From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each …
This visually stunning volume takes the reader on an illustrated tour of mathematics across cultures and civilizations, bringing to life a world of important ideas and-rarely supposed-great intrigue and charm.
From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, he explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected societ…
Beginning with the first Babylonian number symbols and concluding with Fermat's Last Theorem and chaos theory, Steward provides a history of mathematics and answers fundamental questions.
by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical Association of America
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by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical Association of America
fromMAA Spectrum
by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical Association of America
fromMAA Spectrum
What would Newton see if he looked out his bedroom window? Mathematics in Historical Context describes the world around the important mathematicians of the past, and explores the complex interaction between mathematics, mathematicians, and society. It takes the reader on a grand…
by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical association of America
fromMAA Spectrum
by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical Association of America
fromMAA Spectrum
Mathematics in Historical Context describes the world around the important mathematicians of the past, and explores the complex interaction between mathematics, mathematicians, and society. --from publisher description.
by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical Association of America
fromMAA Spectrum
Mathematics in Historical Context describes the world around the important mathematicians of the past, and explores the complex interaction between mathematics, mathematicians, and society. --from publisher description.
"What is it that mathematicians do? And who gets to be called a 'mathematician' and why? This book seeks to answer these questions through a series of stories ranging from the beginning of modern mathematics through to the 20th century, but not in a usual, chronological manner. …