Calculating Everyday Life With Calculus

Eggroll451 · Apr 29, 2007

what would you suggest for a project topic that requires calculus in order to calculate something applicable to everyday life?

happyg1 · Apr 30, 2007

how long will it take the bathroom sink to overflow if the drainpipe is 50% clogged with hair?

You need some rates of flow and a sink volume, but it can be done.

tim_lou · Apr 30, 2007

measure volume of an egg using integration?

and/or just model something... like let's say the temperature of a slowly heating water in a beaker using differential equations.

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