{"product_id":"a-treatise-on-the-calculus-of-finite-differences-paperback-9781108000925","title":"A Treatise on the Calculus of Finite Differences (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108000925","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Treatise on the Calculus of Finite Differences\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis classic text is part of the foundation of our digital computer age.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Boole (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108000925, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSelf-taught mathematician and father of Boolean algebra, George Boole (1815–1864) published A Treatise on the Calculus of Finite Differences in 1860 as a sequel to his Treatise on Differential Equations (1859). Both books became instant classics that were used as textbooks for many years and eventually became the basis for our contemporary digital computer systems. The book discusses direct theories of finite differences and integration, linear equations, variations of a constant, and equations of partial and mixed differences. Boole also includes exercises for daring students to ponder, and also supplies answers. Long a proponent of positioning logic firmly in the camp of mathematics rather than philosophy, Boole was instrumental in developing a notational system that allowed logical statements to be symbolically represented by algebraic equations. One of history's most insightful mathematicians, Boole is compelling reading for today's student of logic and Boolean thinking.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface to the first edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the second edition\u003cbr\u003e 1. Nature of the calculus of finite differences\u003cbr\u003e 2. Direct theorems of finite differences\u003cbr\u003e 3. On interpolation, and mechanical quadrature\u003cbr\u003e 4. Finite integration, and the summation of series\u003cbr\u003e 5. The approximate summation of series\u003cbr\u003e 6. Bernoulli's numbers, and factorial coefficients\u003cbr\u003e 7. Convergency and divergency of series\u003cbr\u003e 8. Exact theorems\u003cbr\u003e 9. Difference-equations of the first order\u003cbr\u003e 10. General theory of the solutions of difference- and differential equations of the first order\u003cbr\u003e 11. Linear difference-equations with constant coefficients\u003cbr\u003e 12. Miscellaneous propositions and equations. Simultaneous equations\u003cbr\u003e 13. Linear equations with variable coefficients. Symbolical and general methods\u003cbr\u003e 14. Mixed and partial difference-equations\u003cbr\u003e 15. Of the calculus of functions\u003cbr\u003e 16. Geometrical applications\u003cbr\u003e Answers to the exercises.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20%5BPB%5D%22\"\u003ePB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265897091352,"sku":"9781108000925","price":27.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108000925i_625613ba-4c52-493d-aeb9-f50f914fc811.jpg?v=1694867046","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-treatise-on-the-calculus-of-finite-differences-paperback-9781108000925","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}