APA Citation:
Calculus. (2014). In T. Crilly, 50 maths ideas you really need to know. London, UK: Quercus.
Summary:
“Calculus is the central plank of mathematics.” Beginning with a background in when it began with Newton and Leibniz working independently. The foundations of calculus involve taking apart (differentials) and putting together (integrals) parts. Differentiation is measuring change and integration is measuring the area, they work together as inverses of each other. Calculus is for making accurate predictions without having to run an experiment. Calculus is the math of change, so we can use it to find the speed of a falling object, including acceleration, at any time along its fall.
Things Learned:
Calculus is used outside of the classroom by scientists, engineers, and economists.
My Question:
This answers my question about mathematical thinking as exploring calculus and learning how it is used to find patterns by breaking things apart or putting them together is thinking logically and looking for patterns – mathematical thinking.
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