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A Treatise on the Binomial Theorem (Paperback, New) Loot Price: R740
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A Treatise on the Binomial Theorem (Paperback, New): Craig Smorynski

A Treatise on the Binomial Theorem (Paperback, New)

Craig Smorynski

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"The binomial theorem is usually quite rightly considered as one of the most important theorems in the whole of analysis." Thus wrote Bernard Bolzano in 1816 in introducing the first correct proof of Newton's generalisation of a century and a half earlier of a result familiar to us all from elementary algebra. Bolzano's appraisal may surprise the modern reader familiar only with the finite algebraic version of the Binomial Theorem involving positive integral exponents, and may also appear incongruous to one familiar with Newton's series for rational exponents. Yet his statement was a sound judgment back in the day. Here the story of the Binomial Theorem is presented in all its glory, from the early days in India, the Moslem world, and China as an essential tool for root extraction, through Newton's generalisation and its central role in infinite series expansions in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to its rigorous foundation in the 19th. The exposition is well-organised and fairly complete with all the necessary details, yet still readable and understandable for those with a limited mathematical background, say at the Calculus level or just below that. The present book, with its many citations from the literature, will be of interest to anyone concerned with the history or foundations of mathematics.

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Imprint: College Publications
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2012
First published: October 2012
Authors: Craig Smorynski
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 343
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-84890-085-1
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Calculus & mathematical analysis > General
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LSN: 1-84890-085-6
Barcode: 9781848900851

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