Synopses & Reviews
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.
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.
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.