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Lacroix and the Calculus

By João Caramalho Domingues

Lacroix and the Calculus Mathematics

Lacroix and the Calculus

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Silvestre François Lacroix (Paris, 1765 - ibid., 1843) was a most influential mathematical book author. His most famous work is the three-volume Traité du calcul différentiel et du calcul intégral (1797-1800; 2nd ed. 1810-1819) ¿ an encyclopedic appraisal of 18th-century calculus which remained the standard reference on the subject through much of the 19th century, in spite of Cauchy's reform of the subject in the 1820's. Lacroix and the Calculus is the first major study of Lacroix¿s large Traité. It uses the unique and massive bibliography given by Lacroix to explore late 18th-century calculus, and the way it is reflected in Lacroix¿s account. Several particular aspects are addressed in detail, including: the foundations of differential calculus, analytic and differential geometry, conceptions of the integral, and types of solutions of differential equations (singular/complete/general integrals, geometrical interpretations, and generality ofarbitrary functions).
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
488
Release Date:
2008-04-17
Publication Date:
2008-04-17
Publisher:
Birkhäuser Basel
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3764386371
ISBN13:
9783764386375
Weight:
1014 g
Height:
170 cm
Width:
257 cm
Thickness:
31 cm
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