A Function Of A Variable Quantity Is

A Function Of A Variable Quantity Is An Analytic Expression Composed In Any Way Whatsoever Of The Variable Quantity And Numbers Or Constant Quantities.

Since The Fabric Of The Universe Is Most Perfect And The Work Of A Most Wise Creator, Nothing At All Takes Place In The Universe In Which Some Rule Of Maximum Or Minimum Does Not Appear ... There Is Absolutely No Doubt That Every Affect In The Universe Can Be Explained Satisfactorily From Final Causes, By The Aid Of The Method Of Maxima And Minima, As It Can Be From The Effective Causes Themselves ... Of Course, When The Effective Causes Are Too Obscure, But The Final Causes Are Readily Ascertained, The Problem Is Commonly Solved By The Indirect Method.

For The Sake Of Brevity, We Will Always Represent This Number 2.718281828459... By The Letter E.

After Exponential Quantities The Circular Functions, Sine And Cosine, Should Be Considered Because They Arise When Imaginary Quantities Are Involved In The Exponential.

To Those Who Ask What The Infinitely Small Quantity In Mathematics Is, We Answer That It Is Actually Zero. Hence There Are Not So Many Mysteries Hidden In This Concept As They Are Usually Believed To Be.