Amy Dahan-Dalmédico,
Jeanne Peiffer
History of Mathematics
Highways and Byways
Gebonden Engels 2009 9780883855621Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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This is a novel, short, and eminently readable history of mathematics. Many histories provide a chronological history of the entire subject, which can sometimes make it difficult to follow the development of a particular branch over time. Dahan-Delmmédico and Pfeiffer succeed splendidly in tracing each branch from its beginnings forward. They also give an outstanding account of how the Arabs not only preserved Greek mathematics, but extended it in the 800 year period from 400–1200. The large number of informative illustrations support the text and contribute to what is a great read.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780883855621
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:342
Uitgever:The Mathematical Association of America
Serie:Spectrum
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Inhoudsopgave
Translator's preface; 1. Landscapes; 2. A moment of rationality: Greece; 3. The constitution of classical algebra; 4. Figures, spaces, and geometries; 5. Limits: from the unconceived to the concept; 6. The concept of function and the development of analysis; 7. At the crossroads of algebra, analysis, and geometry: complex numbers; 8. New objects, new laws: the emergence of algebraic structures.
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