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A Brief History of Mathematics

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

A Brief History of Mathematics

- A Promenade through the Civilizations of Our World
Af: Tianxin Cai Engelsk Paperback
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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. 
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 344
ISBN-13: 9783031268434
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 3031268431
Kategori: Anvendt matematik
Udg. Dato: 27 jul 2024
Længde: 0mm
Bredde: 155mm
Højde: 235mm
Forlag: Birkhauser Verlag AG
Oplagsdato: 27 jul 2024
Forfatter(e): Tianxin Cai
Forfatter(e) Tianxin Cai

Kategori Anvendt matematik

ISBN-13 9783031268434

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 344

Udgave

Længde 0mm

Bredde 155mm

Højde 235mm

Udg. Dato 27 jul 2024

Oplagsdato 27 jul 2024

Forlag Birkhauser Verlag AG