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Calculus and its origins /

Calculus and Its Origins is primarily a collection of results that show how calculus came to be, beginning in ancient Greece and climaxing with the discovery of calculus. Other books have traveled these paths, but they presuppose knowledge of calculus. This book requires only a basic knowledge of hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perkins, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Washington, DC?] : Mathematical Association of America, 2012.
Colección:MAA spectrum.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Calculus and Its Origins is primarily a collection of results that show how calculus came to be, beginning in ancient Greece and climaxing with the discovery of calculus. Other books have traveled these paths, but they presuppose knowledge of calculus. This book requires only a basic knowledge of high school geometry and algebra. Exercises introduce further historical figures and their results, and make it possible for a professor to use this book in class.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781614445081
1614445087