A brief historical introduction to determinants with applications

• Autores: Lokenath Debnath
• Localización: International journal of mathematical education in science and technology, ISSN 0020-739X, Vol. 44, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 388-407
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • If you wish to foresee the future of mathematics our proper course is to study the history and present condition of the science.Henri PoincaréThis article deals with a short historical introduction to determinants with applications to the theory of equations, geometry, multiple integrals, differential equations and linear algebra. Included are some properties of determinants with proofs, eigenvalues, eigenvectors and characteristic equations with examples of applications to simple harmonic oscillations and eigenvalue problems.