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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817453703321

Autore

Kline Morris <1908-1992.>

Titolo

Mathematical thought from ancient to modern times . Volume 3 [[electronic resource] /] / Morris Kline

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990, c1972

ISBN

0-19-772721-2

1-283-09795-8

9786613097958

0-19-977048-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Disciplina

510.9

Soggetti

Mathematics - History

Mathematical analysis - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; 34. The Theory of Numbers in the Nineteenth Century; 35. The Revival of Projective Geometry; 36. Non-Euclidean Geometry; 37. The Differential Geometry of Gauss and Riemann; 38. Projective and Metric Geometry; 39. Algebraic Geometry; 40. The Instillation of Rigor in Analysis; 41. The Foundations of the Real and Transfinite Numbers; 42. The Foundations of Geometry; 43. Mathematics as of 1900; 44. The Theory of Functions of Real Variables; 45. Integral Equations; 46. Functional Analysis; 47. Divergent Series; 48. Tensor Analysis and Differential Geometry

49. The Emergence of Abstract Algebra50. The Beginnings of Topology; 51. The Foundations of Mathematics; List of Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive history traces the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the men responsible for them. Volume 1 looks at the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks, and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods. Volume 2 focuses on calculus, the rise of analysis in the 19th century, and the number theories of Dedekind and Dirichlet. The concluding volume covers the revival of projective geometry, the emergence of abstract algebra, the



beginnings of topology, and the influence of Godel on recent