European Mathematical Awakening: A Journey Through the History of Mathematics from 1000 to 1800: A Journey Through the History of Mathematics, 1000-1800 (Dover Books on Mathematics) - Softcover

Swetz, Frank J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486498050 ISBN 13: 9780486498058

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2013

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Absorbing and entertaining, these thirty-two articles by distinguished educators offer a reader-friendly introduction to the history of mathematics. The newly corrected and updated essays cover eight centuries of discoveries, ranging from the medieval practice of finger calculus to the pioneering work of Leonhard Euler.
Fascinating topics include the geometry behind the windows of Gothic churches, the development of complex numbers, the evolution of algebraic symbolism, and mathematical considerations on the trajectory of a cannon ball. Profiles of historic figures include Leonardo Fibonacci, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Galileo, the Bernoulli family, and other well- and less-known personalities, including mathematicians of the French Revolution and women in mathematics. Suitable for readers with no background in mathematics, this volume offers an excellent guide for high school students and college undergraduates as well as anyone with an interest in the history of mathematics.

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Professor Emeritus at Penn State University, Frank J. Swetz is co-founding editor of Convergence, an e-journal devoted to the history of mathematics. He is also the author of 20 books and more than 300 articles.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0486498050
• ISBN 13: 9780486498058
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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