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Thesis
Infinitesimal Time Scale Calculus
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
  • Tom Cuchta
Date of Award
1-1-2011
Degree Name
Mathematics
College
College of Science
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Bonita A. Lawrence
Second Advisor
Carl Mummert
Third Advisor
Suman Sanyal
Abstract

Calculus has historically been fragmented into multiple distinct theories such as differential calculus, difference calculus, quantum calculus, and many others. These theories are all about the concept of what it means to "change", but in various contexts. Time scales calculus (introduced by Stefan Hilger in 1988) is a synthesis and extension of all the various calculi into a single theory. Calculus was originally approached with "infinitely small numbers" which fell out of use because the use of these numbers could not be justified. In 1960, Abraham Robinson introduced hyperreal numbers, a justification for their use, and therefore the original approach to calculus was indeed logically valid. In this thesis, we combine Abraham Robinson's hyperreal numbers with Stefan Hilger's time scale calculus to create infinitesimal time scale calculus.

Subject
Calculus
Subject
Differential calculus
Citation Information
Tom Cuchta. "Infinitesimal Time Scale Calculus" (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tom-cuchta/15/