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What are the two major branches of calculus?
What are the two major branches of calculus?
- Differential calculus and integral calculus (correct)
- Integral calculus and algebraic calculus
- Algebraic calculus and limit calculus
- Differential calculus and algebraic calculus
Who developed infinitesimal calculus independently in the late 17th century?
Who developed infinitesimal calculus independently in the late 17th century?
- Isaac Newton and Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
- Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (correct)
What is the Latin meaning of the word 'calculus'?
What is the Latin meaning of the word 'calculus'?
- Big stone
- Infinite sequence
- Small pebble (correct)
- Mathematical computation
What does differential calculus primarily concern?
What does differential calculus primarily concern?
Which fundamental theorem relates differential calculus and integral calculus?
Which fundamental theorem relates differential calculus and integral calculus?
What is L'Hôpital's rule?
What is L'Hôpital's rule?
Who first introduced L'Hôpital's rule to Guillaume de l'Hôpital?
Who first introduced L'Hôpital's rule to Guillaume de l'Hôpital?
Under what conditions does L'Hôpital's rule apply?
Under what conditions does L'Hôpital's rule apply?
What role does differentiation play in L'Hôpital's rule?
What role does differentiation play in L'Hôpital's rule?
What does L'Hôpital's rule allow for evaluating?
What does L'Hôpital's rule allow for evaluating?