Great moments in mathematics (after 1650) / by Howard Eves.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eves, Howard, 1911-2004, author.

Series:

Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--History.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 263 : illustrations)

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, c1981.

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

LECTURE TWENTY-ONE. Order within disorder LECTURE TWENTY-TWO. Moving pictures versus still pictures LECTURE TWENTY-THREE. Like opening and closing a door LECTURE TWENTY-FOUR. Power(ful) series LECTURE TWENTY-FTVE. Yea + Yea + Yea + Yea LECTURE TWENTY-SIX. The liberation of geometry, I LECTURE TWENTY-SEVEN. The liberation of geometry, II LECTURE TWENTY-EIGHT. The liberation of algebra, I LECTURE TWENTY-NINE. The liberation of algebra, II LECTURE THIRTY. An important atomic structure LECTURE THIRTY. A remarkable codification LECTURE THIRTY-TWO. Pythagoras justified LECTURE THIRTY-THREE. Digging deeper LECTURE THIRTY-FOUR. Beyond the finite LECTURE THIRTY-FIVE. Some remarkable definitions LECTURE THIRTY-SIX. Some clarifying examples LECTURE THIRTY-SEVEN. The third level LECTURE THTRTY-EIGHT. Mathematics as a branch of theology LECTURE THIRTY-NINE. The dream that came true LECTURE FORTY. Apology and regrets

Notes:

Includes bibliographies and index.

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Eves, Howard, 1911-2004. Great moments in mathematics (after 1650) /

ISBN:

9781614442158 (online)

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Restricted for use by site license.