A Fresh Look at the Method of Archimedes

DOI10.2307/4145068zbMath1072.51021OpenAlexW4243432405WikidataQ55981395 ScholiaQ55981395MaRDI QIDQ4653075

Tom M. Apostol, Mamikon A. Mnatsakanian

Publication date: 28 February 2005

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/4145068

zbMATH Keywords

Cavalieri's principlediscovery learningmethod of ArchimedesArchimedean globe and shellvolume and surface area of solids

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to real functions (26-01) Length, area and volume in real or complex geometry (51M25) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04) History of Greek and Roman mathematics (01A20) History of geometry (51-03) Manipulative materials (aspects of mathematics education) (97U60)

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