1.

Calculus The branch of mathematics studying the rate of change of

quantities (which can be interpreted as slopes of curves) and
the length, area, and volume of objects.
2. Chain Rule A formula for the derivative of the composition of two
functions in terms of their derivatives.
3. Continuous
Function
A function with no jumps, gaps, or undefined points.
4. Critical Point A point of a function's graph where the derivative is either
zero or undefined.
5. Definite Integral An integral with upper and lower limits.
6. Derivative The infinitesimal rate of change in a function with respect to
one of its parameters. The derivative is one of the key
concepts in calculus.
7. Discontinuity A point at which a function jumps suddenly in value, blows
up, or is undefined. The opposite of continuity.
8. Extreme Value
Theorem
The theorem that a continuous function on a closed interval
has both a maximum and minimum value.
9. First Derivative
Test
A method for determining the maximum and minimum values
of a function using its first derivative.
10. Fundamental
Theorems of
Calculus
Deep results that express definite integrals of continuous
functions in terms of antiderivatives.
11. Implicit
Differentiation
The procedure of differentiating an implicit equation (one
which has not been explicitly solved for one of the variables)
with respect to the desired variable, treating other variables
as unspecified functions of it.
12. Indefinite
Integral
An integral without upper and lower limits.
13. Inflection Point A point on a curve at which the concavity changes.
14. Integral A mathematical object that can be interpreted as an area or a
generalization of area. Integrals and derivatives are the
fundamental objects of calculus.
15. Intermediate
Value Theorem
The theorem that if f is continuous on a closed interval [a, b],
and c is any number between f(a) and f(b) inclusive, then
there is at least one number x in [a, b] such that f(x) = c.
16. Limit The value a function approaches as the variable approaches
some point. If the function is not continuous, the limit could
be different from the value of the function at that point.
17. Maximum The largest value of a set, function, etc.
18. Mean-Value
Theorem
The theorem that if f(x) is differentiable on the open interval
(a, b) and continuous on the closed interval [a, b], there is at
least one point c in (a, b) such that (a -b) f(c) = f(a) - f(b).
19. Minimum The smallest value of a set, function, etc.
20. Newton's
Method
An iterative method for numerically finding a root of a
function.
21. Riemann Sum An estimate, using rectangles, of the area under a curve. An
definite integral is defined as a limit of Riemann sums.
22. Second
Derivative Test
A method for determining a function's maxima, minima, and
points of inflection by using its first and second derivatives.