1 option
A smoother pebble : mathematical explorations / Donald C. Benson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benson, Donald C., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--History--Popular works.
- Mathematics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (279 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering a selective cultural history of algorithmic approaches to calculation, from Babylonian arithmetic & Egyptian geometric & surveying methods, through Newton's calculus, this text should appeal to students & to amatuer mathematicians.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; I: Bridging the Gap; II: The Shape of Things; III: The Great Art; IV: A Smoother Pebble; Glossary; Notes; References; Index
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2003.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-518627-3
- 0-19-772728-X
- 1-280-70396-2
- 9786610703968
- 0-19-803297-8
- OCLC:
- 476257649
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.