Mathematics
from the birth of numbers
by Jan Gullberg
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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.
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Mathematics: from the birth of numbers
1997, W.W. Norton
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039304002X 9780393040029
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 1041-1052) and indexes.
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Gullberg attempts to "bring together the history of mathematics with a broad treatment of its foundations," including numbers and their symbols, the four fundamental rules of arithmetic, calculus, matrices and determinants, differential equations, algebra, the theory of functions, geometry, trigonometry, hyperbolic functions, analytic geometry, number theory, symbolic logic, set theory, Boolean algebra, transfinite numbers, topology, fractals, vector analysis, and probability theory.
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