This criticism of aversion to proofs is in general valid. However, be aware that Indians also made some significant steps towards calculus, and the first book e

This criticism of aversion to proofs is in general valid. However, be aware that Indians also made some significant steps towards calculus, and the first book explaining this had "arguments" and worked out examples. (This is not second hand knowledge, I know the language and have a copy of one volume of the book.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuktibh%C4%81%E1%B9%A3%C4%81 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuktibh%C4%81%E1%B9%A3%C4%81 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_school_of_astronomy_and_mathematics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_school_of_astronomy_and_...