Timeline for The role of the mean value theorem (MVT) in first-year calculus
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| Nov 24, 2010 at 1:21 | comment | added | Niyazi | @Michael: Of course, in a calculus class, E transforms to (a,b), co transforms to "image",or,"figure determined by" depending on the level. Once they grab the idea, you can use co conv oc etc. My point was that these theorems(especially FTC) are not arbitrary results. Now, in addition to these, I will add another thing: In "A course of pure mathematics" page 142, Hardy calls MVT as "one of the most important theorems in the differential calculus." Regarding the biology students: Well, they should know this topic better than me :). Thank you. | |
| Nov 23, 2010 at 22:54 | comment | added | Michael Hardy | @Niyazi: You should not use that kind of notation in a calculus class for students whose only interest in mathematics is either in learning to apply it in physics, biology, etc., or in finding out why calculus is intellectually influential. | |
| Nov 23, 2010 at 6:55 | comment | added | Yemon Choi | Gerry, be thankful that according to this post the word "convex" is still getting mentioned - I spent much of today's lecture forcing my brain to substitute the words "concave upward" in places it didn't want to | |
| Nov 23, 2010 at 4:37 | comment | added | Gerry Myerson | I have also been a TA for 4 years, and a faculty member for over 30, and I have never come across the co notation. | |
| Nov 23, 2010 at 4:19 | history | answered | Niyazi | CC BY-SA 2.5 |