Description: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Volume 2 Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). Author(s): Morris Kline Format: Paperback Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc ISBN-13: 9780195061369, 978-0195061369 Synopsis This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the men responsible for them. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks, and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Volume 2 focuses on calculus, the rise of analysis in the nineteenth century, and the number theories of Dedekind and Dirichlet. The concluding volume covers the revival of projective geometry, the emergence of abstract algebra, the beginnings of topology, and the influence of Goedel on recent mathematical study.
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Book Title: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times: Mathematica...
Item Height: 227mm
Item Width: 148mm
Author: Morris Kline
Publication Name: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Volume 2
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Subject: Medicine, Engineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics
Publication Year: 1990
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 686g
Number of Pages: 462 Pages
