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I am a second year student currently in the faculty of Human Kinetics. My goal is to become a physiotherapist one day. On my spare time, I like to play all kinds of sports.

Rene Descartes-the father of modern philosophy, as he was called-was born on March 31st 1596. He was a philosopher, mathematician, and a writer. As a result of his work in the field of mathematics, he was called the father of analytical geometry. He not only contributed in just math however, what we call "Western Philosophy" is a direct result of some of his writings, which are still being used as study guides and as resources for reference to this day. His work in the field of analytical geometry though, was where he made his biggest impression. Analytical geometry-also known as cartesian geometry-was the study of geometry by using a coordinate system, algebra, and analysis. This breakthrough by Descartes allowed us to study and quantitatively analyze shapes, line segments, and curved lines. Descartes’s work also led to a breakthrough in calculus: specifically infinitesimal calculus. This branch of mathematics was used to figure out limits and the differentiation and integration of functions.