applications in science, economics, and engineering and can solve many problems for which algebra alone is insufficient." "Examples include: Credit card companies use calculus to set the minimum payments due on credit card statements at the exact time the statement is processed by considering multiple variables such as changing interest rates and a fluctuating available balance. Biologists use differential calculus to determine the exact rate of growth in a bacterial culture when different variables such as temperature and food source are changed.

This research can help increase the rate of growth of necessary bacteria, or decrease the rate of growth for harmful and potentially threatening bacteria. An electrical engineer uses integration to determine the exact length of power cable needed to connect two substations that are miles apart. Because the cable is hung from poles, it is constantly curving.

Calculus allows a precise figure to be determined. An architect will use integration to determine the amount of materials necessary to construct a curved dome over a new sports arena, as well as calculate the weight of that dome and determine the type of support structure required. Space flight engineers frequently use calculus when planning lengthy missions.

To launch an exploratory probe, they must consider the different orbiting velocities of the Earth and the planet the probe is targeted for, as well as other gravitational influences like the sun and the moon. Calculus allows each of those variables to be accurately taken into account. Statisticians will use calculus to evaluate survey data to help develop business plans for different companies.

Because a survey involves many different questions with a range of possible answers, calculus allows a more accurate prediction for appropriate action. A physicist uses calculus to find the center of mass of a sports utility vehicle to design appropriate safety features that must adhere to federal specifications on different road surfaces and at different speeds. An operations research analyst will use calculus when observing different processes at a manufacturing corporation.

By considering the value of different variables, they can help a company improve operating efficiency, increase production, and raise profits. A graphics artist uses calculus to determine how different three-dimensional models will behave when subjected to rapidly changing conditions. This can create a realistic environment for movies or video games.

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Space navigation. Hydraulics. Predator-prey relations (biology).

Radiology. Economics. Probability (including, but not limited to such things as: manufacturing quality control, public opinion surveys, and data analysis/curve fitting).

Sound processing (fourier analysis is used in various applications of sound technology, including but not limited to: noise gates, synthesizers and sonar). Most dynamical systems are believed to be governed by differential equations, which require the techniques of calculus to even solve (even then, sometimes calculus isn't enough. Nature is tricky.) calculus finds practical application in chemistry, physics, electronics.

Weather prediction, weapon systems. Almost any system that has stuff moving around in it has variables which change over time. Calculus is nothing more than the detailed study of rates of change, and how to predict them.

And isn't that what we all really want to know, at some level? What is going to happen?

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