Mathematics : from the birth of numbers / Jan Gullberg ; technical illustrations, Par Gullberg
- Bib ID:
- 2968890
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Gullberg, Jan
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Description:
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- New York : W.W. Norton, c1997
- xxii, 1093 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- ISBN:
- 039304002X (hardback)
- Summary:
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This gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world mathematics takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey - from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the primary realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, to the final destination of differential equations, with excursions into symbolic logic, set theory, topology, fractals, probability, and assorted other mathematical byways. Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers is unique among popular books on mathematics in combining an engaging, easy-to-read history of the subject with a comprehensive mathematical survey text. Intended, in the author's words, "for the benefit of those who never studied the subject, those who think they have forgotten what they once learned, and those with a sincere desire for more knowledge," it links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences, and technology.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword: "Mathematics in Our Culture" / Peter Hilton
- 1. Numbers and Language
- 2. Systems of Numeration
- 3. Types of Numbers
- 4. Cornerstones of Mathematics
- 5. Combinatorics
- 6. Symbolic Logic
- 7. Set Theory
- 8. Introduction to Sequences and Series
- 9. Theory of Equations
- 10. Introduction to Functions
- 11. Overture to the Geometries
- 12. Elementary Geometry
- 13. Trigonometry
- 14. Hyperbolic Functions
- 15. Analytic Geometry
- 16. Vector Analysis
- 17. Fractals
- 18. Matrices and Determinants
- 19. Embarking on Calculus
- 20. Introduction to Differential Calculus
- 21. Introduction to Integral Calculus
- 22. Power Series
- 23. Indeterminate Limits
- 24. Complex Numbers Revisited
- 25. Extrema and Critical Points
- 26. Arc Length
- 27. Centroids
- 28. Area
- 29. Volume
- 30. Motion
- 31. Harmonic Analysis
- 32. Methods of Approximation
- 33. Probability Theory
- 34. Differential Equations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 1041-1052) and indexes.
- Subject:
- Mathematics
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1997
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