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Book Synopsis Anachronisms in the History of Mathematics by : Niccol- Guicciardini
Download or read book Anachronisms in the History of Mathematics written by Niccol- Guicciardini and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover essays by leading scholars on the history of mathematics from ancient to modern times in European and non-European cultures.
Book Synopsis Writing the History of Mathematics: Its Historical Development by : Joseph W. Dauben
Download or read book Writing the History of Mathematics: Its Historical Development written by Joseph W. Dauben and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-09-23 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an historiographic monograph, this book offers a detailed survey of the professional evolution and significance of an entire discipline devoted to the history of science. It provides both an intellectual and a social history of the development of the subject from the first such effort written by the ancient Greek author Eudemus in the Fourth Century BC, to the founding of the international journal, Historia Mathematica, by Kenneth O. May in the early 1970s.
Book Synopsis History of Mathematics by : Craig Smorynski
Download or read book History of Mathematics written by Craig Smorynski and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-03 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General textbooks, attempting to cover three thousand or so years of mathematical history, must necessarily oversimplify just about everything, the practice of which can scarcely promote a critical approach to the subject. To counter this, History of Mathematics offers deeper coverage of key select topics, providing students with material that could encourage more critical thinking. It also includes the proofs of important results which are typically neglected in the modern history of mathematics curriculum.
Book Synopsis A History of Mathematics by : Florian Cajori
Download or read book A History of Mathematics written by Florian Cajori and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by : Jacqueline Stedall
Download or read book The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction written by Jacqueline Stedall and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-02-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics is a fundamental human activity that can be practised and understood in a multitude of ways; indeed, mathematical ideas themselves are far from being fixed, but are adapted and changed by their passage across periods and cultures. In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day. Arranged thematically, to exemplify the varied contexts in which people have learned, used, and handed on mathematics, she also includes illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places, including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Book Synopsis A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts by : Jöran Friberg
Download or read book A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts written by Jöran Friberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyzes the mathematical tablets from the private collection of Martin Schoyen. It includes analyses of tablets which have never been studied before. This provides new insight into Babylonian understanding of sophisticated mathematical objects. The book is carefully written and organized. The tablets are classified according to mathematical content and purpose, while drawings and pictures are provided for the most interesting tablets.
Book Synopsis A Concise History of Mathematics by : Dirk Jan Struik
Download or read book A Concise History of Mathematics written by Dirk Jan Struik and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1967 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact, well-written history covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, surveying the works of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. "The author's ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best." — Nature.
Book Synopsis Bizarre; Notes and Queries; a Monthly Magazine of History, Folk-lore, Mathematics, Mysticism, Art, Science, Etc by :
Download or read book Bizarre; Notes and Queries; a Monthly Magazine of History, Folk-lore, Mathematics, Mysticism, Art, Science, Etc written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries by : Brian Evans
Download or read book The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries written by Brian Evans and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discipline. This book: Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics. Includes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested
Book Synopsis A History of Mathematics by : Carl B. Boyer
Download or read book A History of Mathematics written by Carl B. Boyer and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1991-03-20 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Boyer and Merzbach distill thousands of years of mathematics into this fascinating chronicle. From the Greeks to Godel, the mathematics is brilliant; the cast of characters is distinguished; the ebb and flow of ideas is everywhere evident. And, while tracing the development of European mathematics, the authors do not overlook the contributions of Chinese, Indian, and Arabic civilizations. Without doubt, this is--and will long remain--a classic one-volume history of mathematics and mathematicians who create it." --William Dunham Author, Journey Through Genius, The Great Theorems of Mathematics "When we read a book like A History of Mathematics, we get the picture of a mounting structure, ever taller and broader and more beautiful and magnificent--and with a foundation, moreover, that is as untainted and as functional now as it was when Thales worked out the first geometrical theorems nearly 26 centuries ago." --From the Foreword by Isaac Asimov "One of the most useful and comprehensive general introductions to the subject." --J. W. Dauben The City University of New York "Both readable and scholarly, this book can serve as a fine introduction to the topic and also a reference book." --J. David Bolter University of North Carolina Author of Turing's Man Revised to make it more accessible to a general audience, A History of Mathematics paints a vivid picture of humankind's relationship with numbers. Updated and expanded, it now offers broadened coverage of twentieth century advances in probability and computers, and updated references to further reading. A feature that will be of interest to every reader is an appendix containing an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments.
Book Synopsis Mathematics in Historical Context by : Jeff Suzuki
Download or read book Mathematics in Historical Context written by Jeff Suzuki and published by MAA. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the interaction between mathematics, mathematicians and society. What would Newton see if he looked out his window?
