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The History of Calculus
The History of Calculus
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What is Calculus?
Ancient History
Ancient Greeks
Medieval History
In about 1000 AD, Islamic mathematician, Ibn alHaytham (Alhacen) derived a formula for the sum of
the fourth powers of an arithmetic progression, later
used to perform integration.
In the 12th century, Indian mathematician Bhaskara
II developed an early derivative. He described an
early form of what will later be Rolles Theorem
Also in the 12th century, Persian mathematician Saraf
al-Din al-Tusi discovered the derivative of a cubic
polynomial
Modern History
Modern History
Enter Newton
and Leibniz
Since then
In conclusion