Calculus finds the relationship between the distance traveled and the speed – easy for constant speed, not so easy for changing speed. Professor Strang is finding the “rate of change” and the “slope of a curve” and the “derivative of a function.” View the complete course at: ocw.mit.edu License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at ocw.mit.edu More courses at ocw.mit.edu Subtitles are provided through the generous assistance of Jimmy Ren.
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