Glossary of calculus

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This glossary of calculus is a list of definitions about calculus, its sub-disciplines, and related fields.

A

• Abel's test –
• Absolute convergence –
• Absolute maximum –
• Absolute minimum –
• Alternating series –
• Alternating series test –
• Annulus –
• Antiderivative –
• Area under a curve –
• Asymptote –

B

• Bounded function –
• Bounded sequence –

C

• Calculus –
• Chain rule –
• Change of variables –
• Continuous function –
• Continuously differentiable
• Contour integration –
• Convergent series –
• Critical point –
• Curve –
• Curve sketching –

D

• Derivative –
• Derivative test –
• Dirichlet's test –
• Differentiable function _
• Differential –
• Differential (infinitesimal) –
• Differential of a function –
• Differentiation rules –
• Direct comparison test –
• Disc integration –
• Divergent series –
• Discontinuity –
• Dot product –

E

• Essential discontinuity –
• Extreme value theorem –

F

• Faà di Bruno's formula –
• First derivative test –
• Fractional calculus –
• Function –
• Fundamental theorem of calculus –

G

• General Leibniz rule –
• Global maximum –
• Global minimum –

H

• Higher derivative –

I

• Implicit function –
• Inflection point –
• Instantaneous rate of change –
• Instantaneous velocity –
• Integral –
• Intermediate value theorem –

J

• Jump discontinuity –

L

• Lebesgue integration –
• Limit comparison test –
• Limit of a function –
• Limits of integration –
• List of integrals –
• Lower bound –

M

• Mean value theorem –
• Monotonic function –
• Multiple integral –
• Multivariable calculus –

N

• Notation for differentiation –

O

• One-sided limit –
• Ordinary differential equation –

P

• Pappus's centroid theorem –
• Partial derivative –
• Partial differential equation –
• Power rule –
• Product rule –

Q

• Quotient rule –

R

• Ratio test –
• Riemann integral –
• Related rates –
• Removable discontinuity –
• Rolle's theorem –
• Root test –

S

• Second derivative –
• Second derivative test –
• Second-order differential equation –
• Series –
• Shell integration –
• Simpson's rule –
• Squeeze theorem –
• Sum rule in differentiation –

T

• Table of integrals –
• Taylor's theorem –
• Third derivative –
• Total differential –

U

• Upper bound –

V

• Vector –
• Vector calculus –

W

• Washer –
• Washer method –

Z

• Zero vector –

See also

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• Outline of calculus
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