{"product_id":"history-mathematics-3e-paperback","title":"History Mathematics 3e - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl B. Boyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUta C. Merzbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years, \u003ci\u003eA History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincar  Conjecture\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDistills thousands of years of mathematics into a single, approachable volume\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers mathematical discoveries, concepts, and thinkers, from Ancient Egypt to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes up-to-date references and an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincar  and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, \u003ci\u003eA History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Boyer and Merzbach distill thousands of years of mathematics into this fascinating chronicle. From the Greeks to Gödel, the mathematics is brilliant; the cast of characters is distinguished; the ebb and flow of ideas is everywhere evident. ... Without doubt, this is--and will long remain--a classic one- volume history of mathematics and mathematicians who create it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--William Dunham, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJourney Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Both readable and scholarly ... a fine introduction to the topic.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--J. David Bolter, author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTuring's Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When we read a book like \u003ci\u003eA History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e, we get the picture of a mounting structure, ever taller and broader and more beautiful and magnificent and with a foundation, moreover, that is as untainted and as functional now as it was when Thales worked out the first geometrical theorems nearly twenty-six centuries ago.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e --Isaac Asimov (from the Foreword)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years, \u003ci\u003eA History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind's relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat's Last Theorem and the Poincaré conjecture, in addition to recent advances in areas such as finite group theory and computer-aided proofs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're interested in the age of Plato and Aristotle or Poincaré and Hilbert, whether you want to know more about the Pythagorean theorem or the golden mean, \u003ci\u003eA History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference that will help you explore the incredible history of mathematics and the men and women who created it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUTA C. MERZBACH\u003c\/b\u003e is Curator Emeritus of Mathematics at the Smithsonian Institution and Director of the LHM Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late \u003cb\u003eCARL B. BOYER\u003c\/b\u003e was a professor of mathematics at Brooklyn College and the author of several classic works on the history of mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.19 x 6.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45055547310182,"sku":"9780470525487","price":50.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/d0Rma1U1dWZpZlBHeHRsSk41Qk9XQT09.webp?v=1773247843","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/history-mathematics-3e-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}