Glossary

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Absolute value Absolutely convergent seriesAccelerationAcceleration vector Algebraic functionAlternating seriesAltitude of a triangleAngle measureAngle between vectorsAngle bisectorAntiderivativeApproximate derivativeArchimedes’ principleArc lengthArea functionArea of a circle Area of a –parallelogramArea of a surfaceArithmetic progressionArgumentAsymptotesAverage cost Average rate of change Average velocity

B

Bernoulli differential equationBézier curveBinomial coefficientBounded interval

C

Cauchy’s mean value theoremCauchy testCelsiusCeilingCentroidChain ruleChange of variableChange order of integrationCircle Circumcenter CircumferenceClosed intervalComparison testComplex argumentComplex number Compound interestConcaveConditionally convergent seriesConeConic sectionConservative vector fieldContinuousContinuously compounded interest Contour plotConvergent series — Coordinates (cylindricalpolarrectangular spherical) CostCritical pointCross productCross section method for volumesCurl CurtainCurvatureCurveCylinder Cylindrical coordinatesCylindrical shell method

D

DecayDecreasing functionDefinite integralDegreeDel Dependent variable — Derivative ( definitiondirectionalnotationpartial rulessecondvector ) Determinant Difference quotientDifferentiable functionDifferentialDifferential equationDifferential operatorsDirection Directional derivativeDisc method for volumes DiscontinuityDiscriminantDistance between two pointsDistance from a point to a lineDivergence theoremDivergent seriesDivided differencesDomainDoppler effectDot product — Double integral (polar coordinates rectangular coordinates) — Doubling time

E

e = 2.1828… Ellipse — Ellipsoid — Equilateral triangleError boundEssential discontinuityeuclidean normEuler’s methodEven functionExact differential equationExpected valueExponential growth and decay

F

Factorial — Fahrenheit — Finite interval — Floor — Fluid pressure — Force — Formulas for functions — Fourier polynomials — Fractional part — Fresnel sine function — Frustum — Fubini’s theorem — Function (algebraic — continuous — decreasing — definition — differentiable — even — exponential — hyperbolic — inverse — implicit — increasing — logarithmic — odd — one-to-one — piecewise-defined — rational — transcendental trigonometric) — Fundamental theorem of calculus — Fundamental theorem for conservative fields

G

Gaussian quadrature — generalized power rule — Geometric series — Gradient definition — Gradient field — Graph — Gravitation — Greatest integer function — Green’s theorem — Growth models

H

Half-life — Half-open interval — Harmonic series — Heron’s formula — Higher derivatives — Homogeneous differential equation — Horizontal asymptote — Horizontal line test — Horizontal tangent line — Hydrostatic pressure — Hyperbola — Hyperbolic function — Hyperboloid — Hypotenuse

I

i = square root of -1 — Implicit functions — improper integral — Incenter — Income tax — Increasing function — independent variable — Indeterminate forms — Infinite series — Inflection point — Initial value problem — Iner product — Instantaneous rate of change — Instantaneous velocity — Integral (definite — double — iterated — line — Riemann sum — rules — tables — test) — Integrating factor — Integration methods (change of variable — partial fractions — parts — substitution — trig substitution) — Intercepts — Interest — Intermediate value theorem — Interpolating polynomials — Interval (bounded — of convergence — unbounded) — Inverse function — Irreducible quadratic polynomial — isosceles triangle — Iterated integrals

J

Joule — Jump discontinuity

K

Kepler’s laws — Kilogram — Kinetic energy

L

Lagrange form of the remainder — Lagrange interpolating polynomial — Law of cosines — Law of sines — Left-hand limit — Left sum — Leibniz notation — Length of a vector — Length of a curve — Level curve — Level surface — l’Hôpital’s rule — Limit definition — Limit rules — Line distance to a point — Line equation — Line integral — Linear differential equation — Linear function — Linearization — Local linearity — Local maximum — Logarithms — Logistic growth — Lower sum

