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Trigonometric Delights /
Trigonometry has always been an underappreciated branch of mathematics. It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view....
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2013.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue: Ahmes the Scribe, 1650 B.C.; Recreational Mathematics in Ancient Egypt; 1. Angles; 2. Chords; Plimpton 322: The Earliest Trigonometric Table?; 3. Six Functions Come of Age; Johann Müller, alias Regiomontanus; 4. Trigonometry Becomes Analytic; François Viete; 5. Measuring Heaven and Earth; Abraham De Moivre; 6. Two Theorems from Geometry; 7. Epicycloids and Hypocycloids; Maria Agnesi and Her ""Witch""; 8. Variations on a Theme by Gauss; 9. Had Zeno Only Known This!; 10. (sin x)/x; 11. A Remarkable Formula; Jules Lissajous and His Figures. | |
| 520 | |a Trigonometry has always been an underappreciated branch of mathematics. It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view. Rejecting the usual arid descriptions of sine, cosine, and their trigonometric relatives, he brings the subject to life in a compelling blend of history, biography, and mathematics. He presents both a survey of the main elements of trigonometry and a unique account of its vital contribution to sc. | ||
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