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This course examines Archimedes’ solution to calculating the area of a section of a parabola. It introduces Greek geometric methods, conic sections, parabola geometry, and the areas of related triangles before presenting the proof.
Syllabus
Introduction
Greek approach to geometry
Squaring a circle another famous problem
The parabola is a conic section
The area of a section of a parabola
Some parabola geometry
Areas of triangles of a parabola
Archimedes' proof
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Insights into Mathematics