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The Changing Concept of Change: The Derivative from Fermat to Weierstrass
by Judith V. Grabiner
This article originally appeared in:Mathematics Magazine
September, 1983
Subject classification(s): Differentiation | Single Variable Calculus | Calculus
Applicable Course(s): 4.8 History of Math | 3.4 Non-mainstream Calc I | 3.1 Mainstream Calculus I | 3.0 Calculus
The author reviews the history of the derivative from use, through discovery, exploration, and development, to formal definition.
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Capsule Course Topic(s): One-Variable Calculus | History of Calculus
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