Math Geek Mom: In the Fast Lane

By Rosemarie Emanuele. In Calculus, the first derivative of position can describe how quickly an object’s position is changing over time. A more common way to describe this is to talk about “velocity”, or how fast something is moving. Although a different use of the word “fast”, I found myself thinking of this recently when my daughter participated in a 24 hour fast with our parish youth group. Read more...