Enlightening symbols : a short history of mathematical notation and its hidden powers /
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Corporate Author: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
[2014]
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Numerals. Curious beginnings ; Certain ancient number systems ; Silk and Royal roads ; The Indian gift ; Arrival in Europe ; The Arab gift ; Liber abbaci ; Refuting origins
- Algebra. Sans symbols ; Diophantus's Arithmetica ; The great art ; Symbol infancy ; The timid symbol ; Hierarchies of dignity ; Vowels and consonants ; The explosion ; A catalogue of symbols ; The symbol master ; The last of the magicians
- The power of symbols. Rendezvous in the mind ; The good symbol ; Invisible gorillas ; Mental pictures
- Appendix A. Leibniz's notation
- Appendix B. Newton's fluxion of x [superscript n]
- Appendix C. Experiment
- Appendix D/ Visualizing complex numbers
- Appendix E. Quaternions.