The Search for Certainty: A Journey Through the History of Mathematics,1800-2000 (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics) - Tapa blanda

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Neill, John R.; Mathematics, Mathematics

 
9780486474427: The Search for Certainty: A Journey Through the History of Mathematics,1800-2000 (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics)

Sinopsis

Self-contained and authoritative, this history of mathematics is suited to those with no math background. Its absorbing, entertaining essays focus on the era from 1800 to 2000. Contributors include Henri Poincaré, Judith V. Grabiner, and H. S. M. Coxeter, who discuss topics ranging from logic and infinity to Fermat's Last Theorem.

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Professor Emeritus at Penn State University, Frank J. Swetz is co-founding editor of Convergence, an e-journal devoted to the history of mathematics, and author of 20 books and more than 300 articles.

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