A Fresh Look at the Method of Archimedes

DOI10.2307/4145068MaRDI QIDQ4653075zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors 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

Archimedean globe and shellCavalieri's principlediscovery learningmethod of Archimedesvolume and surface area of solids

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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