| Physical description |
1 online resource (604 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge library collection. Mathematics |
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Cambridge library collection. Mathematics.
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| Summary |
In 1821, the French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy published Cours d'Analyse de L'École Royale Polytechnique, a textbook designed to teach his students the basic theorems of calculus in as rigorous a way as possible. Cauchy was a pioneer of mathematical analysis, a branch of mathematics concerned with the idea of a limit, whether of a sequence or of a function. This book consists of 12 chapters that discuss real functions, infinitely small and large quantities, substitution groups, symmetrical functions, unknown variables, imaginary functions, and rational fractions in a recurrent series. It also provides formulas for solving various problems, such as converting the sine and cosine of a multiple polynomial arc and the Lagrange interpolation. Cauchy built on the work of Leibniz and Newton and is generally regarded as one of the greatest mathematicians in history. This is a reissue of one of his most important contributions. |
| Notes |
Cambridge Books online |
| Subject |
Calculus -- Study and teaching.
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| ISBN |
9781108002080 |
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1108002080 |
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9780511693328 |
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051169332X |
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