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Mathematical Masterpieces: Further Chronicles by the Explorers

Arthur Knoebel Jerry Lodder Reinhard Laubenbacher David Pengelley

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History of Mathematical Sciences; Algorithms; Differential Geometry; Number Theory

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No detectada 2007 SpringerLink

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ISBN impreso

978-0-387-33061-7

ISBN electrónico

978-0-387-33062-4

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Springer Nature

País de edición

Reino Unido

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© Springer 2007

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The Bridge Between Continuous and Discrete

Arthur Knoebel; Jerry Lodder; Reinhard Laubenbacher; David Pengelley

In the early 1730s, Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) astonished his contemporaries by solving one of the most burning mathematical puzzles of his era:

Pp. 1-82

Solving Equations Numerically: Finding Our Roots

Arthur Knoebel; Jerry Lodder; Reinhard Laubenbacher; David Pengelley

is one of the most widely used algorithms in computers today, from the guidance systems for rockets to the calculation of orbits of heavenly bodies.

Pp. 83-157

Curvature and the Notion of Space

Arthur Knoebel; Jerry Lodder; Reinhard Laubenbacher; David Pengelley

On June 10, 1854, at the University of Göttingen, in a lecture that nearly did not occur, Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (1826-1866) proposed a visionary concept for the study of space [223, pp. 132-133]. To obtain the position of an unsalaried lecturer (Privatdozent) in the German university system, Riemann was required to submit an inaugural paper (Habilitationsschrift) as well as to present an inaugural lecture (Habilitationsvortrag).

Pp. 159-227

Patterns in Prime Numbers: The Quadratic Reciprocity Law

Arthur Knoebel; Jerry Lodder; Reinhard Laubenbacher; David Pengelley

The ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles (c. 495-c. 435 b.c.e.) postulated that all known substances are composed of four basic elements: air, earth, .re, and water. Leucippus (.fth century b.c.e.) thought that these four were indecomposable. And Aristotle (384-322 b.c.e.) introduced four properties that characterize, in various combinations, these four elements: for example, .re possessed dryness and heat.

Pp. 229-322