A history in sum : 150 years of mathematics at Harvard (1825-1975) /

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In the twentieth century, mathematicians at Harvard University trailblazed a distinctly American tradition in algebraic geometry and topology, complex analysis, number theory, and other esoteric fields. Written in accessible prose, A History in Sum takes a close look at the contributions to higher m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nadis, Steven J.
Otros Autores: Yau, Shing-Tung, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Temas:
Harvard University. > Department of Mathematics.
Harvard University. > Department of Mathematics
Mathematics > Study and teaching > Massachusetts > History.
Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement > Massachusetts > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Mathematics > Study and teaching
Massachusetts
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue: The Early Days-- A "Colledge" Riseth in the Cowyards
  • 1. Benjamin Peirce and the Science of "Necessary Conclusions"
  • 2 Osgood, Bôcher, and the Great Awakening in American Mathematics
  • 3. The Dynamical Presence of George David Birkhoff
  • 4. Analysis and Algebra Meet Topology: Marston Morse, Hassler Whitney, and Saunders Mac Lane
  • 5. Analysis Most Complex: Lars Ahlfors Gives Function Theory a Geometric Spin
  • 6. The War and Its Aftermath: Andrew Gleason, George Mackey, and an Assignation in Hilbert Space
  • 7. The Europeans: Oscar Zariski, Richard Brauer, and Raoul Bott
  • Epilogue: Numbers and Beyond
  • Notes
  • Index.

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