This video was recorded at Code Mesh V 2020 - https://codesync.global/conferences/code-mesh-ldn/ Inside Every Calculus Is A Little Algebra Waiting To Get Out | Erik Meijerr - Software Engineer ABSTRACT Because of deep learning, there has been a surge in interest in automatic differentiation, especially from the functional programming community. As a result there are many recent papers that look at automatic differentiation from a Category Theory perspective. However, Category Theorists have already been looking at differentiation and calculus in general since the late 60’s in the context of Synthetic Differential Geometry. In this talk, we will provide a gentle introduction to the ideas behind SDG, by relating them to dual numbers, and show how it provides a simple axiomatic and purely algebraic approach to (automatic) differentiation and integration. And no worries if you suffer from arithmophobia, there will be plenty of working Kotlin code that turns the math into something fun you can play with for real. • Follow us on social: Website: https://codesync.global/conferences/code-beam-sto/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodeMeshIO • Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next Code Sync conference near you! See what's coming up at: https://codesync.global • SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC47eUBNO8KBH_V8AfowOWOw