• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Because many calculus problems deal with rate of change as derivatives/integrals are important to solving them. A common word problem in calculus courses deals with tanks of fluid draining from a hole at the bottom as it deals with several factors that change over time.

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      3 months ago

      Ah ok that makes sense, more of a compsci guy then a pure math guy