Mathematics and Its History

From the reviews of the second edition: "This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present day undergraduate course, as well as certain basic topics such as the development of the calculus and the solution of polynomial equations. The fact that the topics are introduced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stillwell, John (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:3rd ed. 2010.
Colección:Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics,
Temas:
Mathematics.
History.
Geometry.
Number theory.
Mathematical analysis.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Number Theory.
Analysis.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Theorem of Pythagoras
  • Greek Geometry
  • Greek Number Theory
  • Infinity in Greek Mathematics
  • Number Theory in Asia
  • Polynomial Equations
  • Analytic Geometry
  • Projective Geometry
  • Calculus
  • Infinite Series
  • The Number Theory Revival
  • Elliptic Functions
  • Mechanics
  • Complex Numbers in Algebra
  • Complex Numbers and Curves
  • Complex Numbers and Functions
  • Differential Geometry
  • Non-Euclidean Geometry
  • Group Theory
  • Hypercomplex Numbers
  • Algebraic Number Theory
  • Topology
  • Simple Groups
  • Sets, Logic, and Computation
  • Combinatorics.

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