the method of fluxions

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• Method of Fluxions — is a book by Isaac Newton. The book was completed in 1671, and published in 1736. Fluxions is Newton s term for differential calculus (fluents was his term for integral calculus). He originally developed the method at Woolsthorpe Manor during the …   Wikipedia

• method of fluxions — noun the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential • Syn: ↑differential calculus • Topics: ↑mathematics …   Useful english dictionary

• Method of increments — Increment In cre*ment, n. [L. incrementum: cf. F. incr[ e]ment. See {Increase}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk, guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement. [1913 Webster] The seminary that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• FLUXIONS —    a method, invented by Sir Isaac Newton, of determining the rate of increase or decrease of a quantity or magnitude whose value depends on that of another which itself varies in value at a uniform and given rate.    See CALCULUS, DIFFERENTIAL… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Newton's method — In numerical analysis, Newton s method (also known as the Newton–Raphson method), named after Isaac Newton and Joseph Raphson, is a method for finding successively better approximations to the roots (or zeroes) of a real valued function. The… …   Wikipedia

• Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy — The calculus controversy was an argument between 17th century mathematicians Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz (begun or fomented in part by their disciples and associates – see Development of the quarrel below) over who had first invented… …   Wikipedia

• Leibniz and Newton calculus controversy — The calculus controversy was an argument between seventeenth century mathematicians Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who had first invented calculus. Newton claimed to have begun working on a form of the calculus (which he called the… …   Wikipedia

• Isaac Newton's later life — During his residence in London, Newton had made the acquaintance of John Locke. Locke had taken a very great interest in the new theories of the Principia. He was one of a number of Newton s friends who began to be uneasy and dissatisfied at… …   Wikipedia

• mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …   Universalium

• Isaac Newton's early life and achievements — IsaacNewtonSegmentsThe following article is part of an in depth biography of Sir Isaac Newton, the English mathematician and scientist, author of the Principia .ChildhoodSir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642 [ OS: 25 December 1642] in… …   Wikipedia

• Joseph Raphson — Engagement signé par J. Raphson lors de son admission à la Royal Society Joseph Raphson (ca 1648 ca 1715) est un mathématicien anglais, connu pour la méthode de Newton Raphson. Sommaire 1 Vie et œuvre …   Wikipédia en Français