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The tangled origins of the Leibnizian calculus : a case study of a mathematical revolution /
This book is a detailed study of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's creation of calculus from 1673 to the 1680s. We examine and analyze the mathematics in several of his early manuscripts as well as various articles published in the Acta Eruditorum. It studies some of the other lesser known "calc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
World Scientific Pub. Co.,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Evolution or revolution in mathematics
- 2. Issues in seventeenth century mathematics
- 3. Isaac Barrow: a foil to Leibniz
- 4. A young central European polymath
- 5. First steps in mathematics
- 6. The creation of calculus
- 7. Logic
- 8. The universal characteristic
- 9. The Baroque cultural context
- 10. Epilogue
- 11. Some concluding remarks on mathematical change.