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200 12$aA history of mathematics /$fUta Merzbach and Carl B. Boyer
205   $a3rd ed.
210   $aHoboken, NJ $cWiley$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (690 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 633-646) and index.
327   $aA History of Mathematics; Contents; Foreword by Isaac Asimov; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1: Traces; 2: Ancient Egypt; 3: Mesopotamia; 4: Hellenic Traditions; 5: Euclid of Alexandria; 6: Archimedes of Syracuse; 7: Apollonius of Perge; 8: Crosscurrents; 9: Ancient and Medieval China; 10: Ancient and Medieval India; 11: The Islamic Hegemony; 12: The Latin West; 13: The European Renaissance; 14: Early Modern Problem Solvers; 15: Analysis, Synthesis, the Infinite, and Numbers; 16: British Techniques and Continental Methods; 17: Euler
327   $a18: Pre- to Postrevolutionary France19: Gauss; 20: Geometry; 21: Algebra; 22: Analysis; 23: Twentieth-Century Legacies; 24: Recent Trends; References; General Bibliography; Index
330   $aThis revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincare Conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. It distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume.$bThe updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincar Conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. Distills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume Covers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present Includes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments. Whether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincar and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, A History of Mathematics is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.
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