Course Contents: We will cover material from Chapter 4
through Chapter 12. See the detailed syllabus.
An alternate
derivation of the wave equation (non-linear)
The
Heat Diffusion Equation
Current Links
Hurwitz's Proof of the Isoperimetric property of the circle
The circle is the most simple, and the most perfect
figure
"Dido then
cut the hide into tiny strips, and with the strips surrounded a large area
of land, which she called Byrsa, naming it from the hide of the bull..."
[Virgile's Aeneid]
Cowhide
Myth
Gorilla
The Periplus of
Hanno (where "gorilla" first appeared)
Gen. Hanno
Discovers the Gorillas (1912 translation; see section 18)