Calculus
Date Submitted: 01/24/2004 13:30:01
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 2 pages (576 words)
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 2 pages (576 words)
Calculus
'One of the greatest contributions to modern mathematics, science, and engineering was
the invention of calculus near the end of the 17th century,' says The New Book of Popular
Science. Without the invention of calculus, many technological accomplishments, such as the
landing on the moon, would have been difficult.
The word 'calculus' originated from the Latin word meaning pebble. This is probably
because people many years ago used pebbles to count and do …
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will need to learn and memorize some theorems and identities to be able to expand and breakdown
equations.
THE NEW BOOK OF POPULAR SCIENCE
Calculus p.431 - 433
Brief Calculus and its Applications
Larry J. Goldstein / David C. Lay / David L. Schneider
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
#3 ed. 7
A First Course in Calculus
Lang, Serge
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
Calculus for Business and Economics
Childress, Robert L.
Prentice Hall inc. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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