Monthly Archives: November 2011

TweetRelative Velocity in 2D and 3D Okay, so in the last section I tried to get you a feel for relative velocity. As you get into higher dimensions, the “feel” won’t serve you as well as getting the math. So, … Continue reading →

Tweet3.4: The Chain Rule Dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnnn. The chain rule. Much like when I have sex with your Mom, the chain is very important. The chain rule tells you how to deal with nested functions. What’s a nested function? Well, … Continue reading →

Tweet3.5 Relative Velocity Man, I gotta admit – I think I understand relative velocity pretty well, but the way the book explains it gave me a headache. So, I’m gonna try to do this my own way. Relative Velocity in … Continue reading →

Tweet3.3: Derivatives of Trig Functions The derivative of sinx is cosx. The derivative of cosx is -sinx. This leads you to a little 4 point circuit you can walk around whenever you take the derivative of one of these functions. … Continue reading →

Tweet3.4 Motion in a Circle Uniform Circular Motion First off, let’s define what we mean. By “circular” we just mean you’re traveling in a perfect circle. That is, you’re traveling in such a way that one side of your car … Continue reading →

TweetSection 1.2: Propositional Equivalences Okay, now things start to get a little more interesting. In this section, we get the idea of propositional equivalence, which is pretty straightforward, and De Morgan’s Laws, which are a little trickier but very important. … Continue reading →

TweetThe Quotient Rule In the last section I broke from form a little by actually working out the proof step by step. I may do this in the future again, but for this section I’ll leave it to the book. … Continue reading →

TweetProjectile Motion BOOSH! Okay, so there’s a decent amount of math in this section, but it all relies on stuff you already know. You should make a good effort to understand it, but once again I’m going to try to … Continue reading →