Families of curves and the origins of partial differentiation
Engelsman, Steven B.
Families of curves and the origins of partial differentiation [electronic resource] / Steven B. Engelsman. - Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : North-Holland ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1984. - 1 online resource (ix, 238 p.) : ill. - North-Holland mathematics studies ; 93 . - North-Holland mathematics studies ; 93. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238).
This book provides a detailed description of the main episodes in the emergence of partial differentiation during the period 1690-1740. It argues that the development of this concept - to a considerable degree of perfection - took place almost exclusively in problems concerning families of curves. Thus, the book shows the origins of the ideas and techniques which paved the way for the sudden introduction of partial differential equations in 1750. The main methodological characteristic of the book is its emphasis on a full understanding of the motives, problems and goals of the mathematicians of that time.
9780444868978 0444868976
127756:122894 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
Curves, Algebraic--History--Sources.
Differential calculus--History--Sources.
Differential equations, Partial--History--Sources.
Courbes alg�ebriques--Histoire--Sources.
Calcul diff�erentiel--Histoire--Sources.
�Equations aux d�eriv�ees partielles--Histoire--Sources.
Curves, Algebraic.
Differential calculus.
Differential equations, Partial.
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
QA565 / .E54 1984eb
515.3/3 515.3/53
Families of curves and the origins of partial differentiation [electronic resource] / Steven B. Engelsman. - Amsterdam ; New York : New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : North-Holland ; Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1984. - 1 online resource (ix, 238 p.) : ill. - North-Holland mathematics studies ; 93 . - North-Holland mathematics studies ; 93. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238).
This book provides a detailed description of the main episodes in the emergence of partial differentiation during the period 1690-1740. It argues that the development of this concept - to a considerable degree of perfection - took place almost exclusively in problems concerning families of curves. Thus, the book shows the origins of the ideas and techniques which paved the way for the sudden introduction of partial differential equations in 1750. The main methodological characteristic of the book is its emphasis on a full understanding of the motives, problems and goals of the mathematicians of that time.
9780444868978 0444868976
127756:122894 Elsevier Science & Technology http://www.sciencedirect.com
Curves, Algebraic--History--Sources.
Differential calculus--History--Sources.
Differential equations, Partial--History--Sources.
Courbes alg�ebriques--Histoire--Sources.
Calcul diff�erentiel--Histoire--Sources.
�Equations aux d�eriv�ees partielles--Histoire--Sources.
Curves, Algebraic.
Differential calculus.
Differential equations, Partial.
Electronic books.
History.
Sources.
QA565 / .E54 1984eb
515.3/3 515.3/53
