Jump to content

Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First page of the "Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis", Acta Eruditorum, October 1684

"Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis" is the first published work on the subject of calculus. It was published by Gottfried Leibniz in the Acta Eruditorum in October 1684.[1] It is considered to be the birth of infinitesimal calculus.[2]

Full title

[edit]

The full title of the published work is "Nova methodus pro maximis et minimis, itemque tangentibus, quae nec fractas nec irrationales quantitates moratur, et singulare pro illis calculi genus." In English, the full title can be translated as "A new method for maxima and minima, and for tangents, that is not hindered by fractional or irrational quantities, and a singular kind of calculus for the above mentioned."[2] It is from this title that this branch of mathematics takes the name calculus.

Influence

[edit]

Although calculus was independently co-invented by Isaac Newton, most of the notation in modern calculus is from Leibniz.[3] Leibniz's careful attention to his notation makes some believe that "his contribution to calculus was much more influential than Newton's."[4]

Citation and translations

[edit]
  • Leibniz, Gottfried (1684). "Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis". Acta Eruditorum (in Latin). 3: 467–473. Figures Tab. XII.
  • Leibniz, Gottfried (1768). "Nova Methodus pro Maximis et Minimis". In Dutens, Louis (ed.). Gothofredi Guillelmi Leibnitii Opera Omnia (in Latin). Vol. 3. Geneva: Fratres de Tournes. pp. 167–172. Figures Tab. VI.
  • Struik, Dirk J., ed. (1969). "A New Method for Maxima and Minima". A Source Book in Mathematics, 1200-1800. Harvard University Press. pp. 272–280.
  • Bruce, Ian, ed. (2014). "A New Method for Finding Maxima and Minima" (PDF). 17centurymaths.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-21.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Mathematical Treasure: Leibniz's Papers on Calculus". maa.org. Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Newton and Leibniz: the birth of calculus
  3. ^ "The History of Calculus". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  4. ^ Greatest Mathematicians of All Time
[edit]
Stub icon

This article about a mathematical publication is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nova_Methodus_pro_Maximis_et_Minimis&oldid=1217006433"