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Neural and Synergetic Computerst us close this volume by discussing the way calculus was viewed in the seventeenth century, looking both backward and forward in time to put this remarkable century’s mathematical thought in true perspective—and perhaps to learn something about the true nature of mathematics itself.

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To Measure Is to Know,tion is ., which has similarly acquired overlays of meanings stemming from the idea of measurement. We find it as a suffix in many academic words derived from Greek: . (“study of man”), . (“study of life”), and so on. The word ., of course, also comes from ..

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Optimistic Steps,ch may be surprising. In this chapter we shall learn more about the use of derivatives in solving optimization problems. To do this efficiently, the major part of the chapter is concentrated upon the development of shortcut rules for finding derivatives.

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Romance in Reason,t us close this volume by discussing the way calculus was viewed in the seventeenth century, looking both backward and forward in time to put this remarkable century’s mathematical thought in true perspective—and perhaps to learn something about the true nature of mathematics itself.

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