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Imagine being given the equation y=x³-2x+3, and being asked to find the tangent to the curve at the point where x=1.

The tangent to the curve will be a straight ...

Calculus is the maths of change. This sounds familiar;

In mechanics changing distances, velocities etc... 

In motor sport Integration would be the sum of momentum over time ...

Every subject has a paticular career path. Maths is an exception which is at the forfront of most things. Anytime you saw data, results, surveys, polls, predictions, forecasts, returns & any others...

A function represents a quantity. For example the function s = (6t² + 4t) m, could represent displacement. The unknown t is inputted to find the displacement an object travels at a certain t...

This problem is a graphical representation of finding the solutions to a pair of simultaneous equations.

In this example we will use the curves y=2x² , and y=x²+1. T...