The Calculus, New edition Edition
A Genetic Approach
$60.55
- Paperback
201 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2007
Summary
When first published posthumously in 1963, this bookpresented a radically different approach to the teaching of calculus. In sharp contrast to the methods of his time, Otto 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 dev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780226806686 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226806685 |
| Author: | Otto Toeplitz, David Bressoud |
| Publisher: | The University of Chicago Press |
| Imprint: | University of Chicago Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 201 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2007 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 1mm x 14mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Emersion: Emergent Village resources for communities of faith |
Critics Review
“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”
Otto Toeplitz
Otto Toeplitz (1881 - 1940) was a leading scholar in linear algebra and functional analysis and coauthor of The Enjoyment of Mathematics.
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