Calculus Motivation

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Preparation for Calculus

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Calculus gives the best framework for understanding calculations met in business, science and engineering. Describing the same calculation without calculus is long and shallower process. Good preparation for college mathematics (or calculus) requires mastery of most, but not all the topics, you meet in high school mathematics: exact arithmetic with whole numbers and fractions, algebra, geometry without and with coordinates, and trig.

Preparation for calculus prepares for most or all arts, trades and disciplines involving mathematics. That is, preparing for calculus will help you be better than you expect in accounting, art, chemistry, drawing, English, physics, woodwork, metal work, geology, electricity, mechanics, drafting and computing etc.

Many professions apart from mathematics, for instance nursing and policing, require mastery of mathematics, even arithmetic, as a sign of skill and intelligence in problem solving, or using rules and patterns carefully and precisely in a repeatable and reproducible manner. Many profession far from mathematics require mathematics mastery because its mastery shows an error in one step makes it and everything after wrong.

Preparing for calculus will help you be better than you expect in accounting, art, chemistry, drawing, English, physics, woodwork, metal work, geology, electricity, mechanics, drafting and computing etc.

Even for students who do not take calculus, preparation for calculus would or should lead to the ability to apply or use rules and patterns, one at a time and one after another, carefully with the knowledge that an error in one step makes all that follows wrong or give its a lesser value. Students should not be surprised by the expectation that a multi-step method lead to repeatable and reproducible results when sufficient care is taken.

Calculus even if unseen by many students, is unifying subject in mathematics and its applications to other subjects - commerce, business, personal finance, science, technology and engineering.

Digression: A Web Guide

Local material here at www.whyslopes.com is for ages 14 to adult. Two other sites Maths is Fun and Math League Help Topics appear to be for ages 9 to 14 say, site PURPLEmath appear to be for ages ages 10 to 15; and site SOSmath.com site is for ages 16 to adult. Two or three views of topic from different authors site put together may be clearer & more informative than one. Explore all to find examples & explanation to help yourself or someone in your care master mathematics, etc.
Kyrgyz-Turkish High Schools Mathematics Pages -Here is a excellent sequence of pdf files for grades 7 to 11 going from arithmetic to calculus. Looks very complete and is well-formatted. Jealously go away. Here is a great resource for teachers and/or students. Includes Review Exercises. New Link, Old Site: Earth Station 9 - a one man reference (link collection) for many, many subjects.
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