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Title |
The mathematical universe : an alphabetical journey through the great proofs, problems, and personalities / William Dunham. |
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Imprint |
New York : Wiley & Sons, c1994. |
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Axe 2nd Floor Stacks
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510.9 D92m |
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Axe Special Collections Whitehead
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510.9 D92m c.2 |
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Lib Use Only |
Description |
vi, 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index. |
Contents |
Arithmetic -- Bernoulli trials -- Circle -- Differential calculus -- Euler -- Fermat -- Greek geometry -- Hypotenuse --Isoperimetric problem -- Justification -- Knighted Newton -- Lost Leibniz -- Mathematical personality -- Natural logarithm -- Origins -- Prime number theorum -- Quotient -- Russell's paradox -- Spherical surface --Trisection -- Utility -- Venn diagram -- Where are the women? -- X-Y plane -- Z. |
Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematicians -- History.
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ISBN |
0471536563 (acid-free paper) : $22.95 |
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