Calculus is the science of change and if you know any student of Calculus that think they are studying the very latest and greatest in mathematics, tell them they are off by a couple hundred years. Mathematics Is Endless. Happenings from the political terrain in Nigeria where a group of bandit propounded a Mathematical model where 16 is greater than 19 will surely task Albert Eistein, Gottfried Leibniz and Isaac Newton's brain and take the trio aeons to come up with a mathematical model suitable for the differential equation of the calculus involved in the politics of the controversial NGF's election. Recall Plateau state governor, Jonah Jang is the chief proponent of the ''Jangglized Rule'' where 16 is greater than 19 in an election involving a voting population of 35 people, [16>19].

The main ideas which underpin calculus developed over a very long period of time indeed. The first steps were taken by Greek mathematicians. Like most discoveries, calculus was the culmination of centuries of work rather than an instant epiphany. The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness, beauty, and dignity, and to describe how the incessant efforts and accumulated genius of many generations have built up that magnificent monument, the object of our most legitimate pride as men, and of our wonder, humility and thankfulness, as individuals. The study of the history of mathematics will not make better mathematicians but gentler ones, it will enrich their minds, mellow their hearts, and bring out their finer qualities. So it was believed, but not anymore. Happenings from the political terrain in Nigeria has ''pooh-poohed'' that submission.

If we thought the ''Jangglized Rule'' was the apogee of all Mathematical models, then we ain't seen nothing yet, as the Yankees will put it. Earlier today, in the oil rich city of the 'Garden City' a group of 5 rebel backed by the powers that be from Abuja attempted to impeached the Speaker of the Parliament made up of 32 individuals. According to the 'Laplace Transformation' of the 'Jangglized Rule' that was used to carry out this coup and attempted raped on democracy, ''5 is greater than 27!'' [5>27].

This prompt the question, who is the 'Father of Calculus? Let's go down memory lane again and see together how Liebniz differentiated himself from Newton and went home with the crown as the ''Father of Calculus.''

The discovery of calculus is often attributed to two men, Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz, who independently developed its foundations. Although they both were instrumental in its creation, they thought of the fundamental concepts in very different ways. While Newton considered variables changing with time, Leibniz thought of the variables x and y as ranging over sequences of infinitely close values. He introduced dx and dy as differences between successive values of these sequences. Leibniz knew that dy/dx gives the tangent but he did not use it as a defining property.

On the other hand, Newton used quantities x' and y', which were finite velocities, to compute the tangent. Of course neither Leibniz nor Newton thought in terms of functions, but both always thought in terms of graphs. For Newton the calculus was geometrical while Leibniz took it towards analysis.

It is interesting to note that Leibniz was very conscious of the importance of good notation and put a lot of thought into the symbols he used. Newton, on the other hand, wrote more for himself than anyone else. Consequently, he tended to use whatever notation he thought of on that day. This turned out to be important in later developments. Leibniz's notation was better suited to generalizing calculus to multiple variables and in addition it highlighted the operator aspect of the derivative and integral. As a result, much of the notation that is used in Calculus today is due to Leibniz.

And this brings us to the question, which is the most notorious application of the 'Jangglized Rule?' The application of the rule in the politics of the NGF's election or the impeachment in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital?

DISHONORABLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, Evans Bipi, who was [s]elected as speaker by his Abuja backed faction takes it as he brings the sordid and putrid event in perspective. The leader of the civilian putsch, has claimed that 16 members of the assembly voted for the impeachment of the speaker. Now, by law, 11 members must be present before a quorum can be formed for a sitting. Some eyewitnesses affirmed that only 8 members were present, which decreased to 5 after the first wave of violent clash in the legislative chamber. However DisHonorable Evans Bipi claimed that there were 27 members present, out of which 16 voted for the impeachment of the speaker and also voted for him as the substantive Speaker.

What is the interpretation of the relevant section of the constitution in this imbroglio? Even if the claims of Bipi are accepted, Section 92, subsection 2(c) of the constitution says that, “The speaker or deputy speaker of the House of Assembly shall vacate his office if he is removed from office by a resolution of House of Assembly by votes of not less than two-third majority of members of the House.”

Since the Rivers assembly comprises of 32 members, it means that the impeachment of Otelemaba Dan Amachree as speaker could have only been possible with the support of 22 members, which is two-third. Bipi claimed that he got 16, which falls short of 22 by 6 members!

By putting Calculus on a logical footing, mathematicians were better able to understand and extend its results, as well as to come to terms with some of the more subtle aspects of the theory.
When we first study Calculus we often learn its concepts in an order that is somewhat backwards to its development. We wish to take advantage of the hundreds of years of thought that have gone into it. As a result, we often begin by learning about limits. Afterward we define the derivative and integral developed by Newton and Leibniz. But unlike Newton and Leibniz we define them in the modern way - in terms of limits. Afterward we see how the derivative and integral can be used to solve many of the problems that precipitated the development of Calculus.

In summary, let us go back to the beginning, If you know any Calculus students that think they are studying the very latest and greatest in mathematics, tell them they are off by a couple hundred years. Math Is Endless.

This is the kind of elections they want Nigerians to get used to. Watch blood flow in Rivers and see the possibility of 5 out of 32 people impeaching a Speaker.

Fresh Air.