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Do they not teach why Newton invented calculus anymore? They did when I was taught physics and it all made sense. I don't recall if I considered it beautiful at
by 0x445442 7y ago
Do they not teach why Newton invented calculus anymore? They did when I was taught physics and it all made sense. I don't recall if I considered it beautiful at that time but I do recall how impressed I was with Newton's feat; moving himself farther along with his studies in physics.
- madez 7y agoHe wanted to calculate and predict the movement of celestial bodies. The mathematical knowledge he had wasn't capable of expressioning the relations, but he saw patterns. Then he worked out the mathematical language to express these patterns.
- tjr 7y agoNot sure what's in the curriculum today, but I was taught calculus (20 years ago) heavy on physics applications. I don't think I would have appreciated it as much without that.
- kodz4 7y agoFor anyone interested, here's the BBC looking into Newton and Leibniz notebooks as they cook it up for the first time - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPg3ki9GOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPg3ki9GOI Also Steven Strogatz is an excellent writer. His other books Sync and Joy of X can be read by anyone.