MVT: A Most Valuable Theorem
This book is about the rise and supposed fall of the mean value theorem. It discusses the evolution of the theorem and the concepts behind it, how the theorem relates to other fundamental results in calculus, and modern re-evaluations of its role in the standard calculus course.
The mean value theorem is one of the central results of calculus. It was called “the fundamental theorem of the differe...
This book is about the rise and supposed fall of the mean value theorem. It discusses the evolution of the theorem and the concepts behind it, how the theorem relates to other fundamental results in calculus, and modern re-evaluations of its role in the standard calculus course.
The mean value theorem is one of the central results of calculus. It was called “the fundamental theorem of the differe...
