Mathematical Analysis: A Very Short Introduction

The development of mathematical analysis, from its shaky foundations in the 17th century to its rigorous basis in the 18th and 19th centuries, is described in this book. It discusses its applications in mathematics and science, modelling reality from acoustics to fluid dynamics.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 22 June 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press

The foundations of the calculus developed in the 17th century by Newton and Leibniz were shaky, and it wasn't until the 18th and 19th centuries that mathematicians, particularly Bolzano, Cauchy, and Weierstrass, began to establish a rigorous basis for the subject. This resulted in the development of a discipline now known as analysis. This book, aimed at readers with a foundation in mathematics, describes the nascent evolution of mathematical analysis, its development as a subject in its own right, and its wide-ranging applications in mathematics and science, modelling reality from acoustics to fluid dynamics, from biological systems to quantum theory.

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Weight: 184g
Dimension: 113 x 174 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780198868910