{"id":5666,"date":"2026-03-26T13:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/highschool\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:07:32","slug":"an-update-about-calculus-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/highschool\/2026\/03\/26\/an-update-about-calculus-class\/","title":{"rendered":"An update about Calculus class"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Calculus class just finished up working on derivatives before spring break.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What are derivatives?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>A derivative represents the instantaneous rate of change or the slope of a function&#8217;s tangent line at a given point.\u00a0 Derivatives are used in physics to determine velocity (rate of change of position) and in economics for marginal analysis.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Calculus class will finish up the school year working on integrals, a branch of math focused on integration\u00a0which calculates accumulation of quantities such as area under a curve.\u00a0 Other uses are volume in physics and engineering and displacement in acceleration.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calculus class just finished up working on derivatives before spring break. 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