Bachelors Theses
Abstract
"The imaginary expression which occurs in common Algebra, and in all the higher departments of mathematical science, has been one of the most perplexing problems which the human mind has encountered in any age. It was studied by the early mathematicians and became a field of speculation, but developed no marked results, for it was generally considered algebraically and in the interpretation is a symbol of an impossible operation. But many of the problems arising from algebraic-geometrical analysis involving imaginaries was of such importance to mathematical and physical science that great attempts were made to establish their solution. It was known that the imaginary occurred in mathematical functions having real values, and so was supposed to have some real meaning"--Introduction, page 1.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Degree Name
B.S. in Civil Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1882
Pagination
iii, 71 pages
Rights
© 1882 Floyd Davis, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Algebraic functionsFunctions
Thesis Number
T 138
Print OCLC #
5924441
Electronic OCLC #
297185141
Recommended Citation
Davis, Floyd, "Imaginary functions" (1882). Bachelors Theses. 331.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/bachelors_theses/331
Comments
Holograph [Handwritten and illustrated in entirety by author].
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