Calculus for journalism

Journalists
can't
do
math

@!$%
THAT.

This is not a talk about calculus

(sort of)

math = creative

Calculus = change

Compounding interest

Simple equations for yearly compounding interest

Interest can compound

at different rates

yearly

monthly

daily

continuously

Calculus can help

have I scared you yet?

elk river spill

Both the company and government agencies gave estimates

i'm not inclined to take

estimates at faCE VALUE

HOW FAST WAS THE CHEMICAL

LEAKING FROM THE TANK?

SPOUTING CYLINDER

TAke it a step further

How much spilled out?

Riemann sums

Journalists
can
do
math

Journalists
should
do
math

Calculus for journalism