Arithmos seminars are 24-hour workshops on the classics of mathematics, read in the original, or in a scholarly English translation. We typically cover about a dozen pages of mathematics in a session, which usually runs from 2:00-6:00 pm on the first day, and 9:00 am to 12:30 pm on the second. For more information, see the ARITHMOS website.
Many of our readings come from Ron Calinger's book Classics of Mathematics. We use the Open University's 3-part analysis when discussing our readings: Content, Context and Significance.
January 27-28, 2007
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT.
Subject: Euler's Foundations of Calculus
- Contact: Ed Sandifer, esandifer@earthlink.net
- Readings: Chapter 3 of the Calculus Differentialis by Euler. (Additional passages from other chapters may be considered.) You can get copies of the readings here.
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Schedule
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- Saturday, 12:00, optional lunch for early arrivers
- Saturday, 2:00 pm, afternoon session begins
- Saturday, 6:30 pm, optional dinner
- Sunday, early, optional fun run
- Sunday, 9:00 am, morning session begins
- Sunday, 12:30, farewells and optional lunch
"Arithmos XXIIII," Convergence (January 2007)