The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics

Kramer, Edna Ernestine

ISBN 10: 0691023727 / ISBN 13: 9780691023724

Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1983

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0691023727I3N10

Inhaltsangabe:

Now available in a one-volume paperback, this book traces the development of the most important mathematical concepts, giving special attention to the lives and thoughts of such mathematical innovators as Pythagoras, Newton, Poincare, and Godel. Beginning with a Sumerian short story--ultimately linked to modern digital computers--the author clearly introduces concepts of binary operations; point-set topology; the nature of post-relativity geometries; optimization and decision processes; ergodic theorems; epsilon-delta arithmetization; integral equations; the beautiful "ideals" of Dedekind and Emmy Noether; and the importance of "purifying" mathematics. Organizing her material in a conceptual rather than a chronological manner, she integrates the traditional with the modern, enlivening her discussions with historical and biographical detail.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Edna Ernestine Kramer

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Nature and Growth of Modern Mathematics
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1983
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket