History of mathematics

In studying mathematics, one can encounter surprises, whether in results that seem astonishing or in proofs that lead down unexpected paths.

The mysterious beauty, harmony, and consistency of mathematics once caused philosopher Hilary Putnam to term its existence a miracle.

Mathematics Elsewhere is a fascinating and important contribution to a global view of mathematics.

Medieval Europe was a meeting place for the Christian, Jewish, and Islamic civilizations, and the fertile intellectual exchange of these cultures can be seen in the mathematical developments of the time.

Symmetry is a classic study of symmetry in mathematics, the sciences, nature, and art from one of the twentieth century's greatest mathematicians.

An exciting look at the world of elementary mathematicsElements of Mathematics takes readers on a fascinating tour that begins in elementary mathematics-but, as John Stillwell shows, this subject is not as elementary or straightforward as one might think.

The first interdisciplinary textbook to introduce students to three critical areas in applied logicDemonstrating the different roles that logic plays in the disciplines of computer science, mathematics, and philosophy, this concise undergraduate textbook covers select topics from three different areas of logic: proof theory, computability theory, and nonclassical logic.

A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity.

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Japan was totally isolated from the West by imperial decree.

The mysterious beauty, harmony, and consistency of mathematics once caused philosopher Hilary Putnam to term its existence a miracle.

The classic book that shares the enjoyment of mathematics with readers of all skill levelsWhat is so special about the number 30?

How the concept of proof has enabled the creation of mathematical knowledgeThe Story of Proof investigates the evolution of the concept of proof-one of the most significant and defining features of mathematical thought-through critical episodes in its history.

A guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity.

How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems?

The history of mathematics is replete with examples of major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems.

An exploration of mathematical style through 99 different proofs of the same theoremThis book offers a multifaceted perspective on mathematics by demonstrating 99 different proofs of the same theorem.

The history of mathematics is filled with major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems.

This book presents reverse mathematics to a general mathematical audience for the first time.

A comprehensive look at the mathematics, physics, and philosophy of Henri PoincareHenri Poincare (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time-he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and a prominent philosopher of science whose fresh and surprising essays are still in print a century later.

An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentiethThe Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s.

Good graphs make complex problems clear.

How mathematics helped build the world's most important buildings from early Egypt to the presentFrom the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings.

How our understanding of calculus has evolved over more than three centuries, how this has shaped the way it is taught in the classroom, and why calculus pedagogy needs to changeCalculus Reordered takes readers on a remarkable journey through hundreds of years to tell the story of how calculus evolved into the subject we know today.

Plato's Ghost is the first book to examine the development of mathematics from 1880 to 1920 as a modernist transformation similar to those in art, literature, and music.

Taddeo Alderotti was the most celebrated professor of medicine at Bologna in the late thirteenth century.

Does syllogistic logic have the resources to capture mathematical proof?

Does syllogistic logic have the resources to capture mathematical proof?

Established in the early seventeenth century following a bequest to the university by Sir William Sedley, Oxford's Sedleian Professorship of Natural Philosophy is one of the university's oldest professorships.

A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating historiesGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language.

Natura incognita explores the theme of the “unknown nature,” offering an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges the history of science with other fields of enquiry, such as the history of philosophy, museology, environmental and animal studies.

Natura incognita explores the theme of the “unknown nature,” offering an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges the history of science with other fields of enquiry, such as the history of philosophy, museology, environmental and animal studies.

What is One?

Emily Grosholz offers an original investigation of demonstration in mathematics and science, examining how it works and why it is persuasive.

A marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating historiesGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language.

Rene Descartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation is the first complete English translation of the extant correspondence of the polymath Rene Descartes, who excelled in all areas of philosophy, the sciences, and mathematics.

The Life and Work of James Bradley: The New Foundations of 18th Century Astronomy is the first major work on the life and achievements of James Bradley for 190 years.

Cunha linguaxe accesible a todos os públicos, este libro percorre a historia das matemáticas a través dos seus símbolos, dende os glifos dos xeroglíficos exipcios ata a sofisticada notación actual.

Eratosthenes and the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference (c.

Rene Descartes: The Complete Correspondence in English Translation is the first complete English translation of the extant correspondence of the polymath Rene Descartes, who excelled in all areas of philosophy, the sciences, and mathematics.

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The tremendous growth of the mathematical sciences in the early modern world was reflected contemporaneously in an increasingly sophisticated level of practical mathematics in fields such as merchants' accounts, instrument making, teaching, navigation, and gauging.

The tremendous growth of the mathematical sciences in the early modern world was reflected contemporaneously in an increasingly sophisticated level of practical mathematics in fields such as merchants' accounts, instrument making, teaching, navigation, and gauging.

Many of the most famous results in mathematics are impossibility theorems stating that something cannot be done.

Many of the most famous results in mathematics are impossibility theorems stating that something cannot be done.

Can one prove that 1 + 1 = 2?

Can one prove that 1 + 1 = 2?

Fractions are everywhere and yet most of us learn only basic and rather dry facts about fractions in primary school.

Fractions are everywhere and yet most of us learn only basic and rather dry facts about fractions in primary school.