| Description |
xv, 287 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Spectrum series |
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MAA spectrum.
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| Note |
"Part I was formerly published as The calculus as algebra: J.-L. Lagrange, 1736-1813 by Garland Publishing, New York, 1990"--P. facing t.p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The calculus as algebra -- The mathematician, the historian, and the history of mathematics -- Who gave you the epsilon? Cauchy and the origins of rigorous calculus -- The changing concept of change: the derivative from Fermat to Weierstrass -- The centrality of mathematics in the history of western thought -- Descartes and problem-solving -- The calculus as algebra, the calculus as geometry: Lagrange, Maclaurin, and their legacy -- Was Newton's calculus a dead end? the continental influence of Maclaurin's treatise of fluxions -- Newton, Maclaurin, and the authority of mathematics -- Why should historical truth matter to mathematicians? dispelling myths while promoting maths -- Why did Lagrange "prove" the parallel postulate?. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Calculus -- History.
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Functional analysis.
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Mathematics -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Grabiner, Judith V.
Calculus as algebra.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Calculus as algebra and selected writings |
| ISBN |
0883855720 |
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9780883855720 |
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9781614445067 (electronic bk.) |
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