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Taming the Infinite: The Story of Mathematics

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#343830-KB33
Titel	Taming the Infinite: The Story of Mathematics
Auteur	Stewart, Ian
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Quercus
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	1847241816
ISBN13	9781847241818
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w including numerous equations, graphs, diagrams and photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting	From ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory - and considers how each affected society and changed everyday life forever. Maintaining a personal touch, he introduces all of the outstanding mathematicians of history, from the key Babylonians, Greeks and Egyptians, via Newton and Descartes, to Fermat, Babbage and Godel, and demystifies maths' key concepts without recourse to complicated formulae. Written to provide a captivating historic narrative for the non-mathematician, A Babylonian Made My Blackberry is packed with fascinating nuggets and quirky asides, and contains 100 illustratio... (Lees verder)ns and diagrams to illuminate and aid understanding of a subject many dread, but which has made our world what it is today.
Pagina's	287
Conditie	Goed — Without the slipcase.
Prijs	€ 20,00

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