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Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Field of Study
Mathematics
ISBN
9780471176619
EAN
9780471176619
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471176613
ISBN-13
9780471176619
eBay Product ID (ePID)
976944

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Mathematical Universe : An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
Language
English
Subject
Reference, General, Essays
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Author
William Dunham
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
93-048720
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510
Table Of Content
Arithmetic. Bernoulli Trials. Circle. Differential Calculus. Euler. Fermat. Greek Geometry. Hypotenuse. Isoperimetric Problem. Justification. Knighted Newton. Lost Leibniz. Mathematical Personality. Natural Logarithm. Origins. Prime Number Theorem. Quotient. Russell's Paradox. Spherical Surface. Trisection. Utility. Venn Diagram. Where Are the Women? X-Y Plane. Z. Afterword. Notes. Index.
Synopsis
"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe." * New Scientist, "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." Nature "If you want to encourage anyones interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe." New Scientist, "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are., Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are. -- Nature If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe. * New Scientist
LC Classification Number
QA21.D785 1994

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