Calculus and Its Origins

by David Perkins

Calculus answers questions that had been explored for centuries before calculus was born. Calculus and Its Origins begins with these ancient questions and details the remarkable story of how subsequent scholars wove these inquiries into a unified theory. This book does not presuppose knowledge of calculus, it requires only a basic knowledge of geometry and algebra (similar triangles, polynomials, factoring). Inside you will find the accounts of how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883855755
• ISBN13: 9780883855751
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.