Cauchys Cours danalyse An Annotated Translation [Hardcover]

In 1821, Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857) published a textbook, the Cours danalyse, to accompany his course in analysis at the Ecole Polytechnique. It is one of the most influential mathematics books ever written. Not only did Cauchy provide a workable definition of limits and a means to make them the basis of a rigorous theory of calculus, but he also revitalized the idea that all mathematics could be set on such rigorous foundations. Today, the quality of a work of mathematics is judged in part on the quality of its rigor, and this standard is largely due to the transformation brought about by Cauchy and the Cours danalyse.

For this translation, the authors have also added commentary, notes, references, and an index.

In 1821, Augustin-Louis Cauchy published a textbook to accompany his course in analysis at the Ecole Polytechnique. It is still regarded as one of the most influential mathematics book ever written, and this is the first English translation of that book.

In 1821, Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857) published a textbook, the Cours danalyse, to accompany his course in analysis at the Ecole Polytechnique. It is one of the most influential mathematics books ever written. Not only did Cauchy provide a workable definition of limits and a means to make them the basis of a rigorous theory of calculus, but he also revitalized the idea that all mathematics could be set on such rigorous foundations. Today, the quality of a work of mathematics is judged in part on the quality of its rigor, and this standard is largely due to the transformation brought about by Cauchy and the Cours danalyse.

For this translation, the authors have also added commentary, notes, references, and an index.