History of mathematics books

The P-NP problem is the most important open problem in computer science, if not all of mathematics. The Golden...  Read More >>

Problems that beset Archimedes, Newton, Euler, Cauchy, Gauss, Monge and other greats, ready to challenge today's...  Read More >>

Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries,...  Read More >>

Volume 1 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical analysis....  Read More >>

This book is not only a fascinating introduction to the number concept and to numbers themselves but also a multifaceted...  Read More >>

Concise history of the origin and development of Hindu-Arabic numerals recounts international labors of scholars,...  Read More >>

Lively guide by a prominent historian focuses on the role of Euclid's Elements in subsequent mathematical developments....  Read More >>

Extremely readable, jargon-free book for general readers traces the evolution of counting systems, from the primitive...  Read More >>

A global survey of the history of mathematics, this collection of 32 articles traces the subject from AD 1000 to...  Read More >>

Glendinning provides a visually enhanced introduction to key mathematical concepts. Each idea is quickly and clearly...  Read More >>

Can you outrun a bullet? How do you build an electronic brain? Could you slow down time? How do you unleash chaos?...  Read More >>

Analogue Computing Methods presents the field of analogue computation and simulation in a compact and convenient...  Read More >>

The Process of Learning Mathematics describes the process of learning mathematics and covers topics ranging from...  Read More >>

This edited review book on Godunov methods contains 97 articles, all of which were presented at the international...  Read More >>

This volume offers a selection of the best contributions by Russian scholars--historians and philosophers of science--to...  Read More >>

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The story of the man who introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals and the concept of zero to Europe that transformed business...  Read More >>

Moritz Pasch is justly celebrated as a key figure in the history of axiomatic geometry. Less well known are his...  Read More >>

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From the reign of Charles II to the early 19th century, a curious Almanac - part 'teach-yourself mathematics', part...  Read More >>

The editors of the present series had originally intended to publish an integrated work on the history of mathematics...  Read More >>

Gerhard Gentzen (1909-1945) ist der Begründer der modernen mathematischen Beweistheorie. Die nachhaltige Bedeutung...  Read More >>

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The significance of foundational debate in mathematics that took place in the 1920s seems to have been recognized...  Read More >>

Nach dem Tode von Professor HARIG bekam HANS WUSSING 1967 (als einziger habilitierter Wissenschaftshistoriker in...  Read More >>