The equation I'm looking at is:
Funny looking S thing, than p d V
It's like this:
( p d V
)
2006-11-29 12:00:27 · 2 answers · asked by Sir Guitarist 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The funny looking S thing is an integral sign, the p stands for pressure and the dV stands for a little change in volume.
It sounds like the work performed by something expanding at constant pressure. The work is the amount of energy used.
2006-11-29 12:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by Nicknamr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an integral is just a way of calculating area on a graph. if you have a function like y=x^2 + 5x + 6 and you graphed it, but you want to find the area under the curve, you can do it by taking the integral, or antiderivative.
this relates to physics because sometimes you need to calculate the area of certain graphs, like for Work.
2006-11-29 12:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by stitchfan85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