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Infinitesimal calculus pretty much means non-rigorous calculus, i.e. calculus without the notion of limits to prove its validity. When Newton and Leibniz originally formulated calculus, they used derivatives and integrals in the same manner that they're still used today, but they provided no formalism as to how those techniques were mathematically valid, therefore causing quite a debate as to their worth. The infinitesimals themselves simply had to be accepted as valid, in and of themselves, for the theory to work.
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What did infinitesimal calculus do?
Infintismal calc is the combination of intergral calc and differential calc
Can an object have zero velocity of the same time that it has acceleration?
Yes, of course; but it will only have zero velocity for one infinitesimal moment. Check your calculus text.
How do you use infinitesimal as a sentence?
How do you use infinitesimal in a sentence? The infinitesimal atoms on the slide were almost impossible to see.
What does the word ''Calculus'' mean in Math?
In basic terms, Calculus is Differentiation and Integration And all things associated with that.
What is a point of explosion in calculus?
I don't think such a term is used in calculus. Check the spelling. Perhaps you mean point of inflection?
