A Treatise on the Calculus of Finite DifferencesWritten by the founder of symbolic logic (and Boolean algebra), this classic treatise on the calculus of finite differences offers a thorough discussion of the basic principles of the subject, covering nearly all the major theorems and methods with clarity and rigor. Includes more than 200 problems. 1872 edition. |
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