diff --git a/mechanical/mmme1026_maths_for_engineering/calculus.md b/mechanical/mmme1026_maths_for_engineering/calculus.md index 674c648..d081bc9 100755 --- a/mechanical/mmme1026_maths_for_engineering/calculus.md +++ b/mechanical/mmme1026_maths_for_engineering/calculus.md @@ -95,16 +95,16 @@ If the two limits are equal, we simply refer to the *limit*. ## Important Functions +
+ ### Exponential Function $$f(x) = e^x = \exp x$$ - -
- -It can also be written as an infinite series: +It can also be written as an infinite series: + $$\exp x = e^x = 1 + x + \frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^3}{3!} + ...$$
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ The two important limits to know are: Note that $e^x > 0$ for all real values of $x$. +
+ +
+ + ### Hyperbolic Functions (sinh and cosh) The hyperbolic sine ($\sinh$) and hyperbolic cosine function ($\cosh$) are defined by: @@ -123,6 +128,8 @@ The hyperbolic sine ($\sinh$) and hyperbolic cosine function ($\cosh$) are defin $$\sinh x = \frac 1 2 (e^x - e^{-x}) \text{ and } \cosh x = \frac 1 2 (e^x + e^{-x})$$ $$\tanh = \frac{\sinh x}{\cosh x}$$ + + ![[Fylwind at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sinh_cosh_tanh.svg)](./images/Sinh_cosh_tanh.svg) Some key facts about these functions: @@ -136,17 +143,33 @@ Some key facts about these functions: - $\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \cosh x = \sinh x$ - $\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x} \tanh x = \frac{1}{\cosh^2x}$ -## Natural Logarithm +
+ +
+ + +### Natural Logarithm $$\ln{e^y} = \ln{\exp y} = y$$ + + Since the exponential of any real number is positive, the domain of $\ln$ is $x > 0$. -## Implicit Functions +
+ +
+ + +### Implicit Functions An implicit function takes the form $$f(x, y) = 0$$ + + To draw the curve of an implicit function you have to rewrite it in the form $y = f(x)$. There may be more than one $y$ value for each $x$ value. + +