Overview
The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics 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 Poincaré Conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. Distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume Covers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present Includes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments. 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, A History of Mathematics is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.
Full Product Details
Author: Carl B. Boyer (Brooklyn College) ,
Uta C. Merzbach
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: 3rd edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 4.80cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.862kg
ISBN: 9780470525487
ISBN 10: 0470525487
Pages: 688
Publication Date: 14 January 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
...an engaging read for the mathematically minded. (Inside OR, June 2011).
‘...an ‘engaging' read for the mathematically minded.' (Inside OR, June 2011).
the book is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it. (Zentralblatt MATH 2016) the book is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.
the book is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it. (Zentralblatt MATH 2016) the book is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.
'...an 'engaging' read for the mathematically minded.' (Inside OR, June 2011).
Author Information
UTA C. MERZBACH is Curator Emeritus of Mathematics at the Smithsonian Institution and Director of the LHM Institute. The late CARL B. BOYER was a professor of mathematics at Brooklyn College and the author of several classic works on the history of mathematics.
