Math 106-01: Calculus II: Reading Homework 8.3


  1. Applications to Physics : why, from a historical viewpoint at least, are we interested in physics in the study of calculus?
    1. Work : what is work, anyway? what is anomalous about this definition and carrying books?
      1. units : what is the difference between a pound and a kilogram?
      2. calculations : how do we slice things up to find the work done? explain how this logic applies to pulling a chain up onto a roof.
    2. Force and Pressure : what is pressure? what is the formula for the pressure exerted by a liquid? how is the force exerted by a liquid calculated?
      1. calculations : how do we slice something to find the force exerted by a varying pressure?

Math 106-01: Calculus II: Reading Homework 8.3
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