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Sources in the Development of Mathematics
The discovery of infinite products by Wallis and infinite series by Newton marked the
beginning of the modern mathematical era. The use of series ... practical support of my efforts to become
a mathematician. I dedicate this book to their memory.
2.2 Johann Faulhaber and Sums of Powers 19
as professor ofmathematics at Basel, in spite of a salary...
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Annals ofMathematics
Y-systems and generalized
associahedra
By Sergey Fomin and Andrei Zelevinsky*
Y-SYSTEMS AND GENERALIZEDASSOCIAHEDRA 987
2. Y -systems
2.1. ... Part 1.
The proof of Part 2 is similar.
As an immediate corollary of Proposition 2.5, we obtain the following
tropical version of Theorem 1.2. Let D denote the group of permutations of
Φ
≥−1
generated ... of simple roots of type B
n
by [1,n] and also the choice of a sign
function ε:thus, a simple root α
i
in Φ corresponds to the ρ-orbit of ˜α
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b
k−1
to 0 at the end of Step 3 and would terminate as soon as none of the
adjustments of Steps 2 or 3 ... of Mahler’s measure,” where this research began.
LEHMER’S PROBLEM FOR POLYNOMIALS WITH ODD COEFFICIENTS
365
The root α
1
of A
1
(x) in the proof of Theorem 6.2 is the smallest known
measure of ... that between two consecutive zeros of a
n
(t)in(0, 1/2)
there exists exactly one zero of p
n
(t), with two exceptions corresponding to
the absence of a zero of p
n
(t)att =1/3 and the extra zero...
... eigenvalues of A then f(λ
1
), . . . , f(λ
n
) are eigenvalues of f(A),
where f(·) is a polynomial.
• the rank of a symmetric matrix is the number of non-zero eigenvalues it contains.
• the rank of any ... the rank of any matrix A is equal to the number of non-zero eigenvalues of A
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is the real rental price of capital. The firm takes...
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Professor of Geometry. And unless it should be thought that the association of mathematics
with prediction ... Arnold
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we say that 0 is an element of the non-negative integers but 0 is not an element of ... property of addition
2. commutative property of multiplication
3. distributive property
4. associative property of addition
5. commutative property of addition
6. associative property of multiplication
7. ... places.
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a + b = b + a
Commutative Property of Multiplication:
a · b = b · a
We know 5 + 3 = 3 + 5 because of the commutative property of addition. Similarly, 5...
... a way of defining logical implication
that does not rely on any notion of truth, but only on manipulating
sequences of formulas, namely formal proofs or deductions. (Of course,
any way of defining ... be the set of sentences of L
=
including
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•¬c
r
= c
s
for every pair of real numbers r and s such that r = s.
Every finite subset of Σ is satisfiable. ... Definitions 6.4 and 6.5; the proof is similar in form to
the proof of Proposition 2.9.
6.14. Use Definitions 6.4 and 6.5; the proof is similar in form to
the proof for Problem 2.10.
vi PREFACE
not...
... Archimedes’s Calculation of the Area of a Circle . 24
2 Zeno’s Paradox and the Concept of Limit 43
2.1 The Context of the Paradox? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
2.2 The Life of Zeno of Elea . . . . ... and the Pythagorean theorem are cornerstones
of mathematics that live on today. We shall discuss all of these in the
present book. But the mathematicsof the Greeks was marked by one
huge gap. They ... an ordered pair of real numbers, then
76 Chapter 3: The Mystical Mathematicsof Hypatia
F
F
1
2
Figure 3.8
of the ellipse passing through the two foci is called the major axis of
the ellipse....
... the Institute of
Problems of Mechanics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and is also
known for her work in the history of mathematics. Koblitz’s areas
of expertise are the history of science, Russian ... collections of biographies of women of
mathematics.
Lynn M. Osen, Women in Mathematics, MIT Press, Cambridge (Mass), 1974.
Oft reprinted, this work contains chapter-sized biographies of a num-
ber of ... Roots
of Mathematics, Penguin Books, London, 1992.
A very good account of non-European mathematics which seems to
be quite objective and free of overstatement.
Yoshio Mikami, The Development of Mathematics...
... Heron of Alexandria, 156
The Decline of Greek Mathematics, 159 Nicomachus of
Gerasa, 159 Diophantus of Alexandria, 160 Pappus of
Alexandria, 164 The End of Alexandrian Domi nance, 170
Proclus of ... is, the author of the deed
deduced from it a corollary—that the area of a triangle is half of the sum
of two sides multiplied by half of the third side. This is a striking
instance of the search ... roof—somewhat like
that of a Quonset hut in the shape of a half-cylinder of diameter 4
1
2
and
length 4
1
2
. The calculation in this case calls for nothing beyond knowledge
of the length of...