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Differentiation and Integration

Turning to calculus
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Turning to Calculus

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Get started with calculus by exploring the connections between the sign of a curve and the sign of its gradient.

Mind your \Ps and \Qs
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Mind Your Ps and Qs

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3

Sort these mathematical propositions into a series of 8 correct statements.

Implicitly
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Implicitly

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3

Can you find the maximum value of the curve defined by this expression?

Trig Trig Trig
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Trig Trig Trig

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3

Can you make sense of this combination of trig functions?

Calculus Countdown
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Calculus Countdown

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Can you hit the target functions using a set of input functions and a little calculus and algebra?

Gradient match
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Gradient Match

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

What can you deduce about the gradients of curves linking (0,0), (8,8) and (4,6)?

The right volume
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The Right Volume

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Can you rotate a curve to make a volume of 1?

Brimful
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Brimful

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3

Can you find the volumes of the mathematical vessels?

Patterns of inflection
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Patterns of Inflection

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Find the relationship between the locations of points of inflection, maxima and minima of functions.

Calculus analogies
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Calculus Analogies

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Consider these analogies for helping to understand key concepts in calculus.

The sign of the times
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The Sign of the Times

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
2 out of 3

Can you make sense of this relationship between function and derivative?

A cup of tea being filled to the brim.
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Brimful 2

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Which of these infinitely deep vessels will eventually full up?

Grass-covered hills beneath a blue sky.
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Curve Hunter

Age
14 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

This problem challenges you to sketch curves with different properties.

Integration matcher
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Integration Matcher

Age
16 to 18
Challenge level
1 out of 3

Can you match the charts of these functions to the charts of their integrals?