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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Other titles in the Classroom Resource Materials series:Archimedes: What Did He Do Besides Cry Eureka?
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher 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 ContentsThe 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. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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