Mathematics and Its History

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John Stillwell

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Hardback

Series:

Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics

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From the reviews of the second edition: "This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present day undergraduate course, as well as certain basic topics such as the development of the calculus and the solution of polynomial equations. The fact that the topics are introduced in their historical contexts will enable students to better appreciate and understand the mathematical ideas involved...If one constructs a list of topics central to a history course, then they would closely resemble those chosen here." (David Parrott, Australian Mathematical Society) This third edition includes new chapters on simple groups and combinatorics, and new sections on several topics, including the Poincare conjecture. The book has also been enriched by added exercises.

Author Biography:

John Stillwell is a professor of mathematics at the University of San Francisco. He is also an accomplished author, having published several books with Springer, including The Four Pillars of Geometry; Elements of Algebra; Numbers and Geometry; and many more.

Release date Australia

August 2nd, 2010

Author

John Stillwell

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

3rd ed. 2010

Illustrations

XXII, 662 p.

Pages

662

Series

Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics

Dimensions

160x240x36

ISBN-13

9781441960528

Product ID

7909782

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