Re:The dirty secret of mathematics: We make it up as we go a...
by enriquto on Friday September 16, 2022 @08:15AM
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The Silvanus P. Thompson book suggested by the sibling comment is lovely and very clear.
For a more algebraic treatment, and its important applications to automatic differentiation, I'd suggest starting with the relevant wikipedia articles:
For a more algebraic treatment, and its important applications to automatic differentiation, I'd suggest starting with the relevant wikipedia articles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_number
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_differentiation