02342nam a2200385 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020001500112020001800127020002700145040002100172035002100193050002500214100002400239245012500263246004600388260007100434300002300505490002000528500014400548504005100692505075100743533015201494650002301646650002501669650002601694655002901720700004601749710001701795830001801812856012601830ebr10722470CaPaEBRm     o  u        cr cn|||||||||100421s2010    dcua    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2010927261  z0883855720  z9780883855720  z9781614445067 (e-book)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)79665383114aQA303.2b.G73 2010eb1 aGrabiner, Judith V.12aA historian looks backh[electronic resource] :bthe calculus as algebra and selected writings /cby Judith V. Grabiner.30aCalculus as algebra and selected writings  a[Washington, D.C.] :bMathematical Association of America,cc2010.  axv, 287 p. :bill.1 aSpectrum series  a"Part I was formerly published as The calculus as algebra: J.-L. Lagrange, 1736-1813 by Garland Publishing, New York, 1990"--P. facing t.p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.00tThe calculus as algebra --tThe mathematician, the historian, and the history of mathematics --tWho gave you the epsilon? Cauchy and the origins of rigorous calculus --tThe changing concept of change: the derivative from Fermat to Weierstrass --tThe centrality of mathematics in the history of western thought --tDescartes and problem-solving --tThe calculus as algebra, the calculus as geometry: Lagrange, Maclaurin, and their legacy --tWas Newton's calculus a dead end? the continental influence of Maclaurin's treatise of fluxions --tNewton, Maclaurin, and the authority of mathematics --tWhy should historical truth matter to mathematicians? dispelling myths while promoting maths --tWhy did Lagrange "prove" the parallel postulate?.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aCalculusxHistory. 0aFunctional analysis. 0aMathematicsxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local12aGrabiner, Judith V.tCalculus as algebra.2 aebrary, Inc. 0aMAA spectrum.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722470zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view