Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics download pdf
Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics download pdf
Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics .George F. Simmons
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Author: George F. Simmons
Page Count: 372 pages
Published Date: 18 May 2008
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
Publication Country: Washington, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780883855614
File Name: Calculus.Gems.Brief.Lives.and.Memorable.Mathematics.pdf
Download Link: Calculus Gems Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics
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The classic book - back in print! The first half of Calculus Gems is a biographical history of mathematics from the earliest times to the late nineteenth century. The author shows how science - and mathematics in particular - is something that people do, and not merely a mass of observed data and abstract theory. He demonstrates the profound connections that join mathematics to the history of philosophy and also to the broader intellectual and social history of Western civilization. The second half contains nuggets that Simmons has collected from number theory, geometry, science, etc., which he has used in his mathematics classes, meaning that it can be used as a supplement in a Calculus course, or a History of Mathematics course. The overall aim of this book is to answer the question, 'What is mathematics for?' and with its inevitable answer, 'To delight the mind and help us understand the world.'
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Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics .George F. Simmons
Author: George F. Simmons
Page Count: 372 pages
Published Date: 18 May 2008
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
Publication Country: Washington, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780883855614
File Name: Calculus.Gems.Brief.Lives.and.Memorable.Mathematics.pdf
Download Link: Calculus Gems Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics
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The classic book - back in print! The first half of Calculus Gems is a biographical history of mathematics from the earliest times to the late nineteenth century. The author shows how science - and mathematics in particular - is something that people do, and not merely a mass of observed data and abstract theory. He demonstrates the profound connections that join mathematics to the history of philosophy and also to the broader intellectual and social history of Western civilization. The second half contains nuggets that Simmons has collected from number theory, geometry, science, etc., which he has used in his mathematics classes, meaning that it can be used as a supplement in a Calculus course, or a History of Mathematics course. The overall aim of this book is to answer the question, 'What is mathematics for?' and with its inevitable answer, 'To delight the mind and help us understand the world.'
Read online Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics Buy and read online Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics Download Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics for pc, mac, kindle, readers Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Calculus Gems : Brief Lives and Memorable Mathematics