From the Calculus to Set Theory 1630-1910
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From the Calculus to Set Theory 1630-1910

An Introductory History

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From the Calculus to Set Theory 1630-1910

An Introductory History

About this book

From the Calculus to Set Theory traces the development of the calculus from the early seventeenth century through its expansion into mathematical analysis to the developments in set theory and the foundations of mathematics in the early twentieth century. It chronicles the work of mathematicians from Descartes and Newton to Russell and Hilbert and many, many others while emphasizing foundational questions and underlining the continuity of developments in higher mathematics. The other contributors to this volume are H. J. M. Bos, R. Bunn, J. W. Dauben, T. W. Hawkins, and K. Møller-Pedersen.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface to the Princeton Edition
  7. 0. Introductions and explanations
  8. 1. Techniques of the calculus, 1630-1660
  9. 2. Newton, Leibniz and the Leibnizian tradition
  10. 3. The emergence of mathematical analysis and its foundational progress, 1780-1880
  11. 4. The origins of modern theories of integration
  12. 5. The development of Cantorian set theory
  13. 6. Developments in the foundations of mathematics, 1870-1910
  14. Bibliography
  15. Name index
  16. Subject index