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La revancha de los infinitésimos
Autor original: Michèle Artigue. Traducción: Tomás Recio, Universidad de Cantabria. Los infinitésimos han jugado un papel clave en la emergencia y desarrollo del cálculo diferencial e integral. La evidente productividad de este cálculo no ha impedido que se produzcan debates … Continue reading
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Libro del Mes: Cuentos con Cuentas
El libro del mes de octubre es Cuentos con Cuentas, por Miguel de Guzmán (Labor, Barcelona, 1984). También está publicado en inglés bajo el título The Countingbury Tales, traducido por Jody Doran y publicado por World Scientific (2000). Echar un … Continue reading
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A revanche dos infinitesimais
A autora original é Michèle Artigue. Traduzido por Pedro Malagutti (UFSCar, Brasil) e Cydara Cavedon Ripoll (UFRGS, Brasil). Os infinitesimais desempenharam um papel essencial no surgimento e desenvolvimento do cálculo diferencial e integral. O ganho evidente com esse cálculo não … Continue reading
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Mathematics Today
October’s site of the month: Mathematics Today Mathematics Today is a magazine published by the UK Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. It is a general interest magazine about mathematics intended for those interested in the subject (by christopher). Much … Continue reading
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Cuentos Con Cuentas
October’s Book of the Month is Cuentos Con Cuentas by Miguel de Guzman (Labor, Barcelona, 1984). This is also published in English under the title The Countingbury Tales, translated by Jody Doran and published by World Scientific (2000). Have a … Continue reading
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Trying to predict a floating leaf: chaos and predictions
Originating author is César R. de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de São Carlos. What path will a leaf follow floating down a turbulent stream? Is it even possible to make a mathematical model that will predict such motion? Is this the … Continue reading
How to get rid of quantifiers?
Originating authors are Reinhard Oldenburg and Michele Artigue. How do computer packages do abstract algebraic problems such as proving statements “for all ” or finding whether a Real Number with certain conditions exists? Recent advances draw on theorems in mathematical … Continue reading
Bridges
Septembers Seite des Monats ist: Bridges Bridges ist eine Organisation, die die jährliche Bridges Konferenz über Mathematik und Kunst leitet. Die Seite beinhaltet viele Bilder und Quellen verschiedenster künstlerischer Darstellungen: von Poesie bis zu Modellen, von Tanz bis zu Origami, … Continue reading
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Mathematical Models
September’s featured book of the month is “Mathematical Models” by H.M. Cundy and A.P. Rolett. This classic was first published in 1952 by Oxford University Press, but was republished in paperback by Tarquin in 1981. As well as nets polyhedra, … Continue reading
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