Re: [Edu-sig] a segue from discrete math to calculus using Python

2014-02-03 Thread Kirby Urner
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Re: [Edu-sig] a segue from discrete math to calculus using Python

2014-02-03 Thread A. Jorge Garcia
d Math, Physics & CS http://shadowfaxrant.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/calcpage2009 2013 NYS Secondary Math http://PAEMST.org Nominee -Original Message- From: Kirby Urner To: edu-sig Sent: Mon, Feb 3, 2014 3:37 pm Subject: [Edu-sig] a segue from discrete math to calculus using Python "&qu

[Edu-sig] a segue from discrete math to calculus using Python

2014-02-03 Thread Kirby Urner
""" Discrete math approach to Calculus This is what I imagine as a segue from discrete math to calc, using Python. We're using a tiny delta_x = h to compute values discretely, and then comparing those computed series with functions "at the limit" such as calculus would give us. It's the same seg