Questions tagged [calculus]
The calculus tag has no summary.
5 questions
2 votes
1 answer
317 views
Big-O Notation and Calculus [closed]
I was wondering if there are any calculus relationships implicit in Big-O notation. For example, an algorithm linear according to Big-O notation reduces the size of the problem by a constant amount ...
- 129
1 vote
1 answer
87 views
Is it appropriate to pass in a derivative to calculate the error of a Neural Net?
I'm reading a guide for back-propagation of a neural net, and it gives the error function as: Next work out the error for neuron B. The error is What you want – What you actually get, in other words:...
- 2,683
4 votes
1 answer
4k views
Computing integration with the Trapezoidal Rule
I am trying to implement the trapezoidal rule programmatically but am having trouble finding a good way to input the function of x and then have a loop which will iterate through for each sub-interval ...
- 41
11 votes
8 answers
6k views
How can calculus and linear algebra be useful to a system programmer? [closed]
I found a website saying that calculus and linear algebra are necessary for System Programming. System Programming, as far as I know, is about osdev, drivers, utilities and so on. I just can't figure ...
- 498
4 votes
11 answers
17k views
Where is the application of Calculus (of continuous quantities) in Computer Science or programming [closed]
I am a Software Engineer professional. I have studied calculus as a core course in my graduation studies. I want to ask question, that what/where is the implementation of calculus in computer science?
- 57