The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course - Hardcover

Cooke, Roger L.

 
9780471444596: The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0471444596 ISBN 13: 9780471444596
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

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Written by one of the foremost experts in the field, The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course is substantially revised in the second edition. This acclaimed text-now reorganized topically rather than geographically-begins with first applications of counting and numbers in the ancient world, and continues with discussions of geometry, algebra, analysis, probability, logic, and more. Discussions of women in the history of mathematics make this a very thorough, inclusive resource.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

ROGER COOKE, PHD, is Williams Professor of Mathematics, University of Vermont, and has served as an associate editor of Historia Mathematica. Dr. Cooke has authored other key titles in the field as well as translated several books by Russian mathematicians into English.

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This new edition brings the fascinating and intriguing history of mathematics to life
 
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.
 
In the first edition, each chapter was devoted to a single culture. This Second Edition is organized by subject matter: a general survey of mathematics in many cultures, arithmetic, geometry, algebra, analysis, and mathematical inference. This new organization enables students to focus on one complete topic and, at the same time, compare how different cultures approached each topic. Many new photographs and diagrams have been added to this edition to enhance the presentation.
 
The text is divided into seven parts:
* The World of Mathematics and the Mathematics of the World, including the origin and prehistory of mathematics, cultural surveys, and women mathematicians
* Numbers, including counting, calculation, ancient number theory, and numbers and number theory in modern mathematics
* Color Plates, illustrating the impact of mathematics on civilizations from Egypt to Japan to Mexico to modern Europe
* Space, including measurement, Euclidean geometry, post-Euclidean geometry, and modern geometrics
* Algebra, including problems leading to algebra, equations and methods, and modern algebra
* Analysis, including the calculus, real, and complex analysis
* Mathematical Inference, including probability and statistics, and logic and set theory
 
As readers progress through the text, they learn about the evolution of each topic, how different cultures devised their own solutions, and how these solutions enabled the cultures to develop and progress. In addition, readers will meet some of the greatest mathematicians of the ages, who helped lay the groundwork for today's science and technology.
 
The book's lively approach makes it appropriate for anyone interested in learning how the field of mathematics came to be what it is today. It can also serve as a textbook for undergraduate or graduate-level courses.

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471444596
ISBN 13 
9780471444596
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
632
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Wiley-Blackwell
https://www.wiley.com/en-in

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