Mathematics: What is Calculus?
Event details
Tuesday 18 March 2025
5.30 to 7pm
Free
Description
What is Calculus?
Limiting arguments of exquisite beauty have been used to calculate tangents, areas and volumes for millennia! So why is the discovery of Calculus attributed to Newton and Leibnitz in the 17th century? In this lecture we'll look at some extraordinary arguments, and learn what calculus really is.
This session is suitable for students in years 12 and 13.
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