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What are the two major branches of calculus?
What are the two major branches of calculus?
- Trigonometry and statistics
- Precalculus and calculus
- Algebra and geometry
- Differential calculus and integral calculus (correct)
Who were the two mathematicians who independently developed infinitesimal calculus?
Who were the two mathematicians who independently developed infinitesimal calculus?
- Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking
- Euclid and Pythagoras
- Leonhard Euler and Pierre-Simon Laplace
- Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (correct)
What is the etymology of the word 'calculus'?
What is the etymology of the word 'calculus'?
- Greek for 'infinite'
- Sanskrit for 'equation'
- French for 'mathematics'
- Latin for 'small pebble' (correct)
What fundamental notions are used in calculus?
What fundamental notions are used in calculus?
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In what fields does calculus have widespread uses?
In what fields does calculus have widespread uses?
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