Lacroix and the calculus / Joao Caramalho Domingues.
Pubblicazione:
Basel : Birkhäuser, c2008.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 468 p. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Science networks. Historical studies ; 35
Contiene:
Indice: Introduction. 1. A short biography of Silvestre-François Lacroix 2. An overview of Lacroix's Traité 3. The principles of the calculus 4. Analytic and differential geometry 5. Approximate integration and conceptions of the integral 6. Types of solutions of differential equations 7. Aspects of differences and series 8. The Traité élémentaire 9. The second edition of the Traité 10 Final remarks. A. Two memoirs / by Lacroix B. Lacroix's historical appraisal of his own Traité C. Syllabi of Lacroix's course of analysis at the École polytechnique D. Biographical data on a few obscure characters. Bibliography. Index
