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Mathematics : from the birth of numbers / Jan Gullberg ; technical illustrations, Pär Gullberg.

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Mathematics : from the birth of numbers / Jan Gullberg ; technical illustrations, Pär Gullberg.

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Mathematics : from the birth of numbers / Jan Gullberg ; technical illustrations, Pär Gullberg.

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Mathematics : from the birth of numbers / Jan Gullberg ; technical illustrations, Pär Gullberg.

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Publisher

New York : W.W. Norton, c1997.

Record Identifier

74VvZ4V3g5pZ

MMS ID

991004742179702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xxii, 1093 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Contents

Foreword: "Mathematics in Our Culture" / Peter Hilton -- 1. Numbers and Language -- 2. Systems of Numeration -- 3. Types of Numbers -- 4. Cornerstones of Mathematics -- 5. Combinatorics -- 6. Symbolic Logic -- 7. Set Theory -- 8. Introduction to Sequences and Series -- 9. Theory of Equations -- 10....

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Publisher

New York : W.W. Norton, c1997.

Edition

1st ed.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c1997.

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Subjects and topics

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Scope and Contents

Summary

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...

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Mathematics : from the birth of numbers / Jan Gullberg ; technical illustrations, Pär Gullberg.

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General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 1041-1052) and indexes.

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Date Copyright

c1997.

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74VvZ4V3g5pZ

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ISBN

039304002X (Hbk)

039304002X

DDC

510.9

MMS ID

991004742179702626

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