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Author : James R. Newman
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : History
ISBN : 9785881361556
Author : James Roy Newman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486411508
Vol. 2 of a monumental 4-volume set covers mathematics and the physical world, mathematics and social science, and the laws of chance, with non-technical essays by eminent mathematicians, economists, scientists, and others.
Author : John Hudson Tiner
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614581550
Numbers surround us. Just try to make it through a day without using any. It's impossible: telephone numbers, calendars, volume settings, shoe sizes, speed limits, weights, street numbers, microwave timers, TV channels, and the list goes on and on. The many advancements and branches of mathematics were developed through the centuries as people encountered problems and relied upon math to solve them. For instance: What timely invention was tampered with by the Caesars and almost perfected by a pope? Why did ten days vanish in September of 1752? How did Queen Victoria shorten the Sunday sermons at chapel? What important invention caused the world to be divided into time zones? What simple math problem caused the Mars Climate Orbiter to burn up in the Martian atmosphere? What common unit of measurement was originally based on the distance from the equator to the North Pole? Does water always boil at 212? Fahrenheit? What do Da Vinci's Last Supper and the Parthenon have in common? Why is a computer glitch called a "bug"? It's amazing how ten simple digits can be used in an endless number of ways to benefit man. The development of these ten digits and their many uses is the fascinating story you hold in your hands: Exploring the World of Mathematics.
Author : Samuli Siltanen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030733438
Modern life is increasingly relying on digital technology, which in turn runs on mathematics. However, this underlying math is hidden from us. That is mostly a good thing since we do not want to be solving equations and calculating fractions just to get things done in our everyday business. But the mathematical details do matter for anyone who wants to understand how stuff works, or wishes to create something new in the jungle of apps and algorithms. This book takes a look at the mathematical models behind weather forecasting, climate change prediction, artificial intelligence, medical imaging and computer graphics. The reader is expected to have only a curious mind; technical math skills are not needed for enjoying this text.
Author : Eric Gutstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136284656
Mathematics education in the United States can reproduce social inequalities whether schools use either "basic-skills" curricula to prepare mainly low-income students of color for low-skilled service jobs or "standards-based" curricula to ready students for knowledge-intensive positions. And working for fundamental social change and rectifying injustice are rarely included in any mathematics curriculum. Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics argues that mathematics education should prepare students to investigate and critique injustice, and to challenge, in words and actions, oppressive structures and acts. Based on teacher-research, the book provides a theoretical framework and practical examples for how mathematics educators can connect schooling to a larger sociopolitical context and concretely teach mathematics for social justice.
Author : Philip E. B. Jourdain
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-09
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486154961
Anyone interested in mathematics will appreciate this survey, which explores the distinction between the body of knowledge known as mathematics and the methods used in its discovery. 1913 edition.
Author : Morris Kline
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486136318
Stimulating account of development of mathematics from arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, to calculus, differential equations, and non-Euclidean geometries. Also describes how math is used in optics, astronomy, and other phenomena.
Author : Philip J. Davis,Reuben Hersh
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780486442525
These provocative essays take a modern look at the 17th-century thinker's dream, examining the influences of mathematics on society, particularly in light of technological advances. They survey the conditions that elicit the application of mathematic principles; the applications' effectiveness; and how applied mathematics transform perceptions of reality. 1987 edition.
Author : Giorgio Israel,Ana Millán Gasca
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783764398965
Galileo and Newton’s work towards the mathematisation of the physical world; Leibniz’s universal logical calculus; the Enlightenment’s mathématique sociale. John von Neumann inherited all these aims and philosophical intuitions, together with an idea that grew up around the Vienna Circle of an ethics in the form of an exact science capable of guiding individuals to make correct decisions. With the help of his boundless mathematical capacity, von Neumann developed a conception of the world as a mathematical game, a world globally governed by a universal logic in which individual consciousness moved following different strategies: his vision guided him from set theory to quantum mechanics, to economics and to his theory of automata (anticipating artificial intelligence and cognitive science). This book provides the first comprehensive scientific and intellectual biography of John von Neumann, a man who perhaps more than any other is representative of twentieth century science.
