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Unknown Quantity
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Author : John Derbyshire
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2006-06-02
Unknown Quantity written by John Derbyshire and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-02 with Science categories.
Prime Obsession taught us not to be afraid to put the math in a math book. Unknown Quantity heeds the lesson well. So grab your graphing calculators, slip out the slide rules, and buckle up! John Derbyshire is introducing us to algebra through the ages-and it promises to be just what his die-hard fans have been waiting for. "Here is the story of algebra." With this deceptively simple introduction, we begin our journey. Flanked by formulae, shadowed by roots and radicals, escorted by an expert who navigates unerringly on our behalf, we are guaranteed safe passage through even the most treacherous mathematical terrain. Our first encounter with algebraic arithmetic takes us back 38 centuries to the time of Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, Ur and Haran, Sodom and Gomorrah. Moving deftly from Abel's proof to the higher levels of abstraction developed by Galois, we are eventually introduced to what algebraists have been focusing on during the last century. As we travel through the ages, it becomes apparent that the invention of algebra was more than the start of a specific discipline of mathematics-it was also the birth of a new way of thinking that clarified both basic numeric concepts as well as our perception of the world around us. Algebraists broke new ground when they discarded the simple search for solutions to equations and concentrated instead on abstract groups. This dramatic shift in thinking revolutionized mathematics. Written for those among us who are unencumbered by a fear of formulae, Unknown Quantity delivers on its promise to present a history of algebra. Astonishing in its bold presentation of the math and graced with narrative authority, our journey through the world of algebra is at once intellectually satisfying and pleasantly challenging.
Unknown Quantity
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Author : John Derbyshire
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2006-05-02
Unknown Quantity written by John Derbyshire and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-02 with Science categories.
Prime Obsession taught us not to be afraid to put the math in a math book. Unknown Quantity heeds the lesson well. So grab your graphing calculators, slip out the slide rules, and buckle up! John Derbyshire is introducing us to algebra through the ages-and it promises to be just what his die-hard fans have been waiting for. "Here is the story of algebra." With this deceptively simple introduction, we begin our journey. Flanked by formulae, shadowed by roots and radicals, escorted by an expert who navigates unerringly on our behalf, we are guaranteed safe passage through even the most treacherous mathematical terrain. Our first encounter with algebraic arithmetic takes us back 38 centuries to the time of Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, Ur and Haran, Sodom and Gomorrah. Moving deftly from Abel's proof to the higher levels of abstraction developed by Galois, we are eventually introduced to what algebraists have been focusing on during the last century. As we travel through the ages, it becomes apparent that the invention of algebra was more than the start of a specific discipline of mathematics-it was also the birth of a new way of thinking that clarified both basic numeric concepts as well as our perception of the world around us. Algebraists broke new ground when they discarded the simple search for solutions to equations and concentrated instead on abstract groups. This dramatic shift in thinking revolutionized mathematics. Written for those among us who are unencumbered by a fear of formulae, Unknown Quantity delivers on its promise to present a history of algebra. Astonishing in its bold presentation of the math and graced with narrative authority, our journey through the world of algebra is at once intellectually satisfying and pleasantly challenging.
The Unknown Quantity
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Author : Hermann Broch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Unknown Quantity written by Hermann Broch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Fiction categories.
"Mild and sensitive Richard Hieck endured a quietly difficult childhood in Germany. Raised in humble circumstances, Richard was profoundly influenced by his withdrawn mother and by his father, an enigma whose devotion centered not on his five children but on his mysterious career. From his father, Richard inherited an interest in the night sky, learning to love the constellations and to take comfort in the strength of Orion and the warm radiance of Venus. Richard's shadowy, elusive father also influenced him to pursue studies in mathematics, a field offering Richard the discipline he had craved as a child.
The Unknown Quantity
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Author : Gertrude Hall Brownell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
The Unknown Quantity written by Gertrude Hall Brownell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with categories.
A Course Of Mathematics
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Author : Charles Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
A Course Of Mathematics written by Charles Hutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with Mathematics categories.
The Edinburgh Encyclop Dia
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Author : Sir David Brewster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1830
The Edinburgh Encyclop Dia written by Sir David Brewster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1830 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
A Course Of Mathematics Fourth Edition Enlarged And Corrected
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Author : Charles Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1833
A Course Of Mathematics Fourth Edition Enlarged And Corrected written by Charles Hutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1833 with categories.
The Encyclopaedia Of Pure Mathematics
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1847
The Encyclopaedia Of Pure Mathematics written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1847 with Mathematics categories.
Mathematical Dictionary And Cyclopedia Of Mathematical Science Etc
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Author : Charles DAVIES (LL.D., and PECK (William Guy))
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
Mathematical Dictionary And Cyclopedia Of Mathematical Science Etc written by Charles DAVIES (LL.D., and PECK (William Guy)) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with categories.
Mathematical Dictionary And Cyclopedia Of Mathematical Science Comprising Definitions Of All The Terms Employed In Mathematics
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Author : Charles Davies
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Mathematical Dictionary And Cyclopedia Of Mathematical Science Comprising Definitions Of All The Terms Employed In Mathematics written by Charles Davies and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Mathematics categories.