Mathematical thought from ancient to modern times . 1 [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Kline Morris <1908-1992.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (865 p.) |
Disciplina | 510.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics -- History
Mathematics - History Mathematics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Mathematics - General |
ISBN |
0-19-772723-9
0-19-977046-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface to the Three-Volume: Paperback Edition of Mathematical Thought; Preface; Contents; Publisher's Note; 1. Mathematics in Mesopotamia; 1. Where Did Mathematics Begin?; 2. Political History in Mesopotamia; 3. The Number Symbols; 4. Arithmetic Operations; 5. Babylonian Algebra; 6. Babylonian Geometry; 7. The Uses of Mathematics in Babylonia; 8. Evaluation of Babylonian Mathematics; 2. Egyptian Mathematics; 1. Background; 2. The Arithmetic; 3. Algebra and Geometry; 4. Egyptian Uses of Mathematics; 5. Summary
3. The Creation of Classical Greek Mathematics1. Background; 2. The General Sources; 3. The Major Schools of the Classical Period; 4. The Ionian School; 5. The Pythagoreans; 6. The Eleatic School; 7. The Sophist School; 8. The Platonic School; 9. The School of Eudoxus; 10. Aristotle and His School; 4. Euclid and Apollonius; 1. Introduction; 2. The Background of Euclid's Elements; 3. The Definitions and Axioms of the Elements; 4. Books I to IV of the Elements; 5. Book V: The Theory of Proportion; 6. Book VI: Similar Figures; 7. Books VII, VIII, and IX: TheTheory of Numbers 8. Book X: The Classification of Incommensurables9. Books XI, XII, and XIII: Solid Geometry and the Method of Exhaustion; 10. The Merits and Defects of the Elements; 11. Other Mathematical Works by Euclid; 12. The Mathematical Work of Apollonius; 5. The Alexandrian Greek Period: Geometry and Trigonometry; 1. The Founding of Alexandria; 2. The Character of Alexandrian Greek Mathematics; 3. Areas and Volumes in the Work of Archimedes; 4. Areas and Volumes in the Work of Heron; 5. Some Exceptional Curves; 6. The Creation of Trigonometry; 7. Late Alexandrian Activity in Geometry 6. The Alexandrian Period: The Reemergence of Arithmetic and Algebra1. The Symbols and Operations of Greek Arithmetic; 2. Arithmetic and Algebra as an Independent Development; 7. The Greek Rationalization of Nature; 1. The Inspiration for Greek Mathematics; 2. The Beginnings of a Rational View of Nature; 3. The Development of the Belief in Mathematical Design; 4. Greek Mathematical Astronomy; 5. Geography; 6. Mechanics; 7. Optics; 8. Astrology; 8. The Demise of the Greek World; 1. A Review of the Greek Achievements; 2. The Limitations of Greek Mathematics 3. The Problems Bequeathed by the Greeks4. The Demise of the Greek Civilization; 9. The Mathematics of the Hindus and Arabs; 1. Early Hindu Mathematics; 2. Hindu Arithmetic and Algebra of the Period A.D. 200-1200; 3. Hindu Geometry and Trigonometry of the Period A.D. 200-1200; 4. The Arabs; 5. Arabic Arithmetic and Algebra; 6. Arabic Geometry and Trigonometry; 7. Mathematics circa 1300; 10. The Medieval Period in Europe; 1. The Beginnings of a European Civilization; 2. The Materials Available for Learning; 3. The Role of Mathematics in Early Medieval Europe; 4. The Stagnation in Mathematics 5. The First Revival of the Greek Works |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790361603321 |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1990 | ||
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Mathematical thought from ancient to modern times . 1 [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Kline Morris <1908-1992.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1990 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (865 p.) |
Disciplina | 510.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematics -- History
Mathematics - History Mathematics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Mathematics - General |
ISBN |
0-19-772723-9
0-19-977046-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface to the Three-Volume: Paperback Edition of Mathematical Thought; Preface; Contents; Publisher's Note; 1. Mathematics in Mesopotamia; 1. Where Did Mathematics Begin?; 2. Political History in Mesopotamia; 3. The Number Symbols; 4. Arithmetic Operations; 5. Babylonian Algebra; 6. Babylonian Geometry; 7. The Uses of Mathematics in Babylonia; 8. Evaluation of Babylonian Mathematics; 2. Egyptian Mathematics; 1. Background; 2. The Arithmetic; 3. Algebra and Geometry; 4. Egyptian Uses of Mathematics; 5. Summary
3. The Creation of Classical Greek Mathematics1. Background; 2. The General Sources; 3. The Major Schools of the Classical Period; 4. The Ionian School; 5. The Pythagoreans; 6. The Eleatic School; 7. The Sophist School; 8. The Platonic School; 9. The School of Eudoxus; 10. Aristotle and His School; 4. Euclid and Apollonius; 1. Introduction; 2. The Background of Euclid's Elements; 3. The Definitions and Axioms of the Elements; 4. Books I to IV of the Elements; 5. Book V: The Theory of Proportion; 6. Book VI: Similar Figures; 7. Books VII, VIII, and IX: TheTheory of Numbers 8. Book X: The Classification of Incommensurables9. Books XI, XII, and XIII: Solid Geometry and the Method of Exhaustion; 10. The Merits and Defects of the Elements; 11. Other Mathematical Works by Euclid; 12. The Mathematical Work of Apollonius; 5. The Alexandrian Greek Period: Geometry