The Real Reason Newton Chose His Notation

Newton's derivative notation strikes again with maximum chaos energy. The equation shows d^qω/dt^q = ω̇ (omega with dots above it), and honestly, this is the most Newton thing ever. While Leibniz was out here inventing clean, logical notation that clearly shows what you're differentiating with respect to what, Newton was like "nah, I'll just slap some dots on top and call it a day."

The joke here is that Newton's dot notation (those dots floating above the ω) looks suspiciously like he just... kept adding dots for higher-order derivatives. Need a second derivative? Two dots. Third? Three dots. It's the mathematical equivalent of naming your variables x, xx, xxx. The "q" superscripts on the left side suggest this is a q-th order derivative, which would require q dots stacked vertically in Newton's notation—basically turning into a dotted line ascending to the heavens.

Plot twist: Newton probably chose this notation specifically because it was easier to write by hand in the 1600s. But looking at it now? It's like he designed it to confuse physics students three centuries later. Mission accomplished, Isaac.