A History of Mathematical Notations

A History of Mathematical Notations

Author: Florian Cajori

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 865

ISBN-13: 0486161161

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This classic study notes the origin of a mathematical symbol, the competition it encountered, its spread among writers in different countries, its rise to popularity, and its eventual decline or ultimate survival. 1929 edition.


A History of Mathematical Notations

A History of Mathematical Notations

Author: Florian Cajori

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 160206685X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Described even today as "unsurpassed," this history of mathematical notation stretching back to the Babylonians and Egyptians is one of the most comprehensive written. In two impressive volumes, first published in 1928-9 and reproduced here under one cover, distinguished mathematician Florian Cajori shows the origin, evolution, and dissemination of each symbol and the competition it faced in its rise to popularity or fall into obscurity. Illustrated with more than a hundred diagrams and figures, this "mirror of past and present conditions in mathematics" will give students and historians a whole new appreciation for "1 + 1 = 2." Swiss-American author, educator, and mathematician FLORIAN CAJORI (1859-1930) was one of the world's most distinguished mathematical historians. Appointed to a specially created chair in the history of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, he also wrote An Introduction to the Theory of Equations, A History of Mathematical Notations, and The Chequered Career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler.


Numerical Notation

Numerical Notation

Author: Stephen Chrisomalis

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-01-18

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0521878187

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a cross-cultural reference volume of all attested numerical notation systems, encompassing more than 100 such systems used over the past 5,500 years. Using a typology that defies unilinear evolutionary models, Stephen Chrisomalis identifies five basic types of numerical notation systems, tracks relationships between systems, and creates a general model of change that incorporates social, historical, and cognitive factors.


100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics

100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics

Author: Heinrich Dörrie

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-04-09

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0486318478

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Problems that beset Archimedes, Newton, Euler, Cauchy, Gauss, Monge, Steiner, and other great mathematical minds. Features squaring the circle, pi, and similar problems. No advanced math is required. Includes 100 problems with proofs.


A History of Mathematical Notations

A History of Mathematical Notations

Author: Florian Cajori

Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.

Published: 2007-06-01

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1602067147

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Described even today as "unsurpassed," this history of mathematical notation stretching back to the Babylonians and Egyptians is one of the most comprehensive written. In two impressive volumes-first published in 1928-9-distinguished mathematician Florian Cajori shows the origin, evolution, and dissemination of each symbol and the competition it faced in its rise to popularity or fall into obscurity. Illustrated with more than a hundred diagrams and figures, this "mirror of past and present conditions in mathematics" will give students and historians a whole new appreciation for "1 + 1 = 2." Swiss-American author, educator, and mathematician FLORIAN CAJORI (1859-1930) was one of the world's most distinguished mathematical historians. Appointed to a specially created chair in the history of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, he also wrote An Introduction to the Theory of Equations, A History of Elementary Mathematics, and The Chequered Career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler.


Numbers

Numbers

Author: Graham Flegg

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0486166511

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Readable, jargon-free book examines the earliest endeavors to count and record numbers, initial attempts to solve problems by using equations, and origins of infinite cardinal arithmetic. "Surprisingly exciting." — Choice.