Book Synopsis Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics by : Asger Aaboe
Download or read book Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics written by Asger Aaboe and published by MAA. This book was released on 1963 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among other things, Aaboe shows us how the Babylonians did calculations, how Euclid proved that there are infinitely many primes, how Ptolemy constructed a trigonometric table in his Almagest, and how Archimedes trisected the angle.
Book Synopsis Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences by : I. Grattan-Guinness
Download or read book Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences written by I. Grattan-Guinness and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book of a two-volume encyclopaedia which makes the vast and varied history of mathematics available in a reasonably compact format. The book offers in-depth accounts of the principal areas of activity up to the 1930s and touches on related topics, including ethnomathematics.
Book Synopsis From Eudoxus to Einstein by : C. M. Linton
Download or read book From Eudoxus to Einstein written by C. M. Linton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-08-12 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since man first looked towards the heavens, a great deal of effort has been put into trying to predict and explain the motions of the sun, moon and planets. Developments in man's understanding have been closely linked to progress in the mathematical sciences. Whole new areas of mathematics, such as trigonometry, were developed to aid astronomical calculations, and on numerous occasions throughout history, breakthroughs in astronomy have only been possible because of progress in mathematics. This book describes the theories of planetary motion that have been developed through the ages, beginning with the homocentric spheres of Eudoxus and ending with Einstein's general theory of relativity. It emphasizes the interaction between progress in astronomy and in mathematics, showing how the two have been inextricably linked since Babylonian times. This valuable text is accessible to a wide audience, from amateur astronomers to professional historians of astronomy.
Book Synopsis Studies in the History of Mathematics by : Esther R. Phillips
Download or read book Studies in the History of Mathematics written by Esther R. Phillips and published by MAA Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Mathematics by : Florian Cajori
Download or read book A History of Mathematics written by Florian Cajori and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Fifth Edition (1991) of a book first published in 1893 covers the period from antiquity to the close of World War I, with major emphasis on advanced mathematics and, in particular, the advanced mathematics of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In one concise volume this unique book presents an interesting and reliable account of mathematics history for those who cannot devote themselves to an intensive study. The book is a must for personal and departmental librariesalike.Cajori has mastered the art of incorporating an enormous amount of specific detail into a smooth-flowing narrative. The Index--for example--contains not just the 300 to 400 names one would expect to find, but over 1,600. And, for example, one will not only find John Pell, but will learn who he was and some specifics of what he did (and that the Pell equation was named erroneously after him). In addition, one will come across Anna J. Pell and learn of her work on biorthogonal systems; one willfind not only H. Lebesgue but the not unimportant (even if not major) V.A. Lebesgue. Of the Bernoullis one will find not three or four but all eight. One will find R. Sturm as well as C. Sturm; M. Ricci as well as G. Ricci; V. Riccati as well as J.F. Riccati; Wolfgang Bolyai as well as J. Bolyai; themathematician Martin Ohm as well as the physicist G.S. Ohm; M. Riesz as well as F. Riesz; H.G. Grassmann as well as H. Grassmann; H.P. Babbage who continued the work of his father C. Babbage; R. Fuchs as well as the more famous L. Fuchs; A. Quetelet as well as L.A.J. Quetelet; P.M. Hahn and Hans Hahn; E. Blaschke and W. Blaschke; J. Picard as well as the more famous C.E. Picard; B. Pascal (of course) and also Ernesto Pascal and Etienne Pascal; and the historically important V.J. Bouniakovskiand W.A. Steklov, seldom mentioned at the time outside the Soviet literature.
Book Synopsis Tales of Impossibility by : David S. Richeson
Download or read book Tales of Impossibility written by David S. Richeson and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematics Tales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied questions in the history of mathematics. First posed by the ancient Greeks, these compass and straightedge problems—squaring the circle, trisecting an angle, doubling the cube, and inscribing regular polygons in a circle—have served as ever-present muses for mathematicians for more than two millennia. David Richeson follows the trail of these problems to show that ultimately their proofs—which demonstrated the impossibility of solving them using only a compass and straightedge—depended on and resulted in the growth of mathematics. Richeson investigates how celebrated luminaries, including Euclid, Archimedes, Viète, Descartes, Newton, and Gauss, labored to understand these problems and how many major mathematical discoveries were related to their explorations. Although the problems were based in geometry, their resolutions were not, and had to wait until the nineteenth century, when mathematicians had developed the theory of real and complex numbers, analytic geometry, algebra, and calculus. Pierre Wantzel, a little-known mathematician, and Ferdinand von Lindemann, through his work on pi, finally determined the problems were impossible to solve. Along the way, Richeson provides entertaining anecdotes connected to the problems, such as how the Indiana state legislature passed a bill setting an incorrect value for pi and how Leonardo da Vinci made elegant contributions in his own study of these problems. Taking readers from the classical period to the present, Tales of Impossibility chronicles how four unsolvable problems have captivated mathematical thinking for centuries.
