Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Contents
- Analysis
- Foreword
- Who Gave You the Epsilon? Cauchy and the Origins of Rigorous Calculus
- Evolution of the Function Concept: A Brief Survey
- S. Kovalevsky: A Mathematical Lesson
- Highlights in the History of Spectral Theory
- Alan Turing and the Central Limit Theorem
- Why did George Green Write his Essay of 1828 on Electricity and Magnetism?
- Connectivity and Smoke-Rings: Green's Second Identity in its First Fifty Years
- The History of Stokes' Theorem
- The Mathematical Collaboration of M. L. Cartwright and J. E. Littlewood
- Dr. David Harold Blackwell, African American Pioneer
- Afterword
- Geometry, Topology and Foundations
- Algebra and Number Theory
- Surveys
- Index
- About the Editors
Who Gave You the Epsilon? Cauchy and the Origins of Rigorous Calculus
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- Frontmatter
- Introduction
- Contents
- Analysis
- Foreword
- Who Gave You the Epsilon? Cauchy and the Origins of Rigorous Calculus
- Evolution of the Function Concept: A Brief Survey
- S. Kovalevsky: A Mathematical Lesson
- Highlights in the History of Spectral Theory
- Alan Turing and the Central Limit Theorem
- Why did George Green Write his Essay of 1828 on Electricity and Magnetism?
- Connectivity and Smoke-Rings: Green's Second Identity in its First Fifty Years
- The History of Stokes' Theorem
- The Mathematical Collaboration of M. L. Cartwright and J. E. Littlewood
- Dr. David Harold Blackwell, African American Pioneer
- Afterword
- Geometry, Topology and Foundations
- Algebra and Number Theory
- Surveys
- Index
- About the Editors
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- Who Gave You the Epsilon?And Other Tales of Mathematical History, pp. 5 - 13Publisher: Mathematical Association of AmericaPrint publication year: 2009