What use does calculus exactly have in real life???

Answer 1

sometimes it's useful, other times it's just a stupid theoretical math made by Sir Issac Newton to piss all of us off. the most practical thing i can think of is the speed and velocity of a falling object, which is used a lot in the real world, what with planes and space shuttles and such. you can use derivitives to find out how fast the object is going at a certain point in time.

also for the tangent of a curved line, which is used widely in science and possibly even some buisinesses, if they need to find out some kind of a straight line when their money graphs are curved.

other than that calculus is just used to allow you to get into better classes in college and is just there to anger people...a lot of people

Answer 2

It depends on your life. To 99% of the population, I'm guessing you don't need calculus.

Engineers and scientists need calculus.

Statisticians (actuaries, some financial analysts) need calculus

Even among those folks that need calculus, many don't use it too often. A mediocre engineer or statistician can use the results of calculus that someone else figured out without understanding the derivation. I've known some older ones that have gotten by for so long plugging and chugging that they forgot the basics they learned in school. So anyway, if you don't like calc, don't worry, there's a place for you in the world. Just don't become a physicist.

Answer 3

Depends on what you do in real life.

Calculus is a form of math dealing with small changes in things. A small change in position over a small change in time, for example, is called speed. A small change in speed over a small change in time is called acceleration.

So if you wish to calculate the speed of some car driving by in your neighborhood, you can time it as it passes throught two points of known distance between them. And when you put the numbers you get into the right place (something you learn in calculus), you can calculate that speed.

Or maybe you want to create a budget. You know how much you make each month (a change in income per change in month) and you want to figure out how much you can spend each month (a change in expenses per month). That's calculus because it deals in changes of things.

Now these were rather simple examples...you probably can do them without formal training in calculus. Even so, you are using some concepts of rudamentary calculus. But as the problems you need to solve get more complex, formal schooling on how to solve them becomes necessary.

For example, if you become an accident insvestigator for the police department, you'd need to know about changes in momentum, which is what happens when two cars run into each other. That takes calculus (and physics) to solve.

Answer 4

The most basic use of calculus is to find the area under a curve. Think curves don't matter? Take a look at the road next time you're driving.

Also, if you want to maximize materials in industry it helps to know calc. unless you want to guess and check all day...not efficient.

Answer 5

Right. Calculus plays a major role in a lot of sciences (especially physics,) as well as it's important for those with plans to go into engineering...

Answer 6

I'd also add business people, for solutions to maximize revenue, etc. This is a VERY common calculus application, and is difficult to solve for without it.

Answer 7

It is a must in order to better understand and to apply anything related to physical chemistry and some types of engineering. It also gives you a much better understanding of the concept of infinity.

Answer 8

Calculus isn't just something you will use every day...

.... it's a state of mind.

Answer 9

none really, i've heard from engineers that you dont need any calculus for your job. they said they forgot everything they learned in school.

Answer 10

u need that if ur engineer/physicist etc.
and if there wasnt calculus then there wouldnt be all this tech such as buildings, bridges, plasma tech etc.