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Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics George Simmons

Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics By George Simmons

Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics by George Simmons

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A collection of essays written about mathematicians and mathematics. The first section consists of biographical sketches of famous mathematicians from the 7th century BC to the 19th century. The second section examines various theorems and techniques.

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Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics Summary

Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics by George Simmons

This text is a spin-off of Appendices A (A Variety of Additional Topics) and B (Biographical Notes) of Simmons' successful CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY. The text is suitable as a supplement for a calculus course and/or history of mathematics course. The text may also be appropriate for a liberal arts mathematics course for students with minimal mathematics background.

About George Simmons

GEORGE F. SIMMONS has academic degree from the CAlifornia Institute of Technology, the university of chicago, and Yale University. He taught at several colleges and universities before joining the faculty of Colorado college in 1962, where he is a professor of mathematics. He is also the author of introduction to topology and Modern Analysis, Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell and calculus with Analytic Geometry.

Table of Contents

Part A Brief lives: The ancients; the forerunners; the early moderns; the mature moderns. Part B Memorable mathematics.

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CIN0070575665G
9780070575660
0070575665
Calculus Gems: Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics by George Simmons
George Simmons
Used - Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
1992-04-30
355
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