Mathematics and Its History - John Stillwell

Mathematics and Its History

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Buch | Softcover
560 Seiten
2010 | 2nd Revised edition
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4419-2955-6 (ISBN)
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This book offers a collection of historical essays detailing a large variety of mathematical disciplines and issues; it's accessible to a broad audience. This second edition includes new chapters on Chinese and Indian number theory, on hypercomplex numbers, and on algebraic number theory. Many more exercises have been added as well as commentary that helps place the exercises in context.

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 Revival of Number Theory * Elliptic Functions * Mechanics * Complex Numbers in Algebra * Complex Numbers and Curves * Complex Numbers and Functions * Differential Geometry * Noneuclidean Geometry * Group Theory * Hypercomplex Numbers * Algebraic Number Theory * Topology * Sets, Logic, and Computation * Bibliography * Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.12.2010
Reihe/Serie Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Zusatzinfo 181 black & white illustrations
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 844 g
Einbandart Paperback
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Allgemeines / Lexika
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Analysis
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geometrie / Topologie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10 1-4419-2955-X / 144192955X
ISBN-13 978-1-4419-2955-6 / 9781441929556
Zustand Neuware
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