Author : D. Stein
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780061828683
In How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shaking insights into the nature of our world. In the four main sections of the book, Stein tells the stories of the mathematical thinkers who discerned some of the most fundamental aspects of our universe. From their successes and failures, delusions, and even duels, the trajectories of their innovations—and their impact on society—are traced in this fascinating narrative. Quantum mechanics, space-time, chaos theory and the workings of complex systems, and the impossibility of a "perfect" democracy are all here. Stein's book is both mind-bending and practical, as he explains the best way for a salesman to plan a trip, examines why any thought you could have is imbedded in the number p , and—perhaps most importantly—answers one of the modern world's toughest questions: why the garage can never get your car repaired on time. Friendly, entertaining, and fun, How Math Explains the World is the first book by one of California's most popular math teachers, a veteran of both "math for poets" and Princeton's Institute for Advanced Studies. And it's perfect for any reader wanting to know how math makes both science and the world tick.
Author : Daniel Sutherland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781108429962
An explanation of the foundations of Kant's philosophy of mathematics and its connection to his account of human experience.
Author : World Book, Inc
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0716638975
Author : Richard Courant,Herbert Robbins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0195105192
The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ability but not real understanding or greater intellectual independence. The new edition of this classic work seeks to address this problem. Its goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. "Lucid . . . easily understandable".--Albert Einstein. 301 linecuts.
Author : Robert E. Knapp
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 150055197X
What is mathematics about? Is there a mathematical universe glimpsed by a mathematical intuition? Or is mathematics an arbitrary game of symbols, with no inherent meaning, that somehow finds application to life on earth? Robert Knapp holds, on the contrary, that mathematics is about the world. His book develops and applies its alternative viewpoint, first, to elementary geometry and the number system and, then, to more advanced topics, such as topology and group representations. Its theme is that mathematics, however abstract, arises from and is shaped by requirements of indirect measurement. Eratosthenes, in 200 BC, demonstrated the power of indirect measurement when he estimated the circumference of the earth by measuring a shadow at noon, in Alexandria, on the day of the summer solstice. Establishing geometric relationships, solving equations, finding approximations, and, generally, discovering quantitative relationships are tools of indirect measurement: They are the core of mathematics, the drivers of its development, and the heart of its power to enhance our lives.
Author : Eddie Woo
Publisher : The Experiment + ORM
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781615196135
A 2021 Mathical Honor Book: “One of the best math teachers on the planet. His book is as buoyant, open-hearted, and energetic as he is.” —Steven Strogatz, New York Times–bestselling author of Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe Why aren’t left-handers extinct? What makes a rainbow round? How is a pancreas like a pendulum? These may not look like math questions, but they are—because they all have to do with patterns. And mathematics, at heart, is the study of patterns. That realization changed Eddie Woo’s life—by turning the “dry” subject he dreaded in high school into a boundless quest for discovery. Now an award-winning math teacher and a YouTuber with nearly two million subscribers, Woo sees patterns everywhere: in the “branches” of blood vessels and lightning, in the growth of a savings account and a sunflower, even in his morning cup of tea! Here are twenty-six bite-size chapters on the hidden mathematical marvels that encrypt our email, enchant our senses, and even keep us alive—from the sine waves we hear as “music” to the mysterious golden ratio. This book will change your mind about what math can be. We are all born mathematicians—and it’s a numberful world. “Introduces mathematical vocabulary in a fun and approachable way. . . . A gentle but enthusiastic introduction to a wide variety of interesting mathematical topics.” —Mathematical Association of America “Lighthearted and delightful . . . the ideal guide to math’s multi-patterned treasures.” —Foreword Reviews Publisher’s note: It’s a Numberful World was published in Australia under the title Woo's Wonderful World of Maths.