Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 607 pages)
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illustrations (some color)
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
[Place of publication not identified] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
1118033094
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1118030249
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9781118033098
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9781118030240
Content:
"The Second Edition of this internationally acclaimed text has been thoroughly revised, updated, and reorganized to give readers a fresh perspective on the evolution of mathematics. Written by one of the world's leading experts on the history of mathematics, the book details the key historical developments in the field, providing an understanding and appreciation of how mathematics influences today's science, art, music, literature, and society."--Jacket
Content:
Front Matter -- The World of Mathematics and the Mathematics of the World. The World of Mathematics and the Mathematics of the World -- The Origin and Prehistory of Mathematics -- Mathematical Cultures I -- Mathematical Cultures II -- Women Mathematicians -- Numbers. Numbers -- Counting -- Calculation -- Ancient Number Theory -- Numbers and Number Theory in Modern Mathematics -- Color Plates. Color Plates -- Space. Space -- Measurement -- Euclidean Geometry -- Post-Euclidean Geometry -- Modern Geometries -- Algebra. Algebra -- Problems Leading to Algebra -- Equations and Algorithms -- Modern Algebra -- Analysis. Analysis -- The Calculus -- Real and Complex Analysis -- Mathematical Inferences. Mathematical Inferences -- Probability and Statistics -- Logic and Set Theory -- Literature -- Subject Index -- Name Index.
Content:
Pt 1: The world of mathematics and the mathematics of the world. The origin and prehistory of mathematics -- Mathematical cultures I -- Mathematical cultures II -- Women mathematicians -- Pt 2: Numbers. Counting -- Calculation -- Ancient number theory -- Numbers and number theory in modern mathematics -- Pt 3: Color plates -- Pt 4: Space. Measurement -- Euclidean geometry -- Post-Euclidean geometry -- Modern geometries -- Pt 5: Algebra. Problems leading to algebra -- Equations and algorithms -- Modern algebra -- Pt 6: Analysis. The calculus -- Real and complex analysis -- Pt 7: Mathematical inferences. Probability and statistics -- Logic and set theory.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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English
Additional Edition:
0471444596
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cooke, Roger, 1942- History of mathematics Hoboken, N.J : Wiley-Interscience, ©2005
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1002/9781118033098
URL:
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
