Mathematics and its history /
This book presents a concise unified view of mathematics and its historical development. It is aimed at senior undergraduates - or any other mathematicians - who have mastered the basic topics but wish to gain a better grasp of mathematics as a whole. Reasons for the emergence of the main fields of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer-Verlag,
[1989]
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| Series: | Undergraduate texts in mathematics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book presents a concise unified view of mathematics and its historical development. It is aimed at senior undergraduates - or any other mathematicians - who have mastered the basic topics but wish to gain a better grasp of mathematics as a whole. Reasons for the emergence of the main fields of modern mathematics are identified, and connections between them are explained, by tracing the course of a few mathematical themes from ancient times down to the 20th century. The emphasis is on history as a method for unifying and motivating mathematics, rather than as an end in itself, and there is more mathematical detail than in other general histories. No historical expertise is assumed, and classical mathematics is rephrased in modern terms whenever it seems original sources, and readers wishing to explore the classics for themselves will find it a useful guide. An advantage of the unified approach is that it ties up loose ends and fills gaps in the standard undergraduate curriculum. Thus readers can expect to add to their mathematical knowledge as well as gaining a new perspective on what they already know. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 371 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-362) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781489900074 (electronic bk.) 1489900071 (electronic bk.) |