Math Vocab
By: Diego Quiroga
Parabola
a symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. The path of a projectile under the influence of gravity ideally follows a curve of this shape.
Quadratic
involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.
second differences
will be constant and equal to twice the number of n2 . Determine a formula for the general term of the sequence,
Vertex
The highest point; the top or apex.
axis of symmetry
A line through a shape so that each side is a mirror image.
Maximum value
the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
Minimum value
The least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
terms
a single number, or a variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together.
first differences
A finite difference is a mathematical expression of the form f−f. If a finite difference is divided by b−a, one gets a difference quotient. ...