Calculus Fundamentals
📚 Calculus is built on three core concepts: limits, derivatives, and integration, each serving a unique purpose in understanding change and accumulation.
↔️ Derivatives and integration are fundamentally opposite operations, with derivatives calculating rates of change and integration calculating accumulation over time.

Understanding Limits
🧐 Use limits to evaluate a function's behavior as a variable (e.g., x) approaches a specific value, especially when the function is undefined (e.g., 0/0) at that point.
📈 Limits help determine the tendency of a function (y-value) as the input (x-value) gets infinitesimally closer to a target, for example, for f(x) = (x²-4)/(x-2), the limit as x approaches 2 is 4.

Exploring Derivatives
📉 Derivatives define the instantaneous rate of change of a function, representing the slope of the tangent line at any given point.
📐 Utilize the power rule (derivative of x^n is nx^(n-1)) to efficiently calculate derivatives for polynomial functions (e.g., derivative of x³ is 3x²).
💧 Apply derivatives to calculate real-world instantaneous rates of change, such as determining how fast the amount of water in a tank is changing (e.g., 0.7 gallons per minute at t=10 minutes).
📏 The slope of the tangent line (instantaneous rate of change) can be approximated by the slope of a secant line (average rate of change) as the two points on the secant line get infinitesimally closer.

Mastering Integration
⬆️ Integration is the process of anti-differentiation, used to calculate how much something accumulates over time or to find the area under a curve.
➕ Use the integration power rule (integral of x^n is (x^(n+1))/(n+1) + C) to find the antiderivative, always remembering to add the constant of integration (C) for indefinite integrals.
📊 Definite integrals calculate the net change or total accumulation between two specific points, for example, finding 4000 gallons of water accumulated from t=20 to t=100 minutes.
🧮 Geometrically, the definite integral represents the area under the function's curve between the specified limits, which can be visualized and calculated using geometric shapes.

Key Points & Insights
🔑 Limits provide insight into a function's behavior near a point, crucial when direct evaluation is impossible.
⚡ Derivatives quantify instantaneous change by determining the slope of the tangent line.
Accumulation & Area: Integration quantifies total accumulation or the area under a curve, useful for total displacement, volume, or quantity over time.
🔄 Understand that differentiation involves dividing y by x (rate), while integration involves multiplying y by x (accumulation), highlighting their inverse relationship.

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