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100

This co-inventor of Calculus is also a famous physicist.  An apple supposedly fell on his head.

Who is Sir Isaac Newton?

100

ACCLLSUU

What is CALCULUS?

100

This group of functions has derivative   3x^2 

What is 

x^3+c?

100

The derivative of  f(x) is defined with this limit.

What is

\lim_{h \rightarrow 0} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h}

100

This is the volume of a cube with side length  s 

What is 

s^3?

100

connected by common ancestry or sometimes by marriage

What is related?  (Calculus use: related rates)

100

A degree n polynomial has at most this many critical points.

What is n-1?

100

The derivative is ______ of the tangent line.

What is the slope?

200
This leader of the Manhattan Project to develop the nuclear bomb certainly used Calculus in his work.

Who is Robert Oppenheimer?

200

ADEEIIRTVV

What is DERIVATIVE

200

This group of functions has derivative 

\sin(x)

What is 

-\cos(x) + c?

200

When a function f(x) is continuous, then  

\lim_{x \rightarrow a} f(x)

is equal to this value.

What is 

f(a)?

200

This is the volume of a sphere with radius  r 

What is 

4/3 \pi r^3?

200

to consider worthy of high regard

What is respect?  (Calculus use: take the derivative of f(x) with respect to x.)

200

A degree n polynomial has at most this many inflection points.

What is n-2?

200

This is the derivative of a position function (of an object moving on a straight line).

What is instantaneous velocity?

300

This Greek philosopher shouted "Eureka" when he solved a problem involving volume and density.  This problem would later be re-solved using Calculus.

Who is Archimedes?

300

ACEHILNRU

What is CHAIN RULE?

300

This group of functions has derivative  15(3x+2)^4 

What is 

(3x+2)^5+c?

300

The following limit is 

\lim_{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{sin(2x)}{3x}

equal to this value.

What is 

2/3?

300

This is the equation for a circle with radius  r centered at the origin.

What is 

x^2+y^2=r^2?

300

lacking originality

What is derivative?

300

A degree n polynomial has at most this many points of discontinuity.

What is 0?

300

These are the units of the derivative a position function.

What is meters/second (or any length measure over any time measure)?

400

This scientist invented a temperature scale with no negative values.  He also made important contributions to Calculus.

Who is Kelvin?

400

EEMMRTUX

What is EXTREMUM?

400

This group of functions has derivative  \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}} 

What is 

\sqrt{x^2+1}+c?

400

The following limit 

\lim_{x \rightarrow 2} \frac{x^2-5x+6}{x^2-4}

is equal to this value.

What is 

-1/4?

400

This is the volume of a cone with a circular base of radius  r and a height of  h 

What is 

\frac{\pi}{3} r^2 h?

400

uninterrupted duration without essential change

What is continuity?

400

A degree n polynomial has at most this many relative maxima?

What is 

\ceil \frac{n-1}{2} ?

400

The derivative evaluated at a relative maximum is one of these two values.

What is 0 or DNE?

500

This famous (?) mathematician is the first author of our Calculus book.

Who is Howard Anton?

500

CINNOOSTUU

What is CONTINUOUS?

500

This group of functions has derivative 

3(x^2+5)\cos(3x) + 2x \sin(3x)

What is 

(x^2+5)\sin(3x) + c?

500

This one sided limit does not exist.  (There are others, but we only studied one in class.)

What is 

\lim_{x \rightarrow 0^+} \sin(\frac{1}{x})?

500

An observer measures an angle of elevation of  \theta to a plane flying at altitude  h .  The plane is this far from the observer.

What is 

h /\sin(\theta)?

500

exercising or involving careful judgment or judicious evaluation

What is critical?

500

This basic trigonometric function has zero stationary points.

What is tangent (or cotangent)?

500

This is the derivative of instantaneous velocity.

What is acceleration?