Mathematical Time Capsules: Contents

Frontmatter: Read PDF	pp. i-vi
Preface: Read PDF	pp. vii-x
Contents: Read PDF	pp. xi-xviii
1 - The Sources of Algebra: Read PDF By Roger Cooke	pp. 1-6
2 - How to Measure the Earth: Read PDF By Lawrence D'Antonio	pp. 7-16
3 - Numerical solution of equations: Read PDF By Roger Cooke	pp. 17-22
4 - Completing the Square through the Millennia: Read PDF By Dick Jardine	pp. 23-28
5 - Adapting the Medieval “Rule of Double False Position” to the Modern Classroom: Read PDF By Randy K. Schwartz	pp. 29-38
6 - Complex Numbers, Cubic Equations, and Sixteenth-Century Italy: Read PDF By Daniel J. Curtin	pp. 39-44
7 - Shearing with Euclid: Read PDF By Davida Fischman and Shawnee McMurran	pp. 45-54
8 - The Mathematics of Measuring Time: Read PDF By Kim Plofker	pp. 55-62
9 - Clear Sailing with Trigonometry: Read PDF By Glen Van Brummelen	pp. 63-72
10 - Copernican Trigonometry: Read PDF By Victor J. Katz	pp. 73-88
11 - Cusps: Horns and Beaks: Read PDF By Robert E. Bradley	pp. 89-100
12 - The Latitude of Forms, Area, and Velocity: Read PDF By Daniel J. Curtin	pp. 101-106
13 - Descartes' Approach to Tangents: Read PDF By Daniel J. Curtin	pp. 107-110
14 - Integration à la Fermat: Read PDF By Amy Shell-Gellasch	pp. 111-116
15 - Sharing the Fun: Student Presentations: Read PDF By Amy Shell-Gellasch and Dick Jardine	pp. 117-122
16 - Digging up History on the Internet: Discovery Worksheets: Read PDF By Betty Mayfield	pp. 123-126
17 - Newton vs. Leibniz in One Hour!: Read PDF By Betty Mayfield	pp. 127-132
18 - Connections between Newton, Leibniz, and Calculus I: Read PDF By Andrew B. Perry	pp. 133-138
19 - A Different Sort of Calculus Debate: Read PDF By Vicky Williams Klima	pp. 139-150
20 - A ‘Symbolic’ History of the Derivative: Read PDF By Clemency Montelle	pp. 151-158
21 - Leibniz's Calculus (Real Retro Calc.): Read PDF By Robert Rogers	pp. 159-168
22 - An “Impossible” Problem, Courtesy of Leonhard Euler: Read PDF By Homer S. White	pp. 169-178
23 - Multiple Representations of Functions in the History of Mathematics: Read PDF By Robert Rogers	pp. 179-188
24 - The Unity of all Science: Karl Pearson, the Mean and the Standard Deviation: Read PDF By Joe Albree	pp. 189-198
25 - Finding the Greatest Common Divisor: Read PDF By J.J. Tattersall	pp. 199-202
26 - Two-Way Numbers and an Alternate Technique for Multiplying Two Numbers: Read PDF By J.J. Tattersall	pp. 203-208
27 - The Origins of Integrating Factors: Read PDF By Dick Jardine	pp. 209-214
28 - Euler's Method in Euler's Words: Read PDF By Dick Jardine	pp. 215-222
29 - Newton's Differential Equation ẏ/ẋ = 1 − 3x + y + xx + xy: Read PDF By Hüseyin Koçak	pp. 223-228
30 - Roots, Rocks, and Newton-Raphson Algorithms for Approximating √2 3000 Years Apart: Read PDF By Clemency Montelle	pp. 229-240
31 - Plimpton 322: The Pythagorean Theorem, More than a Thousand Years before Pythagoras: Read PDF By Daniel E. Otero	pp. 241-250
32 - Thomas Harriot's Pythagorean Triples: Could He List Them All?: Read PDF By Janet L. Beery	pp. 251-260
33 - Amo, Amas, Amat! What's the sum of that?: Read PDF By Clemency Montelle	pp. 261-268
34 - The Harmonic Series: A Primer: Read PDF By Adrian Rice	pp. 269-276
35 - Learning to Move with Dedekind: Read PDF By Fernando Q. Gouvêa	pp. 277-284
About the Editors: Read PDF	pp. 285-285

Print Publication Year: 2011

Online Publication Date: October 2011

Online ISBN: 9780883859841
Paperback ISBN: 9780883851876

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859841

Print Publication Year: 2011

Online Publication Date: October 2011

Online ISBN: 9780883859841
Paperback ISBN: 9780883851876

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859841

Print Publication Year: 2011

Online Publication Date: October 2011

Online ISBN: 9780883859841
Paperback ISBN: 9780883851876

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859841

Print Publication Year: 2011

Online Publication Date: October 2011

Online ISBN: 9780883859841
Paperback ISBN: 9780883851876

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859841

Print Publication Year: 2011

Online Publication Date: October 2011

Online ISBN: 9780883859841
Paperback ISBN: 9780883851876

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859841

Print Publication Year: 2011

Online Publication Date: October 2011

Online ISBN: 9780883859841
Paperback ISBN: 9780883851876

Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5948/UPO9780883859841

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