Thank your calculus teacher

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07 August 2021, 08:26 AM

wtg

Thank your calculus teacher

And you wondered if you'd ever use calculus in your everyday life...

https://www.statnews.com/2021/...id-19-case-surge-us/

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07 August 2021, 03:44 PM

big al

d^2(COVID-19)/dt^2 > 0 =>

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07 August 2021, 04:46 PM

Steve Miller

quote:
Originally posted by big al:
d^2(COVID-19)/dt^2 > 0 =>

Big Al

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07 August 2021, 07:59 PM

jon-nyc

Case acceleration is cool but what about the case jerk?

Can we differentiate it one more time please?

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09 August 2021, 07:51 AM

big al

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
Case acceleration is cool but what about the case jerk?

Can we differentiate it one more time please?

I'm afraid not. A jerk would seem to imply a discontinuous function, which couldn't be differentiated at the point of discontinuity.

(Where but WTF could we prater on about calculus and COVID?)

Big Al

09 August 2021, 07:53 AM

big al

quote:
Originally posted by jon-nyc:
Case acceleration is cool but what about the case jerk?

Can we differentiate it one more time please?

09 August 2021, 05:06 PM

jon-nyc

No, no brother Al.

Jerk is the formal name for the first derivative of acceleration.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerk_(physics)

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09 August 2021, 08:06 PM

Mary Anna

I don't remember learning about "jerk" in physics.

I remember taking the derivative of acceleration functions, but I don't remember being told that the process had a name.

Interesting!

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10 August 2021, 08:27 PM

big al

Live and learn.

Thanks for enlightening me, Jon.

Following a link on the page cited led to this (Fourth derivative of position)

I was amused to see that the fourth, fifth, and sixth derivatives are referred to as snap, crackle, and pop. Physicists have an odd sense of humor. The names assigned to the various varieties of quarks also bears witness to this.

Big Al

11 August 2021, 07:58 AM

Mary Anna

Snap, crackle, and pop?

Cool!

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11 August 2021, 12:39 PM

AdagioM

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Originally posted by Mary Anna:
Snap, crackle, and pop?

Cool!

This is the only part of this thread that I understand. Calculus was my downfall in math.

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15 August 2021, 05:52 PM

jon-nyc

Facebook friend who’s a math teacher posted this today.

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16 August 2021, 11:07 AM

big al

I wouldn't have understood that posting a week ago.

Big Al