A History of Analysis (History of Mathematics, V. 24)
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Published: August 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780821826232
Subjects: Calculus & mathematical analysis; History of mathematics; History of science; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Calculus; Mathematical analysis; History
First sentence: 1.1.1. The subject. Some of the basic problems of analysis were also present in geometrical form in Greek mathematics.
Description: "The authors present the history of analysis as near to the historical sources as is possible from the point of view of readability. The book includes comprehensive bibliographies, providing useful listings of the original literature. Mathematical examples are carefully chosen so that readers with a very modest background in mathematics may follow them."--Jacket.