Arithmos LVI - Newton's Method of Fluxions
- From: Saturday, June 24, 2017, 2:00 pm
- To: Sunday, June 25, 12:30.
- Location: Danbury, CT
Western Connecticut State University
Higgins Hall 206
- Contact: Chuck Rocca,
RoccaC@wcsu.edu
- Readings:
- We began reading Newton's The Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series in the 1736 English translation by John Colson.
It's widely available on the internet, e.g.
here.
This is what we read:
- Introduction through Article 31 (p. 1-11, in Coulson's pagination)
- Transition to the Method of Fluxions (p. 19-20)
- Problem I (p. 21-22)
- Problem III (p. 44-46)
- Problem IV through Article 12 (p. 46-49).
- Schedule:
- Saturday, 12:00, optional lunch for early arrivers
- Saturday, 2:00 pm, afternoon session begins
- Saturday, 6:30 pm, optional dinner
- Sunday, 9:00 am, morning session begins
- Sunday, 12:30, farewells and optional lunch
Last modified: April 19, 2017.
Rob Bradley /
bradley@adelphi.edu