The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe." * New Scientist |
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algebraic analytic geometry angle approximation Archimedes argument arithmetic Bernoulli Bernoulli trials Bertrand Russell called century Chapter circle circle's circumference compass and straightedge complex numbers construct course cube curve Descartes determine diagram diameter differential calculus discovery equal equation Erdös Euclid Euler example factor Fermat formula fraction fundamental theorem Greek History of Mathematics hypotenuse Ibid inscribed instance Isaac Newton Jakob Jakob Bernoulli Johann Kovalevskaia large numbers Leibniz length Leonhard Euler logical mathe mathematicians multiple natural numbers Newton Newton's method notation number theory observed odd number parabola perfect square perimeter Pierre de Fermat positive integers prime numbers problem proof proposition proved Pythagorean theorem question radius real numbers rectangle regular polygon René Descartes result right triangle shown in Figure simple slope solution sphere surface area symbol t₁ tion trisection whole numbers women words x₁ Zenodorus zero
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The Internet: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 2 Laura Lambert,Chris Woodford,Christos J. P. Moschovitis No preview available - 2005 |