4. Calculus: One of the Most Successful Technologies of All Time

Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible

4. Calculus: One of the Most Successful Technologies of All Time (October 22, 2012)

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Professor Keith Devlin discusses how calculus is truly one of the most useful discoveries of all time. (October 22, 2012)

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