Math Geeks, I need your help

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

I'm in the midst of a research homework which is not really hard but is due in a couple hours 

I'm quite sure some of you will help me finish this quest on time and talk some mathematics on the way. <3

My research is about the epsilon-delta definition of limits. Right now, I need the information of who was the first mathematician to first use the concept of "limit" per se, and the mathematician who began using the delta-epsilon definition. Thank you, DTF 

[Aramatheis]

Karl - something, I believe.

Sorry I don't know anymore   I'm not a huge fan of finding limits..



Edit: Maybe this will help:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28%CE%B5,_%CE%B4%29-definition_of_limit

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Yeah, limits are not that fun. But hey, my teacher had to give us a research topic on demostration methods and I happened to get that one. 

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

lol I didn't realize Cauchy was behind this. I can't put Wikipedia as a source, so I'll just try to get that information from a book or something.



Thanks for that! 

[XJDenton]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Bolzano

Think thats the guy responsible for the epsilon delta formation.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

 

[Dimitrius]

lol I didn't realize Cauchy was behind this. I can't put Wikipedia as a source, so I'll just try to get that information from a book or something.

Just use the reference parts on the Wiki page and use those as the source.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

lol I didn't realize Cauchy was behind this. I can't put Wikipedia as a source, so I'll just try to get that information from a book or something.

Just use the reference parts on the Wiki page and use those as the source.

Exactly did that. 

[Jamesman42]

Chuck Norris was the first actually, and then proceeded to add infinity to infinity to get a finite number (a limit).

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

lol man