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For these problems, you divide the surface into narrow circular bands, figure the surface area of a representative band, and then just add up the areas of all the bands to get the total surface area. The following figure shows such a shape with a representative band. Algebra & calculus are a problem-solving duo: calculus finds new equations, and algebra solves them. Like evolution, calculus expands your understanding of how Nature works. An Example, Please

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It’s an elegant way of saying “be yourself” (and if that means writing irreverently about math, so be it). But if this were math class, we’d be counting the syllables, analyzing the iambic pentameter, and mapping out the subject, verb and object. What’s the surface area of a representative band? Well, if you cut the band and unroll it, you get sort of a long, narrow rectangle whose area, of course, is length times width.Generally speaking, when a quadratic factor is raised to the nth power, add n partial fractions. For example: As you can see, this example adds one partial fraction to account for the nonrepeating factor and three to account for the repeating factor. Because we expect it. Expectations play a huge part in what’s possible. So expect that calculus is just another subject. Some people get into the nitty-gritty (the writers/mathematicians). But the rest of us can still admire what’s happening, and expand our brain along the way. PS: A kind reader has created an animated powerpoint slideshow that helps present this idea more visually (best viewed in PowerPoint, due to the animations). Thanks!) Considering learning Calculus, READ THE REVIEW ) (Also, I recommend reading this 2 times, first read the book understanding the basics and concept, then second time you would actually read the book.) -you'll see why that in a minute

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Variable substitution helps to fill the gaps left by the absence of a Product Rule and a Chain Rule for integration. Sam used Differential Calculus to cut time and distance into such small pieces that a pure answer came out. If you are looking to be smart but also don't want to try, do not read this book. This book takes some time to understand and... come on, it's calculus. Want to get ready for the test, read it. Want to have some fun in your life before you die, read OTHER BOOKS. A Mathematician’s Lament’ [pdf] is an excellent essay on this issue that resonated with many people:

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The square root of two equals about 1.4, so there are inflection points at about (-1.4, 39.6), (0, 0), and about (1.4, -39.6). For each squared linear factor in the denominator, add two partial fractions in the following form: Because -2 is in the left-most region on the number line below, and because the second derivative at -2 equals negative 240, that region gets a negative sign in the figure below, and so on for the other three regions. A good way to remember the integration-by-parts formula is to start at the upper-left square and draw an imaginary number 7 — across, then down to the left, as shown in the following figure. This is an oh-so-sevenly mnemonic device (get it?—“sevenly” like “heavenly”—ha, ha, ha, ha.) When g'(x) = f(x), you can use the substitution u = g(x) to integrate expressions of the form f(x) multiplied by h(g(x)), provided that h is a function that you already know how to integrate.