The Joy of Approximating with Calculus
Streaming video - 2007
Exploiting the idea of the derivative, we can approximate just about any function using simple polynomials. This lecture also shows why a formula sometimes known as "God's equation" (involvinge,i, p, 1, and 0) is true, and how to calculate square roots in your head.
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses
2007.
2017. - Language
- English
- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
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- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Playing Time
- 00:30:43
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).