1. The History and Development of Calculus
... around the world continue to contribute to its development. Thereafter, calculus was actively used to solve the major scientific dilemmas of the time, such as:- Calculating the slope of the tangent line to a curve at any point along its length Determining the velocity and acceleration of an object given a function describing its position, and designing such a position function given the object ... , law, economics, politics, logic and mathematics. In 1672 Leibniz met the mathematician Huygens who convinced Leibniz to dedicate significant time to the study of mathematics. Leibniz like New...
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