Two Extensions of Results of Archimedes
Document Type
Article
Department
Mathematics (HMC)
Publication Date
1-2011
Abstract
We review the two results in the Method of Archimedes, show how they follow from Cavalieri’s principle, and show how two extensions of them can also be proved using Cavalieri’s principle.
Rights Information
© Mathematical Association of America 2011
DOI
10.4169/amer.math.monthly.118.01.066
Recommended Citation
Pippenger, Nicholas. "Two Extensions of Results of Archimedes", The American Mathematical Monthly, 118:1 (2011) 66-71.
