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100 1 Resnikoff, H. L.,|eauthor.
245 10 Mathematics in Civilization /|cHoward L. Resnikoff.
250 Third Edition.
264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bDover
Publications,|c[2015]
264 4 |c©2015
300 1 online resource (464 pages)
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506 Access limited to subscribing institutions.
520 Space flight, computers, lasers, and information
technology - these are but a few examples of the
spectacular growth, development, and far-reaching
applications of mathematics. But what of the field's past?
Upon which intellectual milestones were the foundations of
modern mathematics constructed? How has our comprehension
of the physical universe, language, and the nature of
thought itself been influenced and informed by the
developments of mathematics through the ages? This lucid
presentation examines how mathematics shaped and was
shaped by the course of human events. In a format suited
to college-level studies as well as popular reading, the
book explores trigonometry, navigation, cartography,
logarithms, algebra, and calculus through ancient,
medieval, post-Renaissance, and modern times. Solutions to
problems appear at the end of each chapter, and this
edition has been newly expanded to include a supplement on
events in mathematics since the 1985 publication of the
first Dover edition. Acclaimed by Telegraphic Reviews as
an exceptionally good liberal arts math text," this highly
readable treatment makes a technical subject vividly
fascinating.".
588 0 Print version record.
650 0 Mathematics|xHistory.
650 7 MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.|2bisacsh
655 0 Electronic books.
700 1 Wells, R. O.,|cJr.|q(Raymond O'Neil),|d1940-
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