a place where the first derivative is either zero or does not exist
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velocity
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rate of change in position with respect to its starting place
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extreme value theorem
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if f is continuous over a closed interval [a,b] then f has both a global minimum and global maximum in the interval
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intermediate value theorem
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let f be a function continuous on the closed interval [a,b]. Then for every value m between f(a) and f(b) there exists a value c, a < c < b, such that f(c)=m
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optimization
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to maximize or minimize some aspect of a system being modeled in an application
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antiderivative
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a function F whose derivative is f. That is F'(x)=f(x)
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integrand
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the function used in a definite integral
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acceleration
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the rate of change of the velocity of the object
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extrema
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a maximum or minimum value of a function or set
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continuity
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a place where the function and its limit must exist, and be equal to one another
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trapezoidal rule
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an approximation for area under a curve using subintervals in the shape of trapezoids
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monotonic
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a function which is increasing of decreasing over its entire domain
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speed
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the rate of motion when the direction of the motion is not an issue
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point of inflection
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a coordinate point where the concavity changes
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lower bound
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the left-most side of an interval being integrated
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definite integral
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a means for approximating area under a curve using rectangles and a limit as the number of rectangles approaches infinity
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rectangular approximation method (RAM)
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methods which vary using lefthand, righthand, or midpoint locations of the subintervals along a curve being integrated
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approach statement
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a statement that describes the behavior of a function at various locations
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jump discontinuity
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place where one-sided limits exists but have different values for one another
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summation notation
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a method for expressing a large sum in a more compact form using the Greek letter, "sigma"
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intial position
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the object's location at time t0
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final position
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the object's location at time tn
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upper bound
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the right-most side of an interval being integrated
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tangent
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a line through a point on a curve with slope equal to the curve at that point
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displacement
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the distance between the final position and initial position
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indefinite integral
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integrals which have no bounds and are written to represent all of the antiderivatives for a function at a given x-value