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Mathematics and its history
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- Book Synopsis
- From the reviews of the second edition:"This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present day undergraduate course, as well as certain basic topics such as the development of the calculus and the solution of polynomial equations. The fact that the topics are introduced in their historical contexts will enable students to better appreciate and understand the mathematical ideas involved...If one constructs a list of topics central to a history course, then they would closely resemble those chosen here."(David Parrott, Australian Mathematical Society)This third edition includes new chapters on simple groups and combinatorics, and new sections on several topics, including the Poincare conjecture. The book has also been enriched by added exercises.
- About The Author
- John Stillwell is a professor of mathematics at the University of San Francisco. He is also an accomplished author, having published several books with Springer, including The Four Pillars of Geometry; Elements of Algebra; Numbers and Geometry; and many more.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781441960528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Springer, (02 August 2010)
- Number of Pages
- 660
- Weight
- 1166 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 160 x 43 mm
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