The Joy of Approximating with Calculus
(2017, original release: 2007)

Nonfiction

eCourse

Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
1274189
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from title frames

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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Film

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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