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What are the two major branches of calculus?
What are the two major branches of calculus?
- Differential calculus and algebraic calculus
- Algebraic calculus and geometric calculus
- Geometric calculus and arithmetic calculus
- Differential calculus and integral calculus (correct)
Who independently developed infinitesimal calculus in the late 17th century?
Who independently developed infinitesimal calculus in the late 17th century?
- Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Isaac Newton and Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton (correct)
What fundamental notions are used by the two branches of calculus to relate to each other?
What fundamental notions are used by the two branches of calculus to relate to each other?
- Fundamental theorem of algebra
- Fundamental theorem of trigonometry
- Fundamental theorem of calculus (correct)
- Fundamental theorem of geometry
What does the word 'calculus' mean in Latin?
What does the word 'calculus' mean in Latin?
In mathematics education, what does calculus denote?
In mathematics education, what does calculus denote?
Who developed modern calculus independently of each other?
Who developed modern calculus independently of each other?
Which ancient mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
Which ancient mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
In which ancient culture was the method of exhaustion discovered independently to find the area of a circle?
In which ancient culture was the method of exhaustion discovered independently to find the area of a circle?
Who derived a formula for the sum of fourth powers in the Middle East?
Who derived a formula for the sum of fourth powers in the Middle East?
Which ancient mathematician combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles?
Which ancient mathematician combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles?
Which mathematician developed the concept of limits, putting the development of infinitesimal calculus on a more solid conceptual footing?
Which mathematician developed the concept of limits, putting the development of infinitesimal calculus on a more solid conceptual footing?
What did Leibniz originally call the mathematical study of continuous change?
What did Leibniz originally call the mathematical study of continuous change?
Which ancient culture discovered the method of exhaustion independently to find the area of a circle?
Which ancient culture discovered the method of exhaustion independently to find the area of a circle?
Who combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles in ancient mathematics?
Who combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles in ancient mathematics?
What ancient mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
What ancient mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
Who is credited with developing modern calculus independently of each other?
Who is credited with developing modern calculus independently of each other?
In which ancient culture was the method of exhaustion discovered independently to find the area of a circle?
In which ancient culture was the method of exhaustion discovered independently to find the area of a circle?
Which ancient mathematician combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles, a precursor to infinitesimals?
Which ancient mathematician combined the method of exhaustion with a concept of the indivisibles, a precursor to infinitesimals?
Who derived a formula for the sum of fourth powers in the Middle East?
Who derived a formula for the sum of fourth powers in the Middle East?
Which ancient Greek mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove the formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
Which ancient Greek mathematician developed the method of exhaustion to prove the formulas for cone and pyramid volumes?
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