Basic calculus : from Archimedes to Newton to its role in science / Alexander J. Hahn.
Series Textbooks in mathematical sciencesEditor: New York : Springer, c1998Descripción: xiv, 545 p. : il. ; 26 cmISBN: 0387946063Tema(s): Calculus -- HistoryOtra clasificación: 00-01 (01-01 26-01 26-03) Recursos en línea: Sitio web del libroPart I, From Archimedes to Newton: 1. The Greeks measure the universe2. Ptolemy and the dynamics of the universe3. Archimedes computes areas4. A new astronomy and a new geometry5. The calculus of Leibniz6. The calculus of Newton7. The Principia.
Part II, Calculus and the sciences: 8. Analysis of functions9. Connections with statics, dynamics, and optics10. Basic functions and their graphs11. The exponential function and the measurement of age and growth12. The calculus of economics13. Integral calculus: meaning and method14. Integral calculus and the action of forces.
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Part I, From Archimedes to Newton: 1. The Greeks measure the universe -- 2. Ptolemy and the dynamics of the universe -- 3. Archimedes computes areas -- 4. A new astronomy and a new geometry -- 5. The calculus of Leibniz -- 6. The calculus of Newton -- 7. The Principia.
Part II, Calculus and the sciences: 8. Analysis of functions -- 9. Connections with statics, dynamics, and optics -- 10. Basic functions and their graphs -- 11. The exponential function and the measurement of age and growth -- 12. The calculus of economics -- 13. Integral calculus: meaning and method -- 14. Integral calculus and the action of forces.
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