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 Laplace and Lagrange were visitors at the Cauchy family 
 In1805 he took the entrance examination for the École Polytechnique. He was 
examined by Biota and placed second. At the École Polytechnique his analysis tutor 
was Ampère. 
 In 1807 he graduated from the École Polytechnique and entered the engineering 
school École des Ponts et Chaussées. 
 In 1810 Cauchy took up his first job in Cherbourg to work on port facilities for 
Napoleon's English invasion fleet 
 In 1816 he won the Grand Prix of the French Academy of Science for a work on 
waves. He achieved real fame however when he submitted a paper to the Institute 
solving one of Fermat's claims on polygonal numbers made to Marlene. 
 1817 lectured on methods of integration at the Collège de France. 
 His text Cours d'analyse in 1821 was designed for students at École Polytechnique 
and was concerned with developing the basic theorems of the calculus as rigorously 
as possible. 
 In 1831 Cauchy went to Turin and after some time there he accepted an offer from 
the King of Piedmont of a chair of theoretical physics. 
 In 1833 Cauchy went from Turin to Prague in order to follow Charles X and to tutor 
his grandson. Met with Bolzano. 
 Cauchy returned to Paris in 1838 and regained his position at the Academy 
 Numerous terms in mathematics bear Cauchy's name:- the Cauchy integral theorem, 
in the theory of complex functions, the Cauchy-Kovalevskaya existence theorem for 
the solution of partial differential equations, the Cauchy-Riemann equations and 
Cauchy sequences. He produced 789 mathematics papers,
 First Lesson: Introduces the notions of limits and defines 
infinitesimals in terms of limits. An infinitesimal variable is 
considered to be a sequence whose limit is zero. 
 Second Lesson: Definition of continuity 
f(x+i)-f(x) is infinitesimal 
 Third Lesson: Definition of derivative: 
 Twenty-First Lesson: Definition of integration 
x = f ( x + i ) - f ( x 
) 
D 
i 
D 
y 
◦ Partition [x0,X] into [x0,x1], … ,[xn-1,X] 
◦ Sum: S= (x1-x0)f(x0)+(x2-x1)f(x1)+ … + (X-xn-1)f(xn-1) 
◦ Take the limit with more and more intermediate values. 
Fixing Dx=h=dx rewrite S=S h f(x)=S f(x) Dx which becomes 
in the limit. The notation for the bounds is due to Fourier. 
The additivity propriety of the integral with respect to the domain is 
also given. 
ò X 
x 
f ( x ) 
dx 
0
 Twenty-Sixth Lesson: Indefinite integrals are defined and using 
the Intermediate Value Theorem for Integrals, it is shown that 
F(x) is continuous. X 
: = ò 
f ( x Moreover ) 
dx 
F(x) is differentiable and 
F(x)’(x)=f(x). This is a version x 
0 
of the Fundamental Theorem. 
 Applications: 
◦ Q.: Solve w’(x)=0! A.: w(x)=c. 
◦ Q.: Solve y’=f(x)! A.: 
= ò + 
y f x dx x 
with w’(x)=0 or y=∫f(x)dx=F(x)+w(x), where F(x) a particular solution. 
◦ Set F(x)= then F(x)=F(X)-F(x0) 
for any particular solution F of F’(x)=f(x) 
x 
x 
0 
( ) w( ) 
ò X 
x 
f ( x ) 
dx 
0
 Bernhard Riemann (1826 -1866) improved Cauchy’s definition by using the 
sums 
S= (x1-x0)f(c0)+(x2-x1)f(c1)+ … + (X-xn-1)f(cn-1) 
with xi≤ci≤xi+1. 
which are now called Riemann sums. With this definition it is possible to 
integrate more functions. 
 Henri Léon Lebesgue (1875-1941) found a new way to define integrals, with 
which it is possible to integrate even more functions. For this one uses so-called 
simple functions as an approximation and measures their contribution 
by what is called a Lebesgue mesure. This is technically more difficult and 
outside the scope of usual calculus classes. It is however the integral of 
choice and is used e.g. in quantum mechanics. 
 The Lebesgue integral can for instance be used to integrate the function 
f(x) defined by Dirichlet which is given by f(x)=1 if x is irrational and f(x)=0 if 
x is rational. The answer is 1. Notice that the limit of the Riemann sums 
does not exist, however.
 Bernhard Riemann (1826 -1866) improved Cauchy’s definition by using the 
sums 
S= (x1-x0)f(c0)+(x2-x1)f(c1)+ … + (X-xn-1)f(cn-1) 
with xi≤ci≤xi+1. 
which are now called Riemann sums. With this definition it is possible to 
integrate more functions. 
 Henri Léon Lebesgue (1875-1941) found a new way to define integrals, with 
which it is possible to integrate even more functions. For this one uses so-called 
simple functions as an approximation and measures their contribution 
by what is called a Lebesgue mesure. This is technically more difficult and 
outside the scope of usual calculus classes. It is however the integral of 
choice and is used e.g. in quantum mechanics. 
