History of mathematics

This text presents the ideas of a particular group of mathematicians of the late 18th century known as "e;the German combinatorial school"e; and its influence.

Dirk van Dalen's biography studies the fascinating life of the famous Dutch mathematician and philosopher Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer.

Techniques for deciphering texts by early mathematiciansWritings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today.

The general principles by which the editors and authors of the present edition have been guided were explained in the preface to the first volume of Mathemat- ics of the 19th Century, which contains chapters on the history of mathematical logic, algebra, number theory, and probability theory (Nauka, Moscow 1978; En- glish translation by Birkhiiuser Verlag, Basel-Boston-Berlin 1992).

The purpose of presenting this book to the scholarly world is twofold.

A thorough guide to elliptic functions and modular forms that demonstrates the relevance and usefulness of historical sources.

This book explains the development of theoretical computer science in its early stages, specifically from 1965 to 1990.

An accessible book that examines the mathematics of weather predictionInvisible in the Storm is the first book to recount the history, personalities, and ideas behind one of the greatest scientific successes of modern times-the use of mathematics in weather prediction.

From the reviews: "e;This monumental work will henceforth be the standard interpretation of ancient mathematical astronomy.

Presented as an engaging discourse, this textbook invites readers to delve into the historical origins and uses of geometry.

Mit den hier abgedruckten klassischen biographischen Texten der Autoren Dirichlet, Kummer, Hensel, Frobenius und Hilbert werden dem Leser Einblicke in Leben und Werk herausragender Wissenschaftler eröffnet.

This book seeks to explore the history of descriptive geometry in relation to its circulation in the 19th century, which had been favoured by the transfers of the model of the Ecole Polytechnique to other countries.

The first history of postwar mathematics, offering a new interpretation of the rise of abstraction and axiomatics in the twentieth century.

"e;Jose Ferreiros has written a magisterial account of the history of set theory which is panoramic, balanced, and engaging.

This textbook develops the abstract algebra necessary to prove the impossibility of four famous mathematical feats: squaring the circle, trisecting the angle, doubling the cube, and solving quintic equations.

In diesem Band soll eine zusammenfassende Darstellung der äußeren Ent­ wicklung der Mathematik an den deutschen Universitäten gegeben wer­ den.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book offers insights into the history of mathematics education, covering both the current state of the art of research and the methodology of the field.

Techniques for deciphering texts by early mathematiciansWritings by early mathematicians feature language and notations that are quite different from what we're familiar with today.

Mathematics did not spring spontaneously into life, with rules set in stone for all time.

Based on extensive research in Sanskrit sources, Mathematics in India chronicles the development of mathematical techniques and texts in South Asia from antiquity to the early modern period.

This is a charming and insightful contribution to an understanding of the "e;Science Wars"e; between postmodernist humanism and science, driving toward a resolution of the mutual misunderstanding that has driven the controversy.

To a large extent, it lies, no doubt, in what is presented in this work under the title of 'meta lever', a method which it is certainly interesting to develop and further refine.

An accessible book that examines the mathematics of weather predictionInvisible in the Storm is the first book to recount the history, personalities, and ideas behind one of the greatest scientific successes of modern times-the use of mathematics in weather prediction.

How a new mathematical field grew and matured in America Graph Theory in America focuses on the development of graph theory in North America from 1876 to 1976.

A significant number of works have set forth, over the past decades, the emphasis laid by seventeenth-century mathematicians and philosophers on motion and kinematic notions in geometry.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Mathematik und Weltanschauung" verfügbar.

The First Edition of the book is a collection of articles, all by the author, on the Indian mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan as well as on some of the greatest mathematicians in history whose life and works have things in common with Ramanujan.

The successful 30-Second series tackles numbers, with experts on maths and data demystifying the essential numerical topics.

This groundbreaking volume provides an up-to-date, accessible guide to Sanskrit astronomical tables and their analysis.

This book celebrates the life and work of twelve mathematicians who were either born in Wales or who worked in Wales.

In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to inspire research, discussion, and even the occasional limerick.

This biography illuminates the life of Ennio De Giorgi, a mathematical genius in parallel with John Nash, the Nobel Prize Winner and protagonist of A Beautiful Mind.

Steps forward in mathematics often reverberate in other scientific disciplines, and give rise to innovative conceptual developments or find surprising technological applications.

This book describes and analyses the history of Dutch mathematics education from the point of view of the changing motivations behind the teaching of mathematics over a 200 year period.

Dieses Buch gibt einen kompakten Überblick über die historische Entwicklung und Ideengeschichte derjenigen mathematischen Gebiete, die sich erst in der Neuzeit zu eigenständigen Teildisziplinen entwickelt haben: Analysis, Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, angewandte Mathematik, Topologie und Mengenlehre.

This book investigates Hermann Weyl's work on the problem of space from the early 1920s onwards.

An examination of the emergence of the phenomenon of deductive argument in classical Greek mathematics.

This volume presents the beautiful memoirs of Euler, Lagrange and Lambert on geography, translated into English and put into perspective through explanatory and historical essays as well as commentaries and mathematical notes.

A fascinating analysis of the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt.

Ruth Tatlow employs theoretical evidence and practical demonstrations to explain how and why Bach used numbers in his published compositions.

The significance of foundational debate in mathematics that took place in the 1920s seems to have been recognized only in circles of mathematicians and philosophers.

The twentieth century is the period during which the history of Greek mathematics reached its greatest acme.

This illuminating textbook provides a concise review of the core concepts in mathematics essential to computer scientists.