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Resnikoff, Howard L.; Wells, R. O.

 
9780486246741: Mathematics in Civilization

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This lucid presentation examines how mathematics shaped and was shaped by the course of human events. Authors Resnikoff and Wells explore the growth, development and far-reaching applications of trigonometry, navigation, cartography, logarithms, algebra, and calculus through ancient, medieval, post-Renaissance and modern times. Preface. Index. Bibliography. 203 black-and-white figures. 7 tables. 14 photos.

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INTRODUCTION PART ONE: MATHEMATICS IN ANTIQUITY Chapter 1 Number Systems and the Invention of Positional Notation Chapter 2 Egyptian Arithmetic Chapter 3 Babylonian Algebra Chapter 4 Greek Trigonometry: The Introduction of Inequalities and the Measurement of Area PART TWO: THE ADOLESCENCE OF COMPUTATION Chapter 5 Navigation Chapter 6 Cartography Chapter 7 The Invention of Logarithms Chapter 8 The Algebrization of Geometry PART THREE: THE RISE OF GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS Chapter 9 Infinitesimal Calculus Chapter 10 The Calculus and Calculation Chapter 11 Differential Geometry Chapter 12 Models of the Universe SUPPLEMENT: TWENTIETH-CENTURY MATHEMATICS SOLUTIONS TO SELECTED EXERCISES REFERENCES TABLES Table 1 Common (Briggsian) Logarithms Table 2 Natural Logarithms Table 3 Exponential Functions Table 4 Trigonometrical Functions INDEX

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Book by Resnikoff H L Wells R O

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9780030850356: Mathematics in Civilization

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ISBN 10:  0030850355 ISBN 13:  9780030850356
Casa editrice: Harcourt College Pub, 1973
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