Mathematics and Its History

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From the contents:

The Theorem of Pythagoras.- Greek Geometry.- Greek Number Theory.- Infinity in Greek Mathematics.- Number Theory in Asia.- Polynomial Equations.- Analytic Geometry.- Projective Geometry.- Calculus.- Infinite Series.- The Revival of Number Theory.- Elliptic Functions.- Mechanics.- Complex Numbers in Algebra.- Complex Numbers and Curves.- Complex Numbers and Functions.- Differential Geometry.- Noneuclidean Geometry.- Group Theory.- Hypercomplex Numbers.- Algebraic Number Theory.- Topology.- Sets, Logic, and Computation.- Bibliography.- Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

John Stillwell is a professor of mathematics at the University of San Francisco. He is also an accomplished author, having published several books.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Stillwell
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Buch
• Erschienen: 01.01.2004
• Seiten: 542
• Gewicht: 920 g
• Illustration: w. numerous figs.
• Serie: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Mathematik > Allgemeines, Lexika