Symbolical algebra as a foundation for calculus: D. F. Gregory's contribution

Historia Mathematica

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 395-426

  Allaire, Patricia R ^a   Bradley, Robert E ^b  

^a QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract algebra; Gregory; Murphy; Power series; Separation of symbols; Servois; Symbolic algebra

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036858645     PISSN: 03150860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hmat.2002.2358     Document Type: Article

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