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Fundamentals of modern mathematics
Of course not. Newton's story of establishing calculus in order to increase tuition is just a joke. In fact, Newton created calculus to solve some problems that were difficult to solve with mathematical knowledge at that time. As we all know, mathematics is only a tool for scientific research, and a large part of mathematical theories are produced to solve some specific problems. As for calculus created to cheat students out of their tuition, this story is obviously just a joke.

As we all know, Newton was a physicist, and it was Newton who discovered the law of gravity. Today, everyone should know that mathematics and physics are closely related, and many physical problems need to be skillfully solved by using various mathematical theorems. Newton, as a pioneer of modern physics, in his time, the modern mathematical system has not been established. When Newton studied physics, many problems that junior high school students could solve today were difficult to solve at that time. In order to solve some problems that were difficult to be solved by geometric methods and elementary mathematics at that time, Newton founded calculus on the basis of previous studies.

It can be said that the foundation of advanced mathematics is calculus, and the mathematics after calculus can be called modern mathematics. Nowadays, calculus is widely used, and it will be used in many industries and disciplines such as physics, finance and communication. And how can such an important math tool be made just to cheat more students' tuition? The idea of calculus appeared as early as ancient Greece, but it was not mature. It was not until Newton discovered that calculus could be used to study physics that Newton founded calculus.

Of course, Newton also made many contributions to mathematics, such as binomial theorem, but these were all mathematical tools developed by Newton to solve physical problems, not to deceive students.