Arithmos II - Evolution of Analysis

From: Wednesday, August 8, 2001, 3:00 pm
To: Thursday, August 9, 2001, 1:00 pm.
Location: Hillsdale, NY
Reading List: Our readings were from Ron Calinger's book Classics of Mathematics.
1. Taylor, from Methodus Incrementorum Directa et Inversa, Calinger, reading 81, pp. 466-468.
2. Berkeley, from The Analyst, Calinger, reading 82, pp. 471-474.
3. Maclaurin, from Treatise of Fluxions, Calinger, reading 83, pp. 476-478.
4. Cauchy, 3 excerpts, Calinger, readings 102-104, pp. 599-603.

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