Isaac Newton
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
OCCUPATION:
Astronomer, Physicist, Philosopher,
Scientist and Mathematician
BIRTH DATE: January 4, 1643
DEATH DATE: March 31, 1727 (aged
84)
EDUCATION: University of Cambridge,
Trinity College, The King's School
PLACE OF BIRTH: Woolsthorpe,
Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
PLACE OF DEATH: London,
England, United Kingdom
He was the original discoverer
of the infinitesimal calculus.
He discovered the binomial
theorem.
He also developed theories in
optics and gravitation.
He developed his theory of
color.
He also contributed to the
theory of finite differences.
He developed a method for
finding better approximation to
the zeroes or roots of a function
He was the first to use infinite
power series.
Newton actually developed his
Fundamental Theory of Calculus
between 1665 and 1667, but
waited to publish his works due
to fear of being criticized and
causing controversy.
Used fluxions instead of
differentiation and fluents
instead of integration.
OCCUPATION:
Philosopher, Mathematician, Political
adviser, Metaphysician and Logician
BIRTH DATE: July 1, 1646
DEATH DATE: November 14, 1716
(aged 70)
EDUCATION: University of
Leipzig, University of Altdorf
PLACE OF BIRTH: Leipzig, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH:
Hannover, Germany
He developed a system of
infinitesimal calculus.
He also revived the ancient
method of solving equations
using matrices.
He invented a practical
calculating machine.
He pioneered the use of the
binary system.
He had developed a complete
theory of differential calculus
and integral calculus.
Europe first heard about
calculus from Leibniz in 1684.
Leibniz re-discovered a method
of arranging linear equations
into an array, now called a
matrix.
He enunciated in his working
drafts the principal properties of
what we now call conjunction,
disjunction, negation, identity,
set inclusion and the empty set.
 NEWTON-LEIBNIZ CALCULUS CONTROVERSY

Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz are two of the most supreme
intellects of the 17th century.
They are both considered to be the inventors of calculus.
Newton claimed to have begun working on a form of calculus in 1666 but did
not publish it.
Gottfried Leibniz began working on his variant of calculus in 1674, and in
1684 published his first paper employing it.
After a terrible dispute, Sir Isaac Newton took most of the credit.
Newton came to calculus as part of his investigations
in physics and geometry. He viewed calculus as the scientific description of
the generation of motion and magnitudes.
Leibniz focused on the tangent problem and came to believe that calculus
was a metaphysical explanation of change.
For Newton, change was a variable quantity over time.
For Leibniz it was the difference ranging over a sequence of infinitely close
values

It is now believed that both developed the theories of Calculus

independently, both with very different notations.
The work of both Newton and Leibniz is reflected in the notation used today.
Newton introduced the notation for the derivative of a function and Leibniz
introduced the symbol for integral.
A. Write the letter of your answer on the blank provided.
1. He was born on July 1, 1646.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
2. Isaac Newton used instead of differentiation.
a. fluxions b. fluents c. none of the above
3. Due to his fear of being criticized, he did not publish his work.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
4. He discovered a new solution for linear of equation called matrix.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
5. Where did Leibniz go to school first?
a. University of Altdorf b. University of Leipzig c. none of the above
6. He is also known for his theory of color.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
7. Isaac Newton used instead of integration.
a. fluxions b. fluents c. none of the above
8. After the controversial dispute, who took most of the credit?
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
9. He died on March 31, 1727.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
10. At what age did Isaac Newton die?
a. 74 b. 84 c. none of the above
11. For him, change was a variable quantity over time.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
12. He viewed calculus as the scientific description of the generation of
motion and magnitudes.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
13. He believed calculus was a metaphysical explanation of change.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
14. He discovered the binomial theorem.
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. none of the above
15. Who are considered to be the inventors of calculus?
a. Isaac Newton b. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz c. all of the above
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NEWTON and
LEIBNIZS
Discovery
of Calculus

MATH 107
Reales, Charito Paz H.
BSE 3-Mathematics