People
The OG mathematician
God
These imaginary structures are continuous and made up of an infinite number of points.
What is the formula for velocity
v = d/t
This guy created a coordinate system that is used in graphing.
Rene Descartes
What is Calculus?
The mathematics of change
This guy said that change exists because everything is made of water.
Thales of Miletus
The science of physical space
Geometry
What is the formula for Galileo’s law of free fall?
d=16t2
What is Plato’s Pythagorean challenge?
To describe the universe using mathematics.
What is the fundamental theorem of calculus?
The limit, the derivative, and the integral of a function
He discovered musical intervals and viewed the world as fundamentally mathematical.
Pythagoras
These are mathematical representations of physical realities and are useful for measuring quantities.
Numbers
What is the formula for instantaneous velocity?
limDt=>0 (Dd/Dt)
He is known for his mathematical laws regarding levers and objects floating in water.
Archimedes of Syracuse
Mitch Stokes says calculus is...
the mathematics of change
He divided reality into a physical realm (universe) and a nonphysical realm (ideas or forms).
Plato
What is the method of summation used for?
To find the integral of a function.
What is the power rule function?
For any power function, f(x) = Kxn
f’(x) = nKxn-1
This famous astronomer wrote a book called Almagest.
Calculus is the mathematics of _________
change
This guy tried to prove that motion is impossible.
Zeno of Elea
The power rule is used to find what?
The derivative of a function
What is the formula for finding the integral of a function?
For any power function f(x)=Kxn
F(x) = K/n+1 (xn+1) + C
The derivative of a function in the function’s _______
slope
Calculus is the ___________ of change
mathematics