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AP Calculus Ab

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1. A function that is not algebraic; examples are: trigonometric - inverse trigonometric - exponential and logarithmic funtctions






2. The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position






3. sinA/a=sinB/b=sinC/c






4. The mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function






5. A line that divides a figure in half so that each half is the mirror image of the other.






6. Any number that can be written in the form a + bi - where a and b are real numbers and i is the imaginary unit






7. A function is locally linear at x = c if the graph fo the function looks more and more like the tangent to the graph as one zooms in on the point (c - f(c))






8. Decay: y=ab^x where a >0 and 0<b<1 - Growth: y=ab^x where a>0 and b>1






9. An undetermined constant added to every result of integration (the added +c)






10. The value that a function is approaching as x approaches a given value through values less than x






11. If y=f(x) is continuous at every point of the close interval [a -b] and differentiable at every point of its interior (a -b) - then there is at least one point c in (a -b) at which f'(c)= [f(b)-f(a)]/(b-a)






12. An integral without any specific limits - whose solution includes an undetermined constant c; antiderivative






13. A function whose rule is given by a fraction whose numerator and denominator are polynomials and whose denominator is not 0






14. Either of the endpoints of an interval over which a definite integral is to be evaluated






15. A point where a function changes concavity; also - where the second derivative changes signs






16. The integral of a rate of change is called the total change: ?(from a to b) F'(x)dx = F(b)-F(a) -find anti-derivatives






17. Functions of angles






18. Curve whose points are at a fixed normal distance of a given curve






19. If f is continuous at x = a and lim f'(x) (from the left) = lim f'(x) (from the right) - then f is differentiable at x = a






20. If f is continuous on [a -b] then at some point - c in [a -b] - f(c)= (1/(a-b))*?f(x)dx (with bounds a -b)






21. The reciprocal of the sine function






22. Amount of change / time it takes (amount of change/ length of interval)






23. The function that is integrated in an integral






24. A function that possesses a finite integral; the function must be continuous on the interval of integration






25. If there is some number b that is less than or equal to every number in the range of f






26. Ratio between the length of an arc and its radius






27. If f(x) is continuous over [a -b] - then it has an absolute maximum and minimum value on [a -b].






28. A method of representing the location of a point using an ordered pair of real numbers of the form (x -y)






29. The rate of change of a function occurring at or associated with a given instant - or as a limit as a time interval approaches zero; the derivative






30. A function that is continuous on both the left and right side at that point






31. Graph is symmetrical with respect to the y-axis; f(x) = f(-x)






32. Selection of a best element from some set of available alternatives.






33. A straight line that is the limiting value of a curve






34. Intervals in which the second derivative is positive






35. A function f that gives the position f(t) of a body on a coordinate axis at time t






36. An approximation of the derivative of a function using a numerical algorithm numerical integration - an approximation of the integral of a function using a numerical algorithm oddfunction- f(-x)=-f(x)






37. A logarithm with the base e - written as ln






38. When an absolute maximum or minimum occurs at the endpoint of the interval for which the function is defined






39. A method for finding integrals. Using the fundamental theorem of calculus often requires finding an antiderivative.






40. When testing critical values - if the first derivative changes from negative to zero to positive - then that critical value is a local minimum of the function. If the first derivative changes from positive to zero of negative - then that critical val






41. The local and global maximums and minimums of a function






42. If f(x) is differentiable over (a -b) and continuous on [a -b] and f(a) = f(b) - then there exists c on (a -b) such that f'(c) = 0.






43. A variable occurring in a function - but on which the value of the function does not depend






44. Zero of a function; a solution of the equation f(x)=0 is a zero of the function f or a root of the equation of an x-intercept of the graph






45. Function e^x - where e is the number (approximately 2.718281828) such that the function e^x is its own derivative.






46. ex) dx - dy etc






47. The rate at which velocity changes over time; an object accelerates if its speed - direction - or both change






48. If y is a function of x - y' = dy is the first order - or first - derivative of y with dx respect to x






49. The behavior of the graph of a function as x approaches positive infinity or negative infinity






50. A function that is a fixed numerical value for all elements of the domain of the function