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020 $a0471536563 (acid-free paper) :$c$22.95
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm29518283
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050 00 $aQA21$b.D785 1994
082 00 $a510$220
100 1 $aDunham, William,$d1947-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88294947
245 14 $aThe mathematical universe :$ban alphabetical journey through the great proofs, problems, and personalities /$cWilliam Dunham.
260 $aNew York :$bWiley & Sons,$c[1994], ©1994.
300 $avi, 314 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index.
505 0 $aArithmetic -- Bernoulli Trials -- Circle -- Differential Calculus -- Euler -- Fermat -- Greek Geometry -- Hypotenuse -- Isoperimetric Problem -- Justification -- Knighted Newton -- Lost Leibniz -- Mathematical Personality -- Natural Logarithm -- Origins -- Prime Number Theorem -- Quotient -- Russell's Paradox -- Spherical Surface -- Trisection -- Utility -- Venn Diagram -- Where Are the Women? -- X-Y Plane -- Z.
520 $aFrom the simple elegance of the Pythagorean theorem to the looking-glass world of Russell's Paradox and the summed infinities of integral calculus, experience the beauty and majesty of the mathematical universe. William Dunham, author of the popular Journey Through Genius, will give you a rare sampling of its joys.
520 8 $aWriting in his trademark razor-sharp style, Dunham introduces a tantalizing selection of the great proofs, notorious disputes, and intriguing unsolved mysteries. Subjects range from the golden age of Greek geometry to the furthest frontier of infinite series. In chapters spanning the field from A to Z, discover the marvels of the Monte Carlo Method and the ancient riddle of Dido's Problem.
520 8 $aScale the heights of the Himalayas with famed surveyor Sir George Everest and puzzle over the fascinating conundrum of Fermat's Last Theorem. Dunham explores more than five thousand years of mathematical history, digging into the earliest records in Egypt, Babylon, India, and China, and turning up surprising tales and tidbits from modern times.
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aAll along the way, Dunham portrays the great masters of math at their work. In colorful anecdotes, the brilliant - often eccentric - luminaries chart the course of mathematical progress.
520 8 $aAmong them are the battling Bernoulli brothers, Jakob and Johann, who worked tirelessly to one-up each other's theorems; the famed Isaac Newton and largely forgotten Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who independently and virtually simultaneously discovered "the calculus"; and the exceptionally determined genius Sofia Kovalevskaia, who discovered the rules of trigonometry for herself when she was left without instruction.
520 8 $aYour passport to rich rewards, The Mathematical Universe is accessible to any reader with a basic knowledge of algebra and geometry. You will come away from this exhilarating book with a keen sense of the power and splendor of the magical mathematical world.
650 0 $aMathematics$xHistory.
650 0 $aMathematicians$xHistory.
852 00 $bmat$hQA21$i.D705 1994