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for a calc class we had a final exam with the question “What is Calculus?” it was really open ended, because we were required by the school to have a final and our teacher didnt want to give us one because it was an AP class and we had taken the AP test. i was interested to see some more responses
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@phoenyx, nice answer. i wish i would have known that for the answer haha
calculus is Latin for: calculate
The way it was taught to me was that its basically a way of calculating rates of change. My highest calculus class is just from high school so its quite possible I’m only scraping the surface.
Classically, calculus is the study of motion. More generally, it is the study of smooth change. It gets quite deep, but that tends to be the unifying principle of the subject.
I read somewhere that it was an an ancient Roman abacus-like device which used stones to help the user calculate sums, etc.
That’s right—technically “calculus” means “pebble,” which were used as part of the calculating devices.
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