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The Infinite in the Finite

The Infinite in the Finite

by Alistair Macintosh Wilson
Hardback
Publication Date: 26/10/1995

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This book is an extended history of mathematics that places mathematical development firmly in its historical context. Each section begins with a description of the geography and history of the country considered. From there, lively retelling of the creation myths and legends leads on to a description of how its people wrote and counted. This is followed by relevant mathematical material. The book covers; * The geometry of stone circles in
Europe * The area of triangles and volume of pyramids that concerned the engineers of the Pharoahs * The Babylonian sexagesimal number system and our
present measures of space and time which grew out of it * The use of the abacus and remainder theory in China * Greek mathematics from Pythagoras to Pappus. Detailed accounts of the work of apollonius and Archimedes are given. * The invention of trigonometry by Arab mathematicians * The solution of quadratic equations by completing the square developed in India Each chapter has
a mathematical case study which is discussed both in the context of thetimes and in th light of more recent developments. Worked examples are also included. "The author has
woven together a broad historical backgrounding and some fairly detailed but accessible mathematics in amost exciting way." John Fauvel, author of Let Newton Be!
ISBN:
9780198539506
9780198539506
Category:
Geometry
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
26-10-1995
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
538
Dimensions (mm):
241x161x34mm
Weight:
0.93kg

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