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A Brief History of Mathematics

- A Promenade through the Civilizations of Our World
Af: Tianxin Cai Engelsk Hardback

A Brief History of Mathematics

- A Promenade through the Civilizations of Our World
Af: Tianxin Cai Engelsk Hardback
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This volume, originally published in China and translated into four other languages, presents a fascinating and unique account of the history of mathematics, divided into eight chronologically organized chapters. Tracing the development of mathematics across disparate regions and peoples, with particular emphasis on the relationship between mathematics and civilization, it examines mathematical sources and inspirations leading from Egypt, Babylon and ancient Greece and expanding to include Chinese, Indian and Arabic mathematics, the European Renaissance and the French revolution up through the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Each chapter explores connections among mathematics and cultural elements of the time and place treated, accompanying the reader in a varied and exciting journey through human civilizations. The book contemplates the intersections of mathematics with other disciplines, including the relationship between modern mathematics and modern art, and the resultingapplications, with the aid of images and photographs, often taken by the author, which further enhance the enjoyment for the reader.

Written for a general audience, this book will be of interest to anyone who''s studied mathematics in university or even high school, while also benefiting researchers in mathematics and the humanities. 
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This volume, originally published in China and translated into four other languages, presents a fascinating and unique account of the history of mathematics, divided into eight chronologically organized chapters. Tracing the development of mathematics across disparate regions and peoples, with particular emphasis on the relationship between mathematics and civilization, it examines mathematical sources and inspirations leading from Egypt, Babylon and ancient Greece and expanding to include Chinese, Indian and Arabic mathematics, the European Renaissance and the French revolution up through the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Each chapter explores connections among mathematics and cultural elements of the time and place treated, accompanying the reader in a varied and exciting journey through human civilizations. The book contemplates the intersections of mathematics with other disciplines, including the relationship between modern mathematics and modern art, and the resultingapplications, with the aid of images and photographs, often taken by the author, which further enhance the enjoyment for the reader.

Written for a general audience, this book will be of interest to anyone who''s studied mathematics in university or even high school, while also benefiting researchers in mathematics and the humanities. 
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 344
ISBN-13: 9783031268403
Indbinding: Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 3031268407
Kategori: Anvendt matematik
Udg. Dato: 26 jul 2023
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 242mm
Højde: 162mm
Forlag: Birkhauser Verlag AG
Oplagsdato: 26 jul 2023
Forfatter(e): Tianxin Cai
Forfatter(e) Tianxin Cai


Kategori Anvendt matematik


ISBN-13 9783031268403


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 344


Udgave


Længde 27mm


Bredde 242mm


Højde 162mm


Udg. Dato 26 jul 2023


Oplagsdato 26 jul 2023


Forlag Birkhauser Verlag AG

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