Mathematics for the Nonmathematician

Morris Kline

642 pages, parution le 26/02/2002

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Résumé

Erudite and entertaining overview follows development of mathematics from ancient Greeks, through Middle Ages and Renaissance to the present. Chapters focus on Logic and Mathematics, the Number, the Fundamental Concept, Differential Calculus, the Theory of Probability and much more. Exercises and problems.

Contents

Why Mathematics ?
A Historical Orientation
Logic and Mathematics
Number : the Fundamental Concept
Algebra, the Higher Arithmetic
The Nature and Uses of Euclidean Geometry
Charting the Earth and the Heavens
The Mathematical Order of Nature
The Awakening of Europe
Mathematics and Painting in the Renaissance
Projective Geometry
Coordinate Geometry
The Simplest Formulas in Action
Parametric Equations and Curvilinear Motion
The Application of Formulas to Gravitation
The Differential Calculus
The Integral Calculus
Trigonometric Functions and Oscillatory Motion
The Trigonometric Analysis of Musical Sounds
Non-Euclidean Geometries and Their Significance
Arithmetics and Their Algebras
The Statistical Approach to the Social and Biological Sciences
The Theory of Probability
The Nature and Values of Mathematics

Index

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Dover
Auteur(s)	Morris Kline
Parution	26/02/2002
Nb. de pages	642
Format	13,5 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	664g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780486248233
ISBN13	978-0-486-24823-3