Mathematics : An Illustrated History of Numbers (Ponderables)

Tom Jackson

150 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Shelter Harbor Press, 2013

0985323043 / 9780985323042

Da: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.World of Books (was SecondSale)

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 dicembre 2007

Rilegato

Condizione: Usato - Buono

EUR 5,85

 Spedizione gratuita 
Spedito in U.S.A.

Quantità: 2 disponibili

Aggiungi al carrello
Resi gratuiti per 30 giorni

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

Legend has it that the first magic square, where all lines and diagonals add up to the same figure, was revealed more than 2,000 years ago when a river turtle appeared to have ancient Chinese numerals inscribed on sections of its shell. Patterns are everywhere in nature, and counting, measuring, and calculating changes are as old as civilization itself, as are many of the theorems and laws of math. The Pythagorean Theorem was used to plot out fields for planting crops before Pythagoras was even born, but the story begins long before that, with tally marks on rock and bone surviving from the Stone Age.
 
 Here is the essential guide to mathematics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that explores the work of history's greatest mathematicians. From the genius of Pierre de Fermat, who said he knew the answers but rarely gave them up, to the fractal pattern discovered by Waclaw Sierpinski now used to plan the route a mailman takes, here are 100 landmark moments in this intensely rigorous discipline, seen through the eyes of the people who lived them.
 
 Glimpse the abstract landscape of infinite numbers and multi-dimensional shapes as you learn about the most famous math men of all. Pythagoras had a love of numbers so strong it led to a violent death. Then there is Fibonacci, whose guide for bookkeepers changed the way we add and Descartes, who took inspiration from a fly to convert numbers into shapes and back again, changing math forever.
 
 Over many centuries, great minds puzzled over the evidence and, step-by-step, edged ever closer to the truth. Behind every one of these breakthrough moments there's a story about a confounding puzzle that became a discovery and changed the way we see the world.…

Codice articolo 00103691740

Titolo
Mathematics : An Illustrated History of Numbers (Ponderables)
Autore
Tom Jackson
Editore
Shelter Harbor Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2013
Condizione
Good
Rilegatura
Hardback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0985323043
ISBN 13
9780985323042

World of Books (was SecondSale)

Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 dicembre 2007

Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 4 a 12 giorni lavorativiDa 3 a 6 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 0,00EUR 9,83
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay

Descrizione dello Store

Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

SBYB, Inc.

900 Knell Rd
Montgomery, IL U.S.A. 60538