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Author : Michael J. Bradley
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Mathematicians
ISBN : 9780791097236
Author : Jan Gullberg
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-07
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780393040029
A gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world of mathematics. This extraordinary work takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey--from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the major realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, to the final destination of differential equations, with excursions into mathematical logic, set theory, topology, fractals, probability, and assorted other mathematical byways. The book is unique among popular books on mathematics in combining an engaging, easy-to-read history of the subject with a comprehensive mathematical survey text. Intended, in the author's words, "for the benefit of those who never studied the subject, those who think they have forgotten what they once learned, or those with a sincere desire for more knowledge," it links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences, and technology. Contains more than 1000 original technical illustrations, a multitude of reproductions from mathematical classics and other relevant works, and a generous sprinkling of humorous asides, ranging from limericks and tall stories to cartoons and decorative drawings.
Author : Carl B. Boyer,Uta C. Merzbach
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780470525487
The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind’s relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat’s Last Theorem and the Poincaré Conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. Distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume Covers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present Includes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments. Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, A History of Mathematics is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.
Author : E. T. Bell
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486152288
Time-honored study by a prominent scholar of mathematics traces decisive epochs from the evolution of mathematical ideas in ancient Egypt and Babylonia to major breakthroughs in the 19th and 20th centuries. 1945 edition.
Author : Niccol- Guicciardini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108834964
Discover essays by leading scholars on the history of mathematics from ancient to modern times in European and non-European cultures.
Author : Dirk Jan Struik
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486602559
This compact, well-written history covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, surveying the works of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. "The author's ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best." — Nature.
Author : David M. Burton
Publisher : WCB/McGraw-Hill
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : UVA:X004291911
This text is designed for the junior/senior mathematics major who intends to teach mathematics in high school or college. It concentrates on the history of those topics typically covered in an undergraduate curriculum or in elementary schools or high schools. At least one year of calculus is a prerequisite for this course. This book contains enough material for a 2 semester course but it is flexible enough to be used in the more common 1 semester course.
Author : Cédric Villani
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780374710231
In 2010, French mathematician Cédric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof which he devised with his close collaborator Clément Mouhot to explain one of the most surprising theories in classical physics. Birth of a Theorem is Villani's own account of the years leading up to the award. It invites readers inside the mind of a great mathematician as he wrestles with the most important work of his career. But you don't have to understand nonlinear Landau damping to love Birth of a Theorem. It doesn't simplify or overexplain; rather, it invites readers into collaboration. Villani's diaries, emails, and musings enmesh you in the process of discovery. You join him in unproductive lulls and late-night breakthroughs. You're privy to the dining-hall conversations at the world's greatest research institutions. Villani shares his favorite songs, his love of manga, and the imaginative stories he tells his children. In mathematics, as in any creative work, it is the thinker's whole life that propels discovery—and with Birth of a Theorem, Cédric Villani welcomes you into his.
Author : Sasaki Chikara,Sugiura Mitsuo,Joseph W. Dauben
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783034875219
Author : Jacob Klein
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-22
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486319810
Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. 1968 edition. Bibliography.
Author : Ivor Grattan-Guinness,I. Grattan-Guinness
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0393320308
"For Ivor Grattan-Guinness . . . the story of how numbers were invented and harnessed is a passionate, physical saga."--"The New Yorker." The author charts the growth of mathematics through the centuries and describes the evolution of arithmetic and geometry, trigonometry, and other disciplines.
Author : Hardy Grant,Israel Kleiner
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781493932641
This book explores some of the major turning points in the history of mathematics, ranging from ancient Greece to the present, demonstrating the drama that has often been a part of its evolution. Studying these breakthroughs, transitions, and revolutions, their stumbling-blocks and their triumphs, can help illuminate the importance of the history of mathematics for its teaching, learning, and appreciation. Some of the turning points considered are the rise of the axiomatic method (most famously in Euclid), and the subsequent major changes in it (for example, by David Hilbert); the “wedding,” via analytic geometry, of algebra and geometry; the “taming” of the infinitely small and the infinitely large; the passages from algebra to algebras, from geometry to geometries, and from arithmetic to arithmetics; and the revolutions in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that resulted from Georg Cantor’s creation of transfinite set theory. The origin of each turning point is discussed, along with the mathematicians involved and some of the mathematics that resulted. Problems and projects are included in each chapter to extend and increase understanding of the material. Substantial reference lists are also provided. Turning Points in the History of Mathematics will be a valuable resource for teachers of, and students in, courses in mathematics or its history. The book should also be of interest to anyone with a background in mathematics who wishes to learn more about the important moments in its development.
Author : Brian Evans
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-24
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781118853979
Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discipline. This book: Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics. Includes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested
Author : Carl B. Boyer,Uta C. Merzbach
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780470630563
The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind’s relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat’s Last Theorem and the Poincaré Conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. Distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume Covers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present Includes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments. Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, A History of Mathematics is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.
Author : Craig Smorynski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780387754819
General textbooks, attempting to cover three thousand or so years of mathematical history, must necessarily oversimplify just about everything, the practice of which can scarcely promote a critical approach to the subject. To counter this, History of Mathematics offers deeper coverage of key select topics, providing students with material that could encourage more critical thinking. It also includes the proofs of important results which are typically neglected in the modern history of mathematics curriculum.