Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers Hardcover - 1997
by Jan Gullberg; Foreword by Peter Hilton
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This gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world mathematics takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey - from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the primary realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, to the final destination of differential equations, with excursions into symbolic logic, set theory, topology, fractals, probability, and assorted other mathematical byways. Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers is unique among popular books on mathematics in combining an engaging, easy-to-read history of the subject with a comprehensive mathematical survey text. Intended, in the author's words, "for the benefit of those who never studied the subject, those who think they have forgotten what they once learned, and those with a sincere desire for more knowledge", it links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences, and technology.
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- Title Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers
- Author Jan Gullberg; Foreword by Peter Hilton
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 1128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
- Date 1997
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780393040029 / 039304002X
- Weight 4.67 lbs (2.12 kg)
- Dimensions 10.34 x 7.45 x 2.27 in (26.26 x 18.92 x 5.77 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mathematics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96013428
- Dewey Decimal Code 510.9
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- Booklist, 04/01/1997, Page 1273
- Publishers Weekly, 01/27/1997, Page 90
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