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A history of mathematics /
For more than forty years, this book has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the P...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, N.J. :
Wiley,
©2011.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For more than forty years, this book has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincare conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, this book is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 668 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-646) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470630549 047063054X 9780470630563 0470630566 9786612987557 6612987553 9781282987555 1282987550 |