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The Calculus
Otto Toeplitz
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Description for The Calculus
Paperback. Otto Toeplitz did not teach calculus as a static system of techniques and facts to be memorized. Instead, he drew on his knowledge of history of mathematics and presented calculus as an organic evolution of ideas. Through this approach, Toeplitz elucidated mathematical advances that contributed to modern calculus. This work deals with this topic. Num Pages: 201 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
When first published in 1963, more than two decades after Otto Toeplitz's death, this book presented a radically different approach to the teaching of calculus. In sharp contrast to the methods of his time, Toeplitz did not teach calculus as a static system of techniques and facts to be memorized. Instead, he drew on his knowledge of the history of mathematics and presented calculus as an organic evolution of ideas beginning with the discoveries of Greek scholars, such as Archimedes, Pythagoras, and Euclid, and developing through the centuries in the work of Kepler, Galileo, Fermat, Newton, and Leibniz. Through this ... Read more
When first published in 1963, more than two decades after Otto Toeplitz's death, this book presented a radically different approach to the teaching of calculus. In sharp contrast to the methods of his time, Toeplitz did not teach calculus as a static system of techniques and facts to be memorized. Instead, he drew on his knowledge of the history of mathematics and presented calculus as an organic evolution of ideas beginning with the discoveries of Greek scholars, such as Archimedes, Pythagoras, and Euclid, and developing through the centuries in the work of Kepler, Galileo, Fermat, Newton, and Leibniz. Through this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226806686
SKU
V9780226806686
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About Otto Toeplitz
Otto Toeplitz (1881 - 1940) was a leading scholar in linear algebra and functional analysis and coauthor of The Enjoyment of Mathematics.
Reviews for The Calculus
"There is much that all of us can learn about the teaching of calculus from this book....It is above all a delightful and entertaining introduction to mathematical problems that have inspired the creation of calculus. Read it for the sheer enjoyment of well-crafted explanations. Read it to learn something new." - from the Foreword by David Bressoud"