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calculus

[kal-kyuh-luhs] / ˈkæl kyə ləs /




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The new faculty letter says that “for three consecutive years, 20-30% of UC Berkeley first-semester calculus students who participated in mathematical diagnostic testing displayed severe preparation deficits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Booking for this specific show is a strange calculus, says Jamie Inman, who does scheduling, sound engineering and other odd jobs for Sun Space, which he now co-owns with Rhodes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“If you reduce your application rates, you’re going to look at yield losses. So, it’s a really challenging calculus on that front.”

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Uncertainty about the length of the conflict has altered that calculus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

With Leibniz’s calculus, these dys and dxs can be manipulated just like ordinary numbers, which is why modern mathematicians and physicists usually use Leibniz’s notation rather than Newton’s.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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