Discover a fast and powerful calculus-based method for finding square roots with impressive accuracy. This explanation shows how derivatives and iterative approximation can be used to quickly zero in ...

Robots often move inefficiently due to slow mathematical computations. Now, a new method called Web of Affine Spaces (WASP) Optimization, developed by Yale’s Professor Danny Rakita and his team, ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a novel nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) method based on geometric variational calculus for high-dynamic and complex motion ...

Calculus of variations is the collection of methods and techniques used to solve/understand a class of minimization problems for functionals. \footnote{A functional is a function of functions.} ...

ABSTRACT: This study compares the Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) and the Variational Iteration Method (VIM) for solving nonlinear differential equations in engineering. Differential equations are ...

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Learning Assistant Juan Ignacio Sanchez Quintana, center, works with a student in Calculus I class. FIU changed the way it teaches calculus, and managed to increase the pass rate. Miami, Florida, ...

Space-charge limited current (SCLC) is easy to calculate theoretically for one-dimensional (1D) planar geometry using Poisson’s equation. But 1D cylindrical and spherical geometries require ...