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What are the two major branches of calculus?
What are the two major branches of calculus?
- Trigonometric calculus and exponential calculus
- Differential calculus and integral calculus (correct)
- Algebraic calculus and geometric calculus
- Limit calculus and sequence calculus
Who independently developed infinitesimal calculus in the late 17th century?
Who independently developed infinitesimal calculus in the late 17th century?
- Euclid and Archimedes
- Leonhard Euler and Pierre-Simon Laplace
- Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (correct)
- Rene Descartes and Blaise Pascal
What does differential calculus primarily concern?
What does differential calculus primarily concern?
- Generalizations of arithmetic operations
- Convergence of infinite sequences and series
- Instantaneous rates of change and slopes of curves (correct)
- Accumulation of quantities and areas under curves
What does integral calculus primarily concern?
What does integral calculus primarily concern?
How are the two branches of calculus related to each other?
How are the two branches of calculus related to each other?