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The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God

Author : Massimo Mazzotti
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801887097
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The World of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mathematician of God written by Massimo Mazzotti and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-10-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is best known for her curve, the witch of Agnesi, which appears in almost all high school and undergraduate math books. She was a child prodigy who frequented the salon circuit, discussing mathematics, philosophy, history, and music in multiple languages. She wrote one of the first vernacular textbooks on calculus and was appointed chair of mathematics at the university in Bologna. In later years, however, she became a prominent figure within the Catholic Enlightenment, gave up the academic world, and devoted herself to the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the homeless. Indeed, the life of Maria Agnesi reveals a complex and enigmatic figure—one of the most fascinating characters in the history of mathematics. Using newly discovered archival documents, Massimo Mazzotti reconstructs the wide spectrum of Agnesi's social experience and examines her relationships to various traditions—religious, political, social, and mathematical. This meticulous study shows how she and her fellow Enlightenment Catholics modified tradition in an effort to reconcile aspects of modern philosophy and science with traditional morality and theology. Mazzotti's original and provocative investigation is also the first targeted study of the Catholic Enlightenment and its influence on modern science. He argues that Agnesi's life is the perfect lens through which we can gain a greater understanding of mid-eighteenth-century cultural trends in continental Europe. -- Paula Findlen

Analytical Institutions

Author : Maria Gaetana Agnesi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781462297191
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book Analytical Institutions written by Maria Gaetana Agnesi and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hardcover reprint of the original 1801 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Agnesi, Maria Gaetana. Analytical Institutions In Four Books: Originally Written In Italian. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Agnesi, Maria Gaetana. Analytical Institutions In Four Books: Originally Written In Italian, . London: Printed By Taylor And Wilks, 1801. Subject: Mathematics

Women in Mathematics

Author : Lynn M. Osen
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262650090
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Women in Mathematics written by Lynn M. Osen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1975-02-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today. The colorful lives of these women, who often traveled in the most avant-garde circles of their day, are presented in fascinating detail. The obstacles and censures that were also a part of their lives are a sobering reminder of the bias against women still present in this and other fields of academic endeavor. Mathematicians, science historians, and general readers will find this book a lively history; women will find it a reminder of a proud tradition and a challenge to take their rightful place in academic life today.

Faces of Geometry. From Agnesi to Mirzakhani

Author : Paola Magnaghi-Delfino
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030297969
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Faces of Geometry. From Agnesi to Mirzakhani written by Paola Magnaghi-Delfino and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume reports on interdisciplinary discussions and interactions between theoretical research and practical studies on geometric structures and their applications in architecture, the arts, design, education, engineering, and mathematics. These related fields of research can enrich each other and renew their mutual interest in these topics through networks of shared inspiration, and can ultimately enhance the quality of geometry and graphics education. Particular attention is dedicated to the contributions that women have made to the scientific community and especially mathematics. The book introduces engineers, architects and designers interested in computer applications, graphics and geometry to the latest advances in the field, with a particular focus on science, the arts and mathematics education.

Change Is the Only Constant

Author : Ben Orlin
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 031650906X
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Change Is the Only Constant written by Ben Orlin and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings, Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings. Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and memorably bad drawings. By spinning 28 engaging mathematical tales, Orlin shows us that calculus is simply another language to express the very things we humans grapple with every day -- love, risk, time, and most importantly, change. Divided into two parts, "Moments" and "Eternities," and drawing on everyone from Sherlock Holmes to Mark Twain to David Foster Wallace, Change is the Only Constant unearths connections between calculus, art, literature, and a beloved dog named Elvis. This is not just math for math's sake; it's math for the sake of becoming a wiser and more thoughtful human.

Bernoulli's Fallacy

Author : Aubrey Clayton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231553358
Total Pages : 641 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Bernoulli's Fallacy written by Aubrey Clayton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines. In an increasingly statistics-reliant society, this same deeply rooted error shapes decisions in medicine, law, and public policy with profound consequences. The foundation of the problem is a misunderstanding of probability and its role in making inferences from observations. Aubrey Clayton traces the history of how statistics went astray, beginning with the groundbreaking work of the seventeenth-century mathematician Jacob Bernoulli and winding through gambling, astronomy, and genetics. Clayton recounts the feuds among rival schools of statistics, exploring the surprisingly human problems that gave rise to the discipline and the all-too-human shortcomings that derailed it. He highlights how influential nineteenth- and twentieth-century figures developed a statistical methodology they claimed was purely objective in order to silence critics of their political agendas, including eugenics. Clayton provides a clear account of the mathematics and logic of probability, conveying complex concepts accessibly for readers interested in the statistical methods that frame our understanding of the world. He contends that we need to take a Bayesian approach—that is, to incorporate prior knowledge when reasoning with incomplete information—in order to resolve the crisis. Ranging across math, philosophy, and culture, Bernoulli’s Fallacy explains why something has gone wrong with how we use data—and how to fix it.

Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty

Author : Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486151611
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty written by Clifford A. Pickover and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fractals and chaos theory lead to startling graphics in this book by a renowned scientist, inventor, and artist, who coordinates information from disparate fields. Over 275 illustrations, 29 in color.

