Written by one of the foremost experts in the field, The History of Mathematics : A Brief Course is substantially revised in the second edition. This acclaimed text-now reorganized topically rather than geographically-begins with first applications of counting and numbers in the…
Ce livre rassemble plus de six cents biographies de mathématiciens de toutes les époques. Les textes sont courts de manière à se familiariser en peu de temps avec chaque savant. Le début des biographies aborde la vie du savant. Les indications sur ses travaux sont repoussées à l…
« Brian Hayes wants to convince us that mathematics is too important and too much fun to be left to the mathematicians. Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations is his entertaining and accessible exploration of mathematical terrain both far-flung and nearby, bringing reader…
« Emblazoned on many advertisements for the wildly popular game of Sudoku are the reassuring words, "no mathematical knowledge required." Anxiety about math plagues many of us, and school memories can still summon intense loathing. In A Brief History of Mathematical Thought, Luk…
Mathematics in historical context
by Suzuki, Jeff, Mathematical association of America
fromMAA Spectrum