M

Maclaurin polynomials — Maclaurin series — Magnitude — Marginal cost — Matrix addition — Matrix definition — Matrix determinant — Maximum — Mean value theorem — Median of a triangle — Meter — Middle sum — Minimum — Moment of inertia — Monotone convergence theorem — Monotone function — Monotone sequence — Motion — Multiple integrals

N

Net area — Neville’s polynomial interpolation algorithm — Newton (force — interpolating polynomial — iteration — cooling law of cooling — law of gravitation method ) — e-Cotes formuas — Norm of a vector — Normal — Notation for vectors — Numerical integration (Gaussian quadrature — left sum — middle sum — Newton-Cotes formulas — right sum — Simpson’s rule — trapezoidal rule)

O

Odd funtion — One-to-one function — Order of integration — Open interval — Optimization — Operators — Orthocenter — Orthogonal — Osculating circle

P

Pappus theorem — Parabola — Paraboiloid — Parallelepiped — Parallelogram — Parametric — Partial derivative — Partial fractions — Partial sums — Parts — Pascal’s law — Pascal’s triangle — Periodic function — Perpendicular — Perpendicular bisector — Pi = 3.14159… — Piecewise-defined function — Piecewise-smooth curve — Pinching theorem — Pitch of a roof — Plane in space — Plane curve — Polar coordinates — Polynomial function — Polynomial interpolation — Population — Position function — Power rule — Power series — Power series tables — Pressure — Probability — Probability density function — Product (cross — dot — rule) — Profit — Projection — Profit — p-series — Pyramid — Pythagorean theorem

Q

Quadric surfaces — Quotient rule

R

Radian measure — Radius (of a circle — of convergence — of curvature — of gyration) — Random variable — rate of change — Ratio — Ratio test — Rational function — Reciprocal rule — rectangle — Rectangular coordinates — Recursive — Related rates — Relative maximum — Removable discontinuity — Revenue — Riemann sum — right-hand limit — Right sum — Rolle’s theorem — Rotations — Rules for derivatives — Rules for integrals — Rules for limits

S

Saddle point — Sample space — Sandwich theorem — Scalar multiple — Scalar projection — Scalar triple product — Secant line — Second derivative — Second derivative test — Separable differential equation — Separation of variables — Sequence — Sequence of partial sums — Series (absolutely convergent — alternating — comparison test — conditionally convergent — geometric — harmonic — infinite — interval of convergence — Maclaurin — p-series — power — radius of convergence — ratio test — Taylor) — shape of a graph — Shell method — sigmoidal function — Similar triangles — Simple closed curve — Simpson’s rule — Slope — Slope field — Smooth curve — Solid of revolution — Solution to a differential equation — Space curve — Speed — Spherical coordinates — spherical integration — Sphere — Spline — Square — Squeeze theorem — Standard unit vectors — Step function — Stokes’ theorem — Substitution — Sum rule — Surface (area — definition — level — parametric — quadric — of revolution) — Symmetric difference quotient

T

Table (of integrals — of power series — of trigonometric identities — of values) — Tangent (horizontal — lines — planes — vertical) — Taylor polynomials — Taylor’s theorem — Taylor series — Temperature — Temperature scales — Tests for extreme values — Tests for convergence of series (absolute convergence — alternating series — comparison — divergent series — inegral — limit comparison — p-series — ratio) —
Tetrahedron — Transcendental functions — Transformations — Translation of a graph — Trapezoidal ruleTriangle — Trigonometric functions — Trigonometric identities — Trigonometric polynomials — Trigonometric substitution) — Triple integral (in cylindrical coordinates — in rectangular coordinates — in spherical coordinates)

U

Unbounded interval — Units — Upper sum

V

Variable — Vector (arithmetic — crossproduct — definition — direction — dot product — inner product — magnitude — notation — projection — velocity) — Vector field — Velocity — Velocity vector — Velocity — Velocity vector — Vertex — Vertica line test — Vertical tangent — Volume (of a cone — by cross section — of a parallelepiped — by shell method — of revolution — of sphere — of a tetrahedron — by triple integration — under a surface)

W

Work

Work

X

x-coordinate — x-intercept

Y

y-coordinate — y-intercept

Z

z-coordinate