Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Mathematics
Publication Date
6-6-2017
Abstract
This curricular modular guides students through a method of calculating the derivative of the sine and cosine functions using differentials. It is based on one primary source: Leonhard Euler's Institutiones calculi differentialis (Foundations of Differential Calculus) [2], published in 1755.
Recommended Citation
Klyve, Dominic, "The Derivatives of the Sine and Cosine Functions: A Mini-Primary Source Project for Calculus I Students." Convergence. (2017).
Journal
Convergence
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