Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers, Jan Gullberg (9780393040029) — Readings Books
Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers
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Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers

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This wide-ranging survey looks at the history of mathematics from the invention of numbers and language, through the realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus, to mathematical logic, set theory, topology, fractals and probability, and onwards to differential equations. The book is intended for the general reader, and links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences and technology.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Country
United States
Date
8 January 2010
Pages
1118
ISBN
9780393040029

This wide-ranging survey looks at the history of mathematics from the invention of numbers and language, through the realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and calculus, to mathematical logic, set theory, topology, fractals and probability, and onwards to differential equations. The book is intended for the general reader, and links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences and technology.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Country
United States
Date
8 January 2010
Pages
1118
ISBN
9780393040029