Essays on Calculus

I. What is Calculus? Calculus is the branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, by methods originally based on the summation of infinitesimal differences. a. Differential Calculus – concerned with the determination, properties, and application of derivatives and differentials. b. Integral Calculus – concerned with the…

The history of calculus is divided into several time periods: ancient, medieval, and modern. Although integral calculus was introduced in the ancient period, it was not developed rigorously or systematically. The calculation of volumes and areas, which is the primary purpose of integral calculus, can be traced back to the Egyptian Moscow papyrus (c. 1800…

Newton was born on December 25,1642. He was an Englishmathematician and physicist, considered one of the greatestscientist in history, who made important contributions to manyfields of science. His discoveries and theories laid thefoundation for much of the progress in science since his time. Newton was one of the inventors of the branch of mathematics called…

Modern science is accustomed to patting itself on the back, often thinking that it has all of the answers for life’s various conundrums, in comparison to the ancients who thought that the universe revolved around the earth, not the sun. Yet it was only in 1995 did a mathematician named Andrew Wiles, a British-born and…