Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers

Gullberg, Jan

ISBN 10: 039304002X / ISBN 13: 9780393040029

Editore: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G039304002XI5N00

Riassunto:

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.

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Titolo: Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers
Casa editrice: W. W. Norton & Company
Data di pubblicazione: 1997
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Fair
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket