From the Calculus to Set Theory 1630-1910 - An Introductory History

Zusatztext "This book is a useful collection of articles. . . . The history of the calculus provides a superb lesson in how mathematics develops." ---Morris Kline! Isis Informationen zum Autor Edited with an introduction by I. Grattan-Guinness Klappentext From the Calculus to Set Theory traces the development of the calculus from the early seventeenth century through its expansion into mathematical analysis to the developments in set theory and the foundations of mathematics in the early twentieth century. It chronicles the work of mathematicians from Descartes and Newton to Russell and Hilbert and many! many others while emphasizing foundational questions and underlining the continuity of developments in higher mathematics. The other contributors to this volume are H. J. M. Bos! R. Bunn! J. W. Dauben! T. W. Hawkins! and K. Møller-Pedersen. Zusammenfassung From the Calculus to Set Theory traces the development of the calculus from the early seventeenth century through its expansion into mathematical analysis to the developments in set theory and the foundations of mathematics in the early twentieth century. It chronicles the work of mathematicians from Descartes and Newton to Russell and Hilbert and many, many others while emphasizing foundational questions and underlining the continuity of developments in higher mathematics. The other contributors to this volume are H. J. M. Bos, R. Bunn, J. W. Dauben, T. W. Hawkins, and K. Møller-Pedersen.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: H. J. M. Bos, I. Grattan-guinnes, Ivor Grattan-Guinness
• Con la collaborazione di: I. Grattan-Guinness (Editore), Ivor Grattan-Guinness (Editore), Grattan-Guinness Ivor (Editore)
• Editore: Princeton University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.11.2000
• EAN: 9780691070827
• ISBN: 978-0-691-07082-7
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Serie: Princeton Paperbacks
• Categorie: Guide e manuali; Saggistica; Calculus, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, MATHEMATICS / Calculus, MATHEMATICS / Set Theory, History of mathematics, Set theory