30.T Historical perspective
Reference: "The Changing Concept of Change", article by J. V.
Grabiner from Mathematics Magazine 56 (1983), 195-206.
Keywords: history of calculus
Learning Objectives: The student will be able to:
- Place the major events in the history of calculus,
especially the development of the derivative and of Taylor series,
in the correct temporal order and in the correct historical
periods
- Trace the development of mathematical ideas and their connections
with applications