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Calculus 4E Ch 5

Calculus 4E Ch 5 -The Scientific Revolution & the need for Calculus

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the mathematics of change calculus
the idea that the sun is at the center of the universe heliocentricity
the idea that the earth is at the center of the universe geocentricity
another name for heliocentricity "Pythagoreanism"
book that got Galileo interested in mathematics Euclid's Elements
the two kinds of motion Galileo focused on the motion of falling objects and projectiles
Published in 1543, Nicolas Copernicus's famous book, whose title refers to the revolving of heavenly bodies On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
Galileo's "new science" referred to the science of ______________. Use of _________________ and _____________________ made it "new." motion; mathematics; experiments
born in 1564, died in 1642 Galileo
Galileo Galilei had an active role the Scientific Revolution, ending _____________________'s 2,000 year scientific reign. Arisotle
The Scientific Revolution occurred mostly in the _________. 1600s.
died 1727 Sir Isaac Newton
Modern physics (according to Heisenberg) favors ____________. Plato
Copernicus fired the first shot in the Scientific Revolution by proposing a _________-centered universe. sun
the main achievement of the Scientific Revolution the mathematization of motion, the fulfillment of the Plato-Pythagorean dream
The appeal of heliocentricity for Copernicus was that it made the mathematical description of the heavens and therefore the calculations of the ___________ _________________ easier. church calendar
died 1630, thought Copernicus's system needed to be simplified; used ellipses rather than circles to describe planetary orbits Kepler
the study of the overall structure of the cosmos cosmology
Galileo build on the foundation of ____________________'s mathematical statics and hydrostatics, which was similar to Euclid's Elements. Archimedes
Galileo's law of free fall only tells us the avg speed of a falling object, not the falling object's __________________________ speed. instantaneous
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