The genius of Euler : reflections on his life and work / edited by William Dunham.
| Other author | Dunham, William, 1947- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Mathematical Association of America, ©2007. |
| Description | xvi, 309 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | The MAA tercentenary Euler celebration ; v. 2 Spectrum series MAA tercentenary Euler celebration ; v. 2. ^A710650 MAA spectrum. ^A308377 |
| Contents | Pt. I. Biography and background -- Leonhard Euler / B. F. Finkel -- Leonard Euler, Supreme Geometer (abridged) / C. Truesdell -- Euler (abridged); / André Weil -- Frederick the Great on mathematics and mathematicians (abridged) / Florian Cajori -- The Euler-Diderot anecdote / B.H. Brown -- Ars Expositionis : Euler as writer and teacher / G.L. Alexanderson -- The foremost textbook of modern times / C.B. Boyer -- Leonhard Euler, 1707-1783 / J.J. Burckhardt -- Euler's output, a historical note / W.W.R. Ball -- Bell's conjecture (a poem) / J.D. Memory -- A response to "Bell's Conjecture" (a poem) / Charlie Marion and William Dunham -- pt.2. Mathematics -- Euler and infinite series / Morris Kline -- Euler and the Zeta function / Raymond Ayoub -- Addendum to : "Euler and the Zeta function" / A.G. Howson -- On the calculus of variables in multiple integrals : Euler to Cartan / Victor J. Katz -- Euler's vision of a general partial differential calculus for a generalized kind of function / Jesper Lützen -- Some remarks and problems in number theory related to the work of Euler / Paul Erdös and Underwood Dudley -- Euler's pentagonal number theorem / George E. Andrews -- Euler and quadratic reciprocity / Harold M. Edwards -- Euler and the fundamental theorem of algebra / William Dunham -- Guessing and proving / George Pölya -- The truth about Königsberg / Brian Hopkins and Robin J. Wilson -- Graeco-Latin squares and a mistaken conjecture of Euler / Dominic Klyve and Lee Stemkoski. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006933949 |
| ISBN | 0883855585 |
| ISBN | 9780883855584 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA29.E8 G46 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |