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Multivariate Limits and Continuity: A Survey of Calculus Textbooks.

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Thompson, Thomas M.; Wiggins, Kenneth L. – 1988

There has been much recent discussion concerning the content of the standard calculus course for students majoring in mathematics and the sciences. Some of this discussion has focused on the available textbooks. One weakness noted in some of these books involves the definitions of limit and continuity for functions of several variables. A…

Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Functions (Mathematics), Higher Education

Has Progress in Mathematics Slowed Down?

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Halmos, Paul R. – American Mathematical Monthly, 1990

Reported is whether and how mathematics has changed during the 75 years of the Mathematical Association of America's (MAA) existence. The progress of mathematics is organized into 9 concepts, 2 explosions, and 11 developments. (KR)

Descriptors: Calculus, Chaos Theory, College Mathematics, Computer Science