Definition of integral calculus in US English:
integral calculus
nounˈɪn(t)əɡrəl ˈˌkælkjələs
A branch of mathematics concerned with the determination, properties, and application of integrals.
Compare with differential calculus
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- There he gave courses on astronomy, celestial mechanics, the differential and integral calculus, the theory of probability, geometry and trigonometry.
- He studied a lot of mathematics in his own time including trigonometry, differential and integral calculus, and complex numbers long before he met these topics in his formal education.
- From 1852 to 1858 he taught algebra and geometry, while from 1860 to 1862 he taught differential and integral calculus.
- With clear definition of real numbers formulated at the end of the 19th century, differential and integral calculus had developed into an authentic mathematical system.
- There he was to receive a good understanding of basic mathematics studying differential and integral calculus, analytic geometry and the foundations of analysis.