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Item specifics

Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Field of Study
Mathematics
ISBN
9780486602554

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486602559
ISBN-13
9780486602554
eBay Product ID (ePID)
862137

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
256 Pages
Publication Name
Concise History of Mathematics
Language
English
Subject
History & Philosophy, Applied Sciences, Mathematics / General
Publication Year
1987
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Juvenile Nonfiction, Science
Author
Dirk J. Struik
Series
Dover Books on Mathematics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
4
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
86-008855
Dewey Edition
19
Grade From
Seventh Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510/.09
Grade To
Twelfth Grade
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION I. THE BEGINNINGS II. THE ANCIENT ORIENT III. GREECE IV. THE ORIENT AFTER THE DECLINE OF GREEK SOCIETY V. THE BEGINNINGS IN WESTERN EUROPE VI. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY VII. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IX. THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY INDEX
Synopsis
This compact, well-written history covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, surveying the works of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. "The author's ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best." -- Nature., Compact, well-written survey ranges from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, covering Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. "A work which is unquestionably one of the best." -- Nature ., This compact, well-written history -- first published in 1948, and now in its fourth revised edition -- describes the main trends in the development of all fields of mathematics from the first available records to the middle of the 20th century. Students, researchers, historians, specialists -- in short, everyone with an interest in mathematics -- will find it engrossing and stimulating. Beginning with the ancient Near East, the author traces the ideas and techniques developed in Egypt, Babylonia, China, and Arabia, looking into such manuscripts as the Egyptian Papyrus Rhind, the Ten Classics of China, and the Siddhantas of India. He considers Greek and Roman developments from their beginnings in Ionian rationalism to the fall of Constantinople; covers medieval European ideas and Renaissance trends; analyzes 17th- and 18th-century contributions; and offers an illuminating exposition of 19th century concepts. Every important figure in mathematical history is dealt with -- Euclid, Archimedes, Diophantus, Omar Khayyam, Boethius, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, Leibniz, Fourier, Gauss, Riemann, Cantor, and many others. For this latest edition, Dr. Struik has both revised and updated the existing text, and also added a new chapter on the mathematics of the first half of the 20th century. Concise coverage is given to set theory, the influence of relativity and quantum theory, tensor calculus, the Lebesgue integral, the calculus of variations, and other important ideas and concepts. The book concludes with the beginnings of the computer era and the seminal work of von Neumann, Turing, Wiener, and others. "The author's ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best." -- Nature Magazine .
LC Classification Number
QA21.S87 1

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