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Mathematics – From the Birth of Numbers

Mathematics – From the Birth of Numbers Hardback - 1997

by Hilton, Peter

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  • Title Mathematics – From the Birth of Numbers
  • Author Hilton, Peter
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 1128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York
  • Date 1997
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR001443396
  • ISBN 9780393040029 / 039304002X
  • Weight 4.67 lbs (2.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.34 x 7.45 x 2.27 in (26.26 x 18.92 x 5.77 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96013428
  • Dewey Decimal Code 510.9

From the rear cover

This gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world mathematics takes the reader on a long and fascinating journey - from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the primary realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, to the final destination of differential equations, with excursions into symbolic logic, set theory, topology, fractals, probability, and assorted other mathematical byways. Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers is unique among popular books on mathematics in combining an engaging, easy-to-read history of the subject with a comprehensive mathematical survey text. Intended, in the author's words, "for the benefit of those who never studied the subject, those who think they have forgotten what they once learned, and those with a sincere desire for more knowledge", it links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences, and technology.

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  • Booklist, 04/01/1997, Page 1273
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/27/1997, Page 90

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