Journey into Maths Country — Season 1, Episode 2: Newton and the Infinitesimal Calculation
Documentary • 10 min • 2 seasons, 20 episodes • ★ 8.5/10
Episode synopsis
Speed is such a common term that it's easy to forget how much of a role maths plays in understanding it. Until three or four centuries ago, there was no speed at all. It was only since the Renaissance that the concept of movement crept into the world of mathematics, thanks to calculus and Isaac Newton.
About Journey into Maths Country
Math is an exotic and confusing country. We speak a bizarre language, full of homeomorphisms, differential varieties, transfinite numbers. But we also find epic landscapes, dizzying ideas and even, sometimes, useful things!