 The Lebesgue integral can for instance be used to integrate the function 
f(x) defined by Dirichlet which is given by f(x)=1 if x is irrational and f(x)=0 if 
x is rational. The answer is 1. Notice that the limit of the Riemann sums 
does not exist, however.

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  • 2.  Laplace and Lagrange were visitors at the Cauchy family  In1805 he took the entrance examination for the École Polytechnique. He was examined by Biota and placed second. At the École Polytechnique his analysis tutor was Ampère.  In 1807 he graduated from the École Polytechnique and entered the engineering school École des Ponts et Chaussées.  In 1810 Cauchy took up his first job in Cherbourg to work on port facilities for Napoleon's English invasion fleet  In 1816 he won the Grand Prix of the French Academy of Science for a work on waves. He achieved real fame however when he submitted a paper to the Institute solving one of Fermat's claims on polygonal numbers made to Marlene.  1817 lectured on methods of integration at the Collège de France.  His text Cours d'analyse in 1821 was designed for students at École Polytechnique and was concerned with developing the basic theorems of the calculus as rigorously as possible.  In 1831 Cauchy went to Turin and after some time there he accepted an offer from the King of Piedmont of a chair of theoretical physics.  In 1833 Cauchy went from Turin to Prague in order to follow Charles X and to tutor his grandson. Met with Bolzano.  Cauchy returned to Paris in 1838 and regained his position at the Academy  Numerous terms in mathematics bear Cauchy's name:- the Cauchy integral theorem, in the theory of complex functions, the Cauchy-Kovalevskaya existence theorem for the solution of partial differential equations, the Cauchy-Riemann equations and Cauchy sequences. He produced 789 mathematics papers,
  • 3.  First Lesson: Introduces the notions of limits and defines infinitesimals in terms of limits. An infinitesimal variable is considered to be a sequence whose limit is zero.  Second Lesson: Definition of continuity f(x+i)-f(x) is infinitesimal  Third Lesson: Definition of derivative:  Twenty-First Lesson: Definition of integration x = f ( x + i ) - f ( x ) D i D y ◦ Partition [x0,X] into [x0,x1], … ,[xn-1,X] ◦ Sum: S= (x1-x0)f(x0)+(x2-x1)f(x1)+ … + (X-xn-1)f(xn-1) ◦ Take the limit with more and more intermediate values. Fixing Dx=h=dx rewrite S=S h f(x)=S f(x) Dx which becomes in the limit. The notation for the bounds is due to Fourier. The additivity propriety of the integral with respect to the domain is also given. ò X x f ( x ) dx 0
  • 4.  Twenty-Sixth Lesson: Indefinite integrals are defined and using the Intermediate Value Theorem for Integrals, it is shown that F(x) is continuous. X : = ò f ( x Moreover ) dx F(x) is differentiable and F(x)’(x)=f(x). This is a version x 0 of the Fundamental Theorem.  Applications: ◦ Q.: Solve w’(x)=0! A.: w(x)=c. ◦ Q.: Solve y’=f(x)! A.: = ò + y f x dx x with w’(x)=0 or y=∫f(x)dx=F(x)+w(x), where F(x) a particular solution. ◦ Set F(x)= then F(x)=F(X)-F(x0) for any particular solution F of F’(x)=f(x) x x 0 ( ) w( ) ò X x f ( x ) dx 0
  • 5.  Bernhard Riemann (1826 -1866) improved Cauchy’s definition by using the sums S= (x1-x0)f(c0)+(x2-x1)f(c1)+ … + (X-xn-1)f(cn-1) with xi≤ci≤xi+1. which are now called Riemann sums. With this definition it is possible to integrate more functions.  Henri Léon Lebesgue (1875-1941) found a new way to define integrals, with which it is possible to integrate even more functions. For this one uses so-called simple functions as an approximation and measures their contribution by what is called a Lebesgue mesure. This is technically more difficult and outside the scope of usual calculus classes. It is however the integral of choice and is used e.g. in quantum mechanics.  The Lebesgue integral can for instance be used to integrate the function f(x) defined by Dirichlet which is given by f(x)=1 if x is irrational and f(x)=0 if x is rational. The answer is 1. Notice that the limit of the Riemann sums does not exist, however.
  • 6.  Bernhard Riemann (1826 -1866) improved Cauchy’s definition by using the sums S= (x1-x0)f(c0)+(x2-x1)f(c1)+ … + (X-xn-1)f(cn-1) with xi≤ci≤xi+1. which are now called Riemann sums. With this definition it is possible to integrate more functions.  Henri Léon Lebesgue (1875-1941) found a new way to define integrals, with which it is possible to integrate even more functions. For this one uses so-called simple functions as an approximation and measures their contribution by what is called a Lebesgue mesure. This is technically more difficult and outside the scope of usual calculus classes. It is however the integral of choice and is used e.g. in quantum mechanics.  The Lebesgue integral can for instance be used to integrate the function f(x) defined by Dirichlet which is given by f(x)=1 if x is irrational and f(x)=0 if x is rational. The answer is 1. Notice that the limit of the Riemann sums does not exist, however.