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What method did Eudoxus use to calculate areas and volumes?
What method did Eudoxus use to calculate areas and volumes?
- Method of integration
- Method of differentiation
- Method of exhaustion (correct)
- Method of limits
Who further developed the ideas of Eudoxus and introduced heuristics, laying the groundwork for the invention of calculus?
Who further developed the ideas of Eudoxus and introduced heuristics, laying the groundwork for the invention of calculus?
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Isaac Newton
- Archimedes (correct)
- Eudoxus
When did the controversy over priority regarding the invention of calculus start?
When did the controversy over priority regarding the invention of calculus start?
- Late 18th century (1799)
- Early 18th century (1711)
- Mid 17th century (1655)
- Late 17th century (1699) (correct)
What method did Eudoxus use to calculate areas and volumes?
What method did Eudoxus use to calculate areas and volumes?
In which century did the controversy over the priority of inventing calculus start?
In which century did the controversy over the priority of inventing calculus start?
Who independently invented calculus and the fundamental theorem of calculus in the 17th century?
Who independently invented calculus and the fundamental theorem of calculus in the 17th century?
What is the significance of the Egyptian Moscow papyrus in relation to calculus?
What is the significance of the Egyptian Moscow papyrus in relation to calculus?
In what way did the Egyptian Moscow papyrus differ from the method of exhaustion used by Eudoxus?
In what way did the Egyptian Moscow papyrus differ from the method of exhaustion used by Eudoxus?
What was the impact of the Egyptian Moscow papyrus on the development of calculus?
What was the impact of the Egyptian Moscow papyrus on the development of calculus?
What distinguishes the Egyptian Moscow papyrus from the work of Archimedes?
What distinguishes the Egyptian Moscow papyrus from the work of Archimedes?
