History of mathematics books

An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth...  Read More >>

In 1842 the Belgian mathematician Eugène Charles Catalan asked whether 8 and 9 are the only consecutive pure powers...  Read More >>

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Elliptic Tales describes the latest developments in number theory by looking at one of the most exciting unsolved...  Read More >>

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This brand-new, comprehensive preparation guide is designed for prospective teachers studying for the Praxis II:...  Read More >>

It is one of the wonders of mathematics that, for every problem mathematicians solve, another awaits to perplex...  Read More >>

John Napier (1550-1617) is celebrated today as the man who invented logarithms--an enormous intellectual achievement...  Read More >>

Archimedes is held in high esteem by mathematicians, physicists and engineers as one of the most brilliant scientists...  Read More >>

Steps forward in mathematics often reverberate in other scientific disciplines, and give rise to innovative conceptual...  Read More >>

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A believer in the development of a rational society through scientific thinking, Nicolas de Condorcet (1743–94)...  Read More >>

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Neal Koblitz is a co-inventor of one of the two most popular forms of encryption and digital signature, and his...  Read More >>

From the Preface: “The name of Hermann Weyl is enshrined in the history of mathematics. It is intended as a service...  Read More >>

A follow-up to the volume ""Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800. Essays by David Speiser"" (Birkhäuser...  Read More >>

While his contributions to architecture and the visual arts are well known and available in good English editions,...  Read More >>

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hermann Graßmann (1809-1877), an interdisciplinary conference...  Read More >>

​From the Preface: “The name of Hermann Weyl is enshrined in the history of mathematics. It is intended as a service...  Read More >>

From the Preface: “The name of Hermann Weyl is enshrined in the history of mathematics. A thinker of exceptional...  Read More >>

​ From the Preface: “The name of Hermann Weyl is enshrined in the history of mathematics. It is intended as a service...  Read More >>

Collects essays that focus on the role of formalist aspects in mathematical theorizing and practice, examining issues...  Read More >>

""Fascinating...Frenkel deftly takes the reader from the beginnings of this mathematical symphony to the far reaches...  Read More >>

The aim of this book is to present and analyze philosophical conceptions concerning mathematics and logic as formulated...  Read More >>