Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Mathematics in the Newtonian Era

We will now move on to the last and exciting phase of the early modern mathematics which is the Newtonian era (17th century). Some of the highlights of this period are: analytic geometry of Descartes (a blend of Greek geometry and Indian algebra), Probability theory by Pascal and Fermat, Number theory by Fermat, and last but not the least, the inception of Calculus by Newton and Leibniz which has eventually shaped the modern world in which we live. As you can see this is a huge treasure of knowledge on which modern mathematics is based upon. Please read the relevant chapters from the book and post your comments. I look forward to reading them.