Overview+&+History+of+Calculus+(Historical+Development+of+Calculus)

media type="custom" key="5944949" flat toc =Overview & History of Calculus (Historical Development of Calculus)= It is expected that students will understand the historical background and problems that led to the development of calculus.

It is expected that students will: describe the contributions made by various mathematicians and philosophers to the development of calculus, including:
 * Archimedes
 * Fermat
 * Descartes
 * Barrow
 * Newton
 * Leibniz
 * Jakob and Johann Bernoulli
 * Euler
 * L’Hospital

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