and Trigonometry; 1. The Founding of Alexandria; 2. The Character of Alexandrian Greek Mathematics; 3. Areas and Volumes in the Work of Archimedes; 4. Areas and Volumes in the Work of Heron; 5. Some Exceptional Curves; 6. The Creation of Trigonometry; 7. Late Alexandrian Activity in Geometry 6. The Alexandrian Period: The Reemergence of Arithmetic and Algebra1. The Symbols and Operations of Greek Arithmetic; 2. Arithmetic and Algebra as an Independent Development; 7. The Greek Rationalization of Nature; 1. The Inspiration for Greek Mathematics; 2. The Beginnings of a Rational View of Nature; 3. The Development of the Belief in Mathematical Design; 4. Greek Mathematical Astronomy; 5. Geography; 6. Mechanics; 7. Optics; 8. Astrology; 8. The Demise of the Greek World; 1. A Review of the Greek Achievements; 2. The Limitations of Greek Mathematics 3. The Problems Bequeathed by the Greeks4. The Demise of the Greek Civilization; 9. The Mathematics of the Hindus and Arabs; 1. Early Hindu Mathematics; 2. Hindu Arithmetic and Algebra of the Period A.D. 200-1200; 3. Hindu Geometry and Trigonometry of the Period A.D. 200-1200; 4. The Arabs; 5. Arabic Arithmetic and Algebra; 6. Arabic Geometry and Trigonometry; 7. Mathematics circa 1300; 10. The Medieval Period in Europe; 1. The Beginnings of a European Civilization; 2. The Materials Available for Learning; 3. The Role of Mathematics in Early Medieval Europe; 4. The Stagnation in Mathematics 5. The First Revival of the Greek Works |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815151903321 |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 1990 | ||
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Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Web-scale Knowledge Representation Retrieval & Reasoning |
Autore | Zeng Yi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : ACM, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (35 pages) |
Collana | ACM Conferences |
Soggetto topico |
Social Sciences
Library & Information Science Mathematics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Mathematics - General |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti |
Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Web-scale Knowledge Representation Retrieval and Reasoning
Web-KR 2014 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910375747003321 |
Zeng Yi
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[Place of publication not identified], : ACM, 2012 | ||
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Works of Archimedes [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Archimedes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dover Publications, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (881 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HeathSir Thomas |
Collana | Dover Books on Mathematics |
Soggetto topico |
Geometry -- Early works to 1800
Mathematics, Greek Mechanics -- Early works to 1800 Geometry Mechanics Mathematics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Mathematics - General |
ISBN | 0-486-15439-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter I. archimedes""; ""Chapter II. manuscripts and principal editions�order of composition�dialect�lost works""; ""Chapter III. relation of archimedes to his predecessors""; "" 1. Use of traditional geometrical methods""; "" 2. Earlier discoveries affecting quadrature and cubature""; "" 3. Conic Sections""; "" 4. Surfaces of the second degree""; "" 5. Two mean proportionals in continued proportion""; ""Chapter IV. arithmetic in archimedes""; "" 1. Greek numeral system""
""On the equilibrium of planes, book II.""""The sand-reckoner""; ""Quadrature of the parabola""; ""On floating bodies, book I""; ""On floating bodies, book II""; ""Book of lemmas""; ""The cattle-problem.""; ""Supplement�the method of archimedes follows"" |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996320172703316 |
Archimedes
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Works of Archimedes [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Archimedes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dover Publications, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (881 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HeathSir Thomas |
Collana | Dover Books on Mathematics |
Soggetto topico |
Geometry -- Early works to 1800
Mathematics, Greek Mechanics -- Early works to 1800 Geometry Mechanics Mathematics Physical Sciences & Mathematics Mathematics - General |
ISBN | 0-486-15439-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter I. archimedes""; ""Chapter II. manuscripts and principal editions�order of composition�dialect�lost works""; ""Chapter III. relation of archimedes to his predecessors""; "" 1. Use of traditional geometrical methods""; "" 2. Earlier discoveries affecting quadrature and cubature""; "" 3. Conic Sections""; "" 4. Surfaces of the second degree""; "" 5. Two mean proportionals in continued proportion""; ""Chapter IV. arithmetic in archimedes""; "" 1. Greek numeral system""
""On the equilibrium of planes, book II.""""The sand-reckoner""; ""Quadrature of the parabola""; ""On floating bodies, book I""; ""On floating bodies, book II""; ""Book of lemmas""; ""The cattle-problem.""; ""Supplement�the method of archimedes follows"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160959103321 |
Archimedes
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