Power in Numbers

Author : Talithia Williams
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 0760360286
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Power in Numbers written by Talithia Williams and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rocket scientists to code breakers, “fascinating stories” of women who overcame obstacles, shattered stereotypes, and pursued their passion for math (Notices of the American Mathematical Society). With more than 200 photos and original interviews with several of the amazing women covered, Power in Numbers: The Rebel Women of Mathematics is a full-color volume that puts a spotlight on the influence of women on the development of mathematics over the last two millennia. Each biography reveals the life of a different female mathematician, from her childhood and early influences to the challenges she faced and the great achievements she made in spite of them. Learn how: After her father terminated her math lessons, Sofia Kovalevskaya snuck algebra books into her bed to read at night Emmy Noether became an invaluable resource to Albert Einstein while she was in the Navy Native American rocket scientist Mary Golda Ross developed designs for fighter jets and missiles in a top-secret unit Katherine Johnson’s life-or-death calculations at NASA meant that astronauts such as Alan Shepard and John Glenn made it home alive Shakuntala Devi multiplied massive numbers in her head so her family could eat at night Pamela Harris proved her school counselors wrong when they told her she would only succeed as a bilinguial secretary Carla Cotwright-Williams began her life in the dangerous streets of South-Central Los Angeles before skyrocketing to a powerful career with the Department of Defense in Washington, DC These women are a diverse group, but their stories have one thing in common: At some point on their journeys, someone believed in them—and made them think the impossible was perhaps not so impossible. “A quick read . . . full of dramatic stories and eye-catching illustrations.” —MAA Reviews “I found myself marveling at the personal anecdotes and quotes throughout the book.” —Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Calculus Volume 3

Author : Edwin Herman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947172838
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Calculus Volume 3 written by Edwin Herman and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material, we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 3 covers parametric equations and polar coordinates, vectors, functions of several variables, multiple integration, and second-order differential equations.

A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics

Author : George Shoobridge Carr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book A Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics written by George Shoobridge Carr and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Irrational Numbers

Author : Robert Spiller
Publisher : Medallion Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781933836881
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Irrational Numbers written by Robert Spiller and published by Medallion Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her phone number is found in the pocket of a murdered student who previously came out of the closet in a speech to his classmates, full-time math teacher and part-time troublemaker Bonnie Pinkwater is drawn into the case. Joining forces with the school's principal, Lloyd Whittaker, Bonnie begins to investigate--only to have potential suspects start turning up dead. Using logic and math as a backbone of her investigation, Bonnie must catch the killer before she, too, is added to the growing list of bodies in this chilling casebook full of stunning twists and turns.

Chebyshev and Fourier Spectral Methods

Author : John P. Boyd
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486411834
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Chebyshev and Fourier Spectral Methods written by John P. Boyd and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-12-03 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised text focuses on use of spectral methods to solve boundary value, eigenvalue, and time-dependent problems, but also covers Hermite, Laguerre, rational Chebyshev, sinc, and spherical harmonic functions, as well as cardinal functions, linear eigenvalue problems, matrix-solving methods, coordinate transformations, methods for unbounded intervals, spherical and cylindrical geometry, and much more. 7 Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. Over 160 text figures.

A Catalog of Special Plane Curves

Author : J. Dennis Lawrence
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486167666
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book A Catalog of Special Plane Curves written by J. Dennis Lawrence and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVOne of the most beautiful aspects of geometry. Information on general properties, derived curves, geometric and analytic properties of each curve. 89 illus. /div

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 32nd Edition

Author : Daniel Zwillinger
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439835500
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 32nd Edition written by Daniel Zwillinger and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 6,000 entries, CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae, 32nd Edition continues to provide essential formulas, tables, figures, and descriptions, including many diagrams, group tables, and integrals not available online. This new edition incorporates important topics that are unfamiliar to some readers, such as visual proofs and sequences, and illustrates how mathematical information is interpreted. Material is presented in a multisectional format, with each section containing a valuable collection of fundamental tabular and expository reference material. New to the 32nd Edition A new chapter on Mathematical Formulae from the Sciences that contains the most important formulae from a variety of fields, including acoustics, astrophysics, epidemiology, finance, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics New material on contingency tables, estimators, process capability, runs test, and sample sizes New material on cellular automata, knot theory, music, quaternions, and rational trigonometry Updated and more streamlined tables Retaining the successful format of previous editions, this comprehensive handbook remains an invaluable reference for professionals and students in mathematical and scientific fields.

Adam Spencer's Time Machine

Author : Adam Spencer
Publisher : Xoum
ISBN 13 : 9781925143188
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Adam Spencer's Time Machine written by Adam Spencer and published by Xoum. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the runaway success of his Big Book of Numbers and World of Numbers, Adam Spencer is back with a fascinating - and fun! - romp through history. Starting with the big bang and ending in the present day (with a few glimpses of the future for good measure), Time Machine is a history book unlike any other. Jam-packed with quotes, quizzes, anecdotes, and trivia, Adam's latest book is a full-colour treasure trove for ages 8 ... all the way to 108. Did you know that some of the earliest mathematicians and astronomers were indigenous Australians? Or that Lord Byron's daughter, Ada Lovelace, was a pioneer of computer programming ... despite dying in 1852? Can you believe that pinball was actually illegal across much of the US until the 1970s? Will time travel ever be possible? And who (or what) is the Witch of Agnesi? Time Machine is 2016's ultimate compendium for curious minds. 'As gripping as any of my adventures, but with fewer exploding heads and a lot more maths!' - Matthew Reilly Adam shares a few interesting anecdotes from his book here on The Project.

A Handbook on Curves and Their Properties

Author : Robert Carl Yates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258443832
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book A Handbook on Curves and Their Properties written by Robert Carl Yates and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Differential Geometry and Its Applications

Author : John Oprea
Publisher : MAA
ISBN 13 : 9780883857489
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Differential Geometry and Its Applications written by John Oprea and published by MAA. This book was released on 2007-09-06 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book studies the differential geometry of surfaces and its relevance to engineering and the sciences.