Calculus is the use of differentiation and anti-differentiation (integration) to find rates of change or gradients of functions.
These can be used to find turning points in graphs or solve problems involving distance, velocity or acceleration.
Differentiate
Anti differentiate
Find turning points
Use kinematics
sketch gradient and original functions
Specification
Past Papers and Exemplars (on sub page)
Past school exams (on subpage)
How to calculate the gradient using differentiation
Finding turning points - The theory
Using differentiation to find the co-ordinates of turning points
Using differentiation to find the Nature of turning points
Using differentiation to find when a function is increasing/decreasing