Revised to make it more accessible to a general audience, A HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS paints a vivid picture of humankind's relationship with numbers. Updated and expanded, it now offers broadened coverage of 20th century advances in probability and computers, and updated references to further reading. A feature that will be of interest to every reader is an appendix containing an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments.
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Revised to make it more accessible to a general audience, A HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS paints a vivid picture of humankind's relationship with numbers. Updated and expanded, it now offers broadened coverage of 20th century advances in probability and computers, and updated references to further reading. A feature that will be of interest to every reader is an appendix containing an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments.
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Used-Good. Good paperback. Undated reprint. Owner's name on front blank page. Light browning/foxing to page fore-edge and covers. Light edge wear. Faint creases in spine.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
This is an ambitious book: the history of math from the early records of Egypt to the Hilbert's programm. But the presentation and the explanations suffer from it.