Mathematics and Its History

From the reviews of the second edition: "This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present day undergraduate course, as well as certain basic topics such as the development of the calculus and the solution of polynomial equations. The fact that the topics are introduced...

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Autor principal: Stillwell, John, 1942-...., Professeur de mathématiques
Formato: Livre numérique
Lenguaje:Anglais
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edición:3.
Colección:Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
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Edition sous un autre format:• Mathematics and its history, John Stillwell, 3rd edition, 2010, New York, Springer, 1 vol. (XXI-660 p.), Undergraduate texts in mathematics, 978-1-4419-6052-8
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Theorem of Pythagoras Greek Geometry Greek Number Theory Infinity in Greek Mathematics Number Theory in Asia Polynomial Equations Analytic Geometry Projective Geometry Calculus Infinite Series The Number Theory Revival Elliptic Functions Mechanics Complex Numbers in Algebra Complex Numbers and Curves Complex Numbers and Functions Differential Geometry Non-Euclidean Geometry Group Theory Hypercomplex Numbers Algebraic Number Theory Topology Simple Groups Sets, Logic, and Computation Combinatorics