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A History Of Mathematical Notations Two Volume In One

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Author : Florian Cajori
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2011-12-01

A History Of Mathematical Notations Two Volume In One written by Florian Cajori and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-01 with Science categories.

Described even today as "unsurpassed," this history of mathematical notation stretching back to the Babylonians and Egyptians is one of the most comprehensive written. In two impressive volumes, first published in 1928-9 and reproduced here under one cover, distinguished mathematician Florian Cajori shows the origin, evolution, and dissemination of each symbol and the competition it faced in its rise to popularity or fall into obscurity. Illustrated with more than a hundred diagrams and figures, this "mirror of past and present conditions in mathematics" will give students and historians a whole new appreciation for "1 + 1 = 2." Swiss-American author, educator, and mathematician FLORIAN CAJORI (1859-1930) was one of the world's most distinguished mathematical historians. Appointed to a specially created chair in the history of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, he also wrote An Introduction to the Theory of Equations, A History of Mathematical Notations, and The Chequered Career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler.

A History Of Mathematical Notations

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Author : Florian Cajori
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2007-06-01

A History Of Mathematical Notations written by Florian Cajori and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-01 with Mathematics categories.

Described even today as "unsurpassed," this history of mathematical notation stretching back to the Babylonians and Egyptians is one of the most comprehensive written. In two impressive volumes-first published in 1928-9-distinguished mathematician Florian Cajori shows the origin, evolution, and dissemination of each symbol and the competition it faced in its rise to popularity or fall into obscurity. Illustrated with more than a hundred diagrams and figures, this "mirror of past and present conditions in mathematics" will give students and historians a whole new appreciation for "1 + 1 = 2." Swiss-American author, educator, and mathematician FLORIAN CAJORI (1859-1930) was one of the world's most distinguished mathematical historians. Appointed to a specially created chair in the history of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, he also wrote An Introduction to the Theory of Equations, A History of Elementary Mathematics, and The Chequered Career of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler.

A History Of Mathematical Notations

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Author : Florian Cajori
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2007-01-01

Enlightening Symbols

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Author : Joseph Mazur
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2014-03-23

Enlightening Symbols written by Joseph Mazur and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-23 with Mathematics categories.

An entertaining look at the origins of mathematical symbols While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? In Enlightening Symbols, popular math writer Joseph Mazur explains the fascinating history behind the development of our mathematical notation system. He shows how symbols were used initially, how one symbol replaced another over time, and how written math was conveyed before and after symbols became widely adopted. Traversing mathematical history and the foundations of numerals in different cultures, Mazur looks at how historians have disagreed over the origins of the numerical system for the past two centuries. He follows the transfigurations of algebra from a rhetorical style to a symbolic one, demonstrating that most algebra before the sixteenth century was written in prose or in verse employing the written names of numerals. Mazur also investigates the subconscious and psychological effects that mathematical symbols have had on mathematical thought, moods, meaning, communication, and comprehension. He considers how these symbols influence us (through similarity, association, identity, resemblance, and repeated imagery), how they lead to new ideas by subconscious associations, how they make connections between experience and the unknown, and how they contribute to the communication of basic mathematics. From words to abbreviations to symbols, this book shows how math evolved to the familiar forms we use today.

Numerical Notation

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Author : Stephen Chrisomalis
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-18

Numerical Notation written by Stephen Chrisomalis and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-18 with Social Science categories.

This book is a cross-cultural reference volume of all attested numerical notation systems (graphic, non-phonetic systems for representing numbers), encompassing more than 100 such systems used over the past 5,500 years. Using a typology that defies progressive, unilinear evolutionary models of change, Stephen Chrisomalis identifies five basic types of numerical notation systems, using a cultural phylogenetic framework to show relationships between systems and to create a general theory of change in numerical systems. Numerical notation systems are primarily representational systems, not computational technologies. Cognitive factors that help explain how numerical systems change relate to general principles, such as conciseness or avoidance of ambiguity, which apply also to writing systems. The transformation and replacement of numerical notation systems relates to specific social, economic, and technological changes, such as the development of the printing press or the expansion of the global world-system.

Reckonings

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Author : Stephen Chrisomalis
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-12-15

Reckonings written by Stephen Chrisomalis and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-15 with Mathematics categories.

Insights from the history of numerical notation suggest that how humans write numbers is an active choice involving cognitive and social factors. Over the past 5,000 years, more than 100 methods of numerical notation--distinct ways of writing numbers--have been developed and used by specific communities. Most of these are barely known today; where they are known, they are often derided as cognitively cumbersome and outdated. In Reckonings, Stephen Chrisomalis considers how humans past and present use numerals, reinterpreting historical and archaeological representations of numerical notation and exploring the implications of why we write numbers with figures rather than words.

A History Of Mathematical Notations Notations In Elementary Mathematics

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Author : Florian Cajori
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928

A History Of Mathematical Notations Notations In Elementary Mathematics written by Florian Cajori and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with Grammar, Comparative and general categories.

Principia Mathematica

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Author : Alfred North Whitehead
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1927

Principia Mathematica written by Alfred North Whitehead and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1927 with Mathematics categories.

The Principia Mathematica has long been recognised as one of the intellectual landmarks of the century.

Mathematics For The Nonmathematician

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Author : Morris Kline
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1985-01-01

Mathematics For The Nonmathematician written by Morris Kline and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-01-01 with Mathematics categories.

Practical, scientific, philosophical, and artistic problems have caused men to investigate mathematics. But there is one other motive which is as strong as any of these — the search for beauty. Mathematics is an art, and as such affords the pleasures which all the arts afford." In this erudite, entertaining college-level text, Morris Kline, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at New York University, provides the liberal arts student with a detailed treatment of mathematics in a cultural and historical context. The book can also act as a self-study vehicle for advanced high school students and laymen. Professor Kline begins with an overview, tracing the development of mathematics to the ancient Greeks, and following its evolution through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day. Subsequent chapters focus on specific subject areas, such as "Logic and Mathematics," "Number: The Fundamental Concept," "Parametric Equations and Curvilinear Motion," "The Differential Calculus," and "The Theory of Probability." Each of these sections offers a step-by-step explanation of concepts and then tests the student's understanding with exercises and problems. At the same time, these concepts are linked to pure and applied science, engineering, philosophy, the social sciences or even the arts. In one section, Professor Kline discusses non-Euclidean geometry, ranking it with evolution as one of the "two concepts which have most profoundly revolutionized our intellectual development since the nineteenth century." His lucid treatment of this difficult subject starts in the 1800s with the pioneering work of Gauss, Lobachevsky, Bolyai and Riemann, and moves forward to the theory of relativity, explaining the mathematical, scientific and philosophical aspects of this pivotal breakthrough. Mathematics for the Nonmathematician exemplifies Morris Kline's rare ability to simplify complex subjects for the nonspecialist.

Geometry A Comprehensive Course

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Author : Dan Pedoe
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-04-02

Geometry A Comprehensive Course written by Dan Pedoe and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with Mathematics categories.

Introduction to vector algebra in the plane; circles and coaxial systems; mappings of the Euclidean plane; similitudes, isometries, Moebius transformations, much more. Includes over 500 exercises.

A History Of Mathematical Notations

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