"Who has not been amazed to learn that the function y = ex, like a phoenix rising from its own ashes, is its own deriv…"

"This is a tricky domain because, unlike simple arithmetic, to solve a calculus problem - and in particular to perform…"

"In the history of mathematics and science, few conflicts have attained the notoriety of the Newton/Leibniz dispute. ……"

"Among all of the mathematical disciplines the theory of differential equations is the most important … It furnishes t…"

"In England, where it originated, the calculus fared less well. ...by siding completely with Newton in the priority di…"

"Accordingly, we find Euler and Alembert devoting their talent and their patience to the establishment of the laws of …"

"The calculus of utility aims at supplying the ordinary wants of man at the least cost of labour."

"In this work I have attempted to treat economy as a calculus of pleasure and pain, and have sketched out, almost irre…"

"The theory of probabilities is basically only common sense reduced to a calculus. It makes one estimate accurately wh…"

"The calculus was the first achievement of modern mathematics and it is difficult to overestimate its importance. I th…"