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So far we have studied equations that involve two unknowns, x and y, which have been either linear or raised to the second power (quadratic). In mathematics there are, of course, many other equations graced by two unknowns, x and y. Here, we will explore some of these equations known as elementary functions.
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Carl B. Boyer, A History of Mathematics (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1968), p. 485.
Florian Cajori, A History of Mathematical Notations (New York: Dover Publications, 1993), Sec. 552, p. 191.
G.H. Hardy, A Course of Pure Mathematics (London: Cambridge University Press, 1963), p. 145.
Such a book has been written. Eli Maor, e: The Story of a Number (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1994).
Carl Boyer, A History of Mathematics (New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1991), p. 35.
George Cheverghese Joseph, The Crest of the Peacock (London: Penguin Books, 1991), pp. 115–116.
Richard J. Gillings, Mathematics in the Time of the Pharaohs (New York: Dover Publications, 1981), p. 185.
For purposes of simplification we assume a frictionless spring, which means that, once displaced, the weight will continue to bounce indefinitely.
Florian Cajori, A History of Mathematical Notations, Sec. 498, p. 128.
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Clawson, C.C. (1999). Functions. In: Mathematical Sorcery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6433-5_7
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