Exact and inexact differentials in the early development of mechanics and thermodynamics
Abstract We give an account and a critical analysis of the use of exact and inexact differentials in the early development of mechanics and thermodynamics, and the emergence of differential calculus and how it was applied to solve some mechanical problems, such as those related to the cycloidal pend...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Física
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Física |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172020000100416&tlng=en |