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Archimedes

Reference Topics 8-3

March 25, 2025July 23, 2015 by elaine

This is a more advanced site than we need for the introduction in this book, but check out the following discussion of area under a curve:
https://www.intmath.com/integration/3-area-under-curve.php… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 18, Reference Topics Tags Archimedes, Pi

Reference Topics 18-1

May 21, 2024July 23, 2015 by elaine

Zeno’s paradox is discussed at this site:
http://mathforum.org/isaac/problems/zeno1.html

An interesting article on mathematical modeling and why it is important is found at this site:
https://www.skylineuniversity.ac.ae/knowledge-update/from-different-corners/why-is-mathematical-modelling-so-important… See the whole entry

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