A the calculus as algebra and selected writings Grabiner, Judith V. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. dcu Washington, D.C.] Mathematical Association of America c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xv, 287 p. : ill. The calculus as algebra -- The mathematician, the historian, and the history of mathematics -- Who gave you the epsilon? Cauchy and the origins of rigorous calculus -- The changing concept of change: the derivative from Fermat to Weierstrass -- The centrality of mathematics in the history of western thought -- Descartes and problem-solving -- The calculus as algebra, the calculus as geometry: Lagrange, Maclaurin, and their legacy -- Was Newton's calculus a dead end? the continental influence of Maclaurin's treatise of fluxions -- Newton, Maclaurin, and the authority of mathematics -- Why should historical truth matter to mathematicians? dispelling myths while promoting maths -- Why did Lagrange "prove" the parallel postulate?. by Judith V. Grabiner. "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. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Calculus History Functional analysis Mathematics History QA303.2 .G73 2010eb Grabiner, Judith V. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722470 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10722470 CaPaEBR 100421 ebr10722470