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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalitiesby William Dunham
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides — Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." — Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe."
Synopsis:This text introduces an array of mathematical topics including explanations of fundamental types of maths, such as Greek geometry, and key concepts like infinity and transcendental numbers. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index. About the AuthorWILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The author of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the 1993 George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association of America for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. He is also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Table of ContentsArithmetic. Bernoulli Trials. Circle. Differential Calculus. Euler. Fermat. Greek Geometry. Hypotenuse. Isoperimetric Problem. Justification. Knighted Newton. Lost Leibniz. Mathematical Personality. Natural Logarithm. Origins. Prime Number Theorem. Quotient. Russell's Paradox. Spherical Surface. Trisection. Utility. Venn Diagram. Where Are the Women? X-Y Plane. Z. Afterword. Notes. Index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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