Description: This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them. Originally published in 1972, it is now available as a three volume paperback edition. 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 thenineteenth 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 G¿del on recent mathematical study. Morris Kline is author of Mathematics The Loss of Certainty & Mathematics in Western Culture None
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EAN: 9780195061352
UPC: 9780195061352
ISBN: 9780195061352
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Book Title: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times:
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Number of Pages: 428 Pages
Publication Name: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, Volume 1
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Item Height: 227 mm
Subject: Medicine, Engineering & Technology, Science, Mathematics
Publication Year: 1990
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 636 g
Author: Morris Kline
Item Width: 147 mm
Series: Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times
Format: Paperback
