Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780195061376)

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 mathematical study.

Author: Morris Kline
ISBN-10: 0195061373
ISBN-13: 9780195061376
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1990
Pages: 1211
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.14w x 0.96d