Orders of Infinity
The ‘Infinitarcalcul' of Paul Du Bois-Reymond

Originally published in 1910, this book provides an up-to-date version of Du Bois-Reymond's Infinitärcalcül by the celebrated English mathematician G. H. Hardy.

G. H. Hardy (Author)

9781107493667, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 March 2015

72 pages
21.6 x 14 x 0.4 cm, 0.1 kg

Originally published in 1910 as number twelve in the Cambridge Tracts in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics series, this book provides an up-to-date version of Du Bois-Reymond's Infinitärcalcül by the celebrated English mathematician G. H. Hardy. This tract will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics or the theory of functions.

1. Introduction
2. Scales of infinity in general
3. Logarithmico-exponential scales
4. Special problems connected with logarithmico-exponential scales
5. Functions which do not conform to any logarithmico-exponential scale
6. Differentiation and integration
7. Some developments of Du Bois-Reymond's Infinitärcalcül
Appendix 1. General bibliography
Appendix 2. A sketch of some applications, with references
Appendix 3. Some numerical results.

Subject Areas: History of engineering & technology [TBX]