Author controversy
Historically, the ownership and priority of calculus results have caused a long-term debate in mathematics. Here's the thing:
Leibniz:1675165438+1October1,Leibniz has completed a complete set of differential calculus. 1684, Leibniz published his first differential paper, looking for a new method of minimax sum tangent, which is also suitable for fractions and irrational numbers, as well as the wonderful types of calculation of this new method, and defined the concept of differential. 1686, Leibniz published an integral paper to discuss differential and integral.
Newton: Newton wrote Flow Number and Infinite Series at 167 1, and it was not published until 1736. In this book, he pointed out that variables are produced by the continuous movement of points, lines and surfaces, denying his previous view that variables are static sets of infinitesimal elements. He called continuous variables flow, and the derivatives of these flows were called flow numbers. Others say that Newton completed the rudiment of Calculus in 1667, but it was not published until 1704.
However, in 1699, members of the Royal Society accused Leibniz of plagiarizing Newton's achievements and unilaterally recognized Newton as the "first inventor" of calculus. The debate on calculus broke out in 17 1 1. Until Leibniz died, there was still no conclusion. Therefore, most modern historians believe that Leibniz and Newton independently developed calculus and created their own unique symbols for it. Leibniz introduced the concept of calculus from the perspective of geometric problems, and obtained the algorithm from it. Newton studied calculus from the perspective of physics, and its application was more combined with kinematics.