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AP Calculus Ab

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






2. 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






3. A rectangular sum of the area under a curve where the domain is divided into sub-intervals and the height of each rectangle is the function value at the left most point of the sub-interval






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






5. T = ?X / 2 (yo + 2y1 + 2y2 ... + 2y + y) - A method of approximating to an intergral as the limit of a sum of areas of trapezoids. Can be done by averaging a left hand sum and a right hand sum






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






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






8. 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






9. Series from n=0 to infinity of c_n(x-a)^n where a is it's center and c_n is a coefficient.






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






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






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






13. Has limits a & b - find antiderivative - F(b) - F(a) find area under the curve






14. Approximating the value of a function by using the equation of the tangent line at a point close to the desired point - L(x) = f(a) + f'(a)(x - a)






15. 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)






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






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






18. 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






19. A function that can be graphed w/ a line or smooth curve






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






21. If f'(c) = 0 and f''(c) > 0 then minimum; if f'(c) = 0 and f''(c) < 0 then maximum






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






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






24. The process of evaluating an indefinite integral






25. Let f(x) be a function continuous on the closed interval [a -b]. If N is any real number between f(a) and f(b) - then there is at least one real number c between a and b such that f(c)=N






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






27. A given value of x and f(x) used to find the constant of integration






28. If a function is on the closed interval [a - b] and F is an antiderivative (?) of f on [a -b] then ?f(x) dx from a to b is F(b) - F(a)






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






30. 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)






31. Imaginary line drawn perpendicular to the surface of a mirror or any surface






32. The smallest y-value of the function






33. ex) dx - dy etc






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






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






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






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






38. A function that is continuous at every point on the interval






39. A procedure for finding the derivative of y with respect to x when the function relationship is defined implicitly






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






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






42. If there is some number B that is greater than or equal to every number in the range of f






43. A function F is called an __________ of a function f on a given open interval if F'(x) = f(x) for all x in the interval - Add + c at the end






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






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






46. 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.






47. Input of function






48. The mathematical formulation corresponding to a continuous time model; an equation involving derivatives






49. A function whose dependent variable satisfies a polynomial relationship with one or more independent variables






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