The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Calculus is a powerful mathematical tool. But for hundreds of years after its invention in the 17th century, it stood on a shaky ...
In the late 19th century, Karl Weierstrass invented a fractal-like function that was decried as nothing less than a “deplorable evil.” In time, it would transform the foundations of mathematics.
Description: Our project aims to develop and test a calculus concept inventory while continuing our effort to implement and investigate the flipped classroom for calculus courses (MATH 150, 151 and ...