MATH-PROB-2: Key Concepts in Probability,
Calculus, and Kinematics
with replacement" vs "without replacement" - -with replacement- the item chosen is returned
to the original group, denominator stays the same
-without replacement-the item will not be returned, number of possible outcomes will change
to reflect that
Acceleration - rate of change of velocity
Anti-differentiation - The process of finding a primitive (original) function from the derivative. It
is the inverse operation to differentiation
Asymptote - a line that a graph approaches but never crosses
average rate of change - The rate of change across the interval
average speed - total distance divided by total time
Conditional Probability - the probability that one event happens given that another event is
already known to have happened
discrete random variable - A variable which can only take a countable number of
values
Displacement - Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting
point.
exact value - The value of an expression that has not been rounded
expected value - The mean of a probability distribution.
Global Maximum - Finds the highest y-number the function goes to
half-life - the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original
value.
Inflection Point - A point of a curve at which a change in the direction of curvature
occurs.
inscribed rectangle - a rectangle whose area lies entirely inside a geometric figure or curve; all
vertices of the rectangle lie on the curve
Calculus, and Kinematics
with replacement" vs "without replacement" - -with replacement- the item chosen is returned
to the original group, denominator stays the same
-without replacement-the item will not be returned, number of possible outcomes will change
to reflect that
Acceleration - rate of change of velocity
Anti-differentiation - The process of finding a primitive (original) function from the derivative. It
is the inverse operation to differentiation
Asymptote - a line that a graph approaches but never crosses
average rate of change - The rate of change across the interval
average speed - total distance divided by total time
Conditional Probability - the probability that one event happens given that another event is
already known to have happened
discrete random variable - A variable which can only take a countable number of
values
Displacement - Distance and direction of an object's change in position from the starting
point.
exact value - The value of an expression that has not been rounded
expected value - The mean of a probability distribution.
Global Maximum - Finds the highest y-number the function goes to
half-life - the time taken for the radioactivity of a specified isotope to fall to half its original
value.
Inflection Point - A point of a curve at which a change in the direction of curvature
occurs.
inscribed rectangle - a rectangle whose area lies entirely inside a geometric figure or curve; all
vertices of the rectangle lie on the curve
