Euler through time; a new look at old themes.0821835807Euler through time; a new look at old themes. Varadarajan, V.S. Amer. Mathematical Society 2006 302 pages $59.00 Hardcover QA24 Euler's output is astounding. He wrote the first accessible books on calculus, created the theory of circular functions, and worked on elliptic el·lip·tic or el·lip·ti·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse. 2. Containing or characterized by ellipsis. 3. a. intervals, the calculus of variations calculus of variations, branch of mathematics concerned with finding maximum or minimum conditions for a relationship between two or more variables that depends not only on the variables themselves, as in the ordinary calculus, but also on an additional arbitrary , graph theory, and divergent series. His work in number theory is essential. Here Varadarajan (mathematics, UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX ) takes a unique approach, combining the history of Euler's work with practice of it, covering Euler's biography, his theories, and other "teachable teach·a·ble adj. 1. That can be taught: teachable skills. 2. Able and willing to learn: teachable youngsters. topics" as zeta values, Euler-Maclaurin Sum Formula, divergent series and integrals, and Euler products. He provides notes and references for each chapter and sample pages from Opera Omnia. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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