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Archimedes: What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka?

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Publisher Comments:

Many people have heard two things about Archimedes: he was the greatest mathematician of antiquity, and he ran naked from his bath crying 'Eureka!'. However, few people are familiar with the actual accomplishments upon which his enduring reputation rests, and it is the aim of this book to shed light upon this matter. Archimedes' ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal was astonishing. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics. No great mathematical expertise is required of the reader, and the book is well illustrated with over 100 diagrams. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.

Book News Annotation:

Using only highschool-level mathematics, Stein (recently retired from U. of California, Davis) presents an accessible account of Archimedes' accomplishments. He discusses the life of Archimedes, the discovery of Archimedes' manuscript The Method in 1906, and Archimedes' methods for figuring out the law of the lever, center of gravity, the parabola, floating bodies, the spiral, the sphere, and pi. Helpful information is appended, including a discussion of Archimedes' system of notation.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.

Synopsis:

Archimedes' enduring reputation rests upon his ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics, and this book is devoted to his work. No great mathematical expertise is required of the reader, and the book is well illustrated with over 100 diagrams. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.

Synopsis:

This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-152) and index.

Table of Contents

The life of Archimedes? — The law of the lever — Center of gravity — Big literary find in Constantinople — The mechanical method — Two sums — The parabola — Floating bodies — The spiral — The sphere — Archimeded traps pi — Appendix A, Affine mappings and the parabola, Appendix B, The floating paraboloid: special case — Appendix C, Notation — Appendix D, References.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780883857182
Subtitle:
What Did He Do Beside Cry Eureka?
Author:
Stein, Sherman K.
Author:
Stein, Sherman
Author:
Watkins, William
Publisher:
The Mathematical Association of America
Location:
Cambridge
Subject:
History
Subject:
Mathematics
Subject:
Archimedes
Subject:
Mathematics, Greek
Subject:
History -- Philosophy.
Subject:
Mathematics -- History.
Subject:
General Mathematics
Series:
Classroom resource materials
Series Volume:
168
Publication Date:
19990902
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
166
Dimensions:
8.96x5.95x.36 in. .52 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
"Synopsis" by , Archimedes' enduring reputation rests upon his ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics, and this book is devoted to his work. No great mathematical expertise is required of the reader, and the book is well illustrated with over 100 diagrams. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.
"Synopsis" by , This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
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