A "signed definite integral" for computing work and other "net change" calculations. The value of an expression such as $\int_0^1 x^2\,dx$ comes out the same under all these interpretations, …

If f(x) f (x) is in meters per second and dx d x is in seconds, then f(x)dx f (x) d x is in meters, and so is the integral. These things should be dimensionally correct, and are not so without the " …

May 2, 2015 · Okay this may sound stupid but I need a little help... What do $\Large \frac {d} {dx}$ and $\Large \frac {dy} {dx}$ mean? I need a thorough explanation. Thanks.

Apr 8, 2018 · I understand the meaning of $\frac {dy} {dx}$ and $\int f (x)dx$, but outside of that what do $dy, du, dx$ etc.. mean? When I took calc I, derivatives and integrals were given a …

I am working on trying to solve this problem: Prove: $\\int \\sin^n{x} \\ dx = -\\frac{1}{n} \\cos{x} \\cdot \\sin^{n - 1}{x} + \\frac{n - 1}{n} \\int \\sin^{n - 2}{x ...

Here, $ (dx)^2$ means $dx \wedge dx$, and the fact that it vanishes comes from the fact that the exterior algebra is anti-commutative. In other words, formally we have $d^2x=0$ and $ …

I just finished taking my first year of calculus in college and I passed with an A. I don't think, however, that I ever really understood the entire $\\frac{dy}{dx}$ notation (so I just focused on ...

Dec 27, 2013 · Δx Δ x, δx δ x and dx d x are used when talking about slopes and derivatives. But I don't know what the exact difference is between them.

Possible Duplicate: Indefinite integral of secant cubed How to integrate $\sec^3 x \, dx$? Can someone please give a method, I tried separating $\sec^3 x$ as $\sec x (\sec^2 x)$ then …

The dx in the integral is a representation of the fact that the integral is obtained as an area, so multiplying the "average" of the function value at each point by an infinitesimal interval.