20 Questions
What are the two major branches of calculus?
Differential calculus and integral calculus
Who independently developed infinitesimal calculus in the late 17th century?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton
What fundamental notions are used by the two branches of calculus to relate to each other?
Fundamental theorem of calculus
What does the word 'calculus' mean in Latin?
Small pebble
In mathematics education, what does calculus denote?
Courses of elementary mathematical analysis
Who developed modern calculus independently of each other?
Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Which ancient mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
Eudoxus of Cnidus
In which ancient culture was the method of exhaustion discovered independently to find the area of a circle?
China
Who derived a formula for the sum of fourth powers in the Middle East?
Hasan Ibn al-Haytham
Which ancient mathematician combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles?
Archimedes
Which mathematician developed the concept of limits, putting the development of infinitesimal calculus on a more solid conceptual footing?
Archimedes
What did Leibniz originally call the mathematical study of continuous change?
Integral calculus
Which ancient culture discovered the method of exhaustion independently to find the area of a circle?
Egyptian
Who combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles in ancient mathematics?
Euclid
What ancient mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
Eudoxus
Who is credited with developing modern calculus independently of each other?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
In which ancient culture was the method of exhaustion discovered independently to find the area of a circle?
China
Which ancient mathematician combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles, a precursor to infinitesimals?
Archimedes
Who derived a formula for the sum of fourth powers in the Middle East?
Alhazen
Which ancient Greek mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove the formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
Eudoxus of Cnidus
Test your knowledge of calculus, the mathematical study of continuous change, which has two major branches: differential calculus and integral calculus. This quiz covers topics such as instantaneous rates of change, slopes of curves, accumulation of quantities, and areas under or between curves.
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