Mathematical Thought From Ancient to Modern Times : Volume 1

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, History
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Author: Morris Kline ISBN: 9780199840410
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication: March 1, 1990
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA Language: English
Author: Morris Kline
ISBN: 9780199840410
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication: March 1, 1990
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Volume 2 focuses on calculus the rise of analysis in the 19th century and the number theories of Dedekind and Dirichlet. The concluding volume covers the revival of projective geometry the emergence of abstract algebra the beginnings of topology and the influence of Godel on recent mathematical study.
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This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Volume 2 focuses on calculus the rise of analysis in the 19th century and the number theories of Dedekind and Dirichlet. The concluding volume covers the revival of projective geometry the emergence of abstract algebra the beginnings of topology and the influence of Godel on recent mathematical study.

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