Calculus Basics Quiz
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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?

  • 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'?

  • Greek for 'infinite'
  • Sanskrit for 'equation'
  • French for 'mathematics'
  • Latin for 'small pebble' (correct)

    • What fundamental notions are used in calculus?

    <p>Convergence of infinite sequences and infinite series to a well-defined limit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what fields does calculus have widespread uses?

    <p>Science, engineering, and social science</p> Signup and view all the answers

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