Overview
required textbook: History of Mathematics, A, 3rd Edition
question 1: Write a lesson on Descartes Rule of Signs suitable for a pre-calculus course. Start with a 1- 2 sentences of history about Descartes and the theorem. State the theorem. Give 3-4 well chosen examples.
question 2:Explain in your own words who should get the credit for Calculus and why. You should include comments, and brief technical descriptions, on the work of at least 6 different mathematicians throughout history.