Arithmetica Infinitorum: Wallis’ Theory
摘要
This chapter presents a modern exposition of ‘Arithmetica Infinitorum’ byWallis. It includes formulas for areas between curves, Riemann’s Theory of integration, elements of numerical integration, the Newton-Leibniz formula, Wallis’s infinite product, Brouncker’s continued fraction, evaluation of π. Lorenz Curves, Robin Hood and Gini indexes, Consumer and Producer Surplus.