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Terminology for Week 6


Asymptote Calculus pg. 202
a line having the property that the distance from a point P on the curve to the line approaches zero as the distance from P to the origin increases without bound

Optimization Calculus pg. 219
developing something to the utmost extent

Fermat's Principle of Optics University Physics pg. 1083
light travels between two points in such a way as to minimize the time of transit

Snell's Law of Refraction University Physics pg. 1057


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