All 19 Uses of
calculus
in
Lock and Key
- Once I sat down, I read over my list of classes, separated into neat blocks'Intro to Calculus, Global Cultures and Practices, Drawing: Life and Form'twice, figuring that would give people adequate time to stare at me before moving on to something else.†
Chpt 3
- Intro to Calculus?†
Chpt 6
- Mine was even worse: calculus.†
Chpt 10
- 'Only if I fail calculus,' I said.†
Chpt 10
- 'I've got a calculus test that I have to pass.†
Chpt 12
- Working for Harriet, working on my applications, working on calculus.†
Chpt 12
- Well,' I said, 'we're still kind of doing things, so" 'Do you think you'll be prepared for your next big calculus exam?†
Chpt 13
- Even with all my studying and preparation, calculus was still the one thing that could take me from zero to panicked in less than thirty seconds.†
Chpt 13
- "I'm very good at calculus," he explained, pushing up his glasses.
Chpt 13 *calculus = the branch of mathematics that is concerned with continuously changing values
- But if I was, you know, helping you with your calculus at lunch or something, then I could just hang out with you guys.†
Chpt 13
- I said, 'Am I going to pass calculus?†
Chpt 13
- In the end, I'd dug out my old bus schedules, set my alarm, and decided to take advantage of the fact that my calculus teacher, Ms.†
Chpt 15
- Olivia was apparently a whiz at calculus, something she had neglected to mention the entire time we'd been sharing our lunch hour.†
Chpt 15
- But I did tell him he could help me with my calculus at lunch.†
Chpt 15
- Calculus aside, I had surprised myself by not only keeping up my end of the deal I'd made with Jamie but actually feeling slightly confident as I sent off my applications back at the end of January.†
Chpt 15
- That weekend, there was only one thing I should have been thinking about: calculus.†
Chpt 17
- More and more, though, I found myself distracted, thinking about Nate, as I had been pretty much nonstop'occasional calculus obsessions aside'since I'd seen him swimming a couple of nights earlier.†
Chpt 17
- Back home, I sat down with my calculus notes, determined to study, but within moments my mind wandered past the numbers and figures and across the room to the picture of Jamie's family, still up on the wall over my desk.†
Chpt 17
- Now, though, calculus was the last thing on my mind, even as I approached my classroom and found him waiting outside the door for me.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(calculus as used in reasoning or mathematics) any system or process used to calculate values or to reason
or:
the branch of mathematics that is concerned with continuously changing valueseditor's notes: Calculus is commonly studied after algebra and trigonometry. Unless one is majoring in a math-intensive field, calculus (or perhaps statistics) is typically the last type of mathematics class a well-educated student take.