Raymond L Wilder

Evolution of Mathematical Concepts

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rather than a survey of the history or philosophy of modern mathematics, this treatment envisions mathematics as a broad cultural phenomenon, examining historic and social influences on such concepts as number and length. 1973 edition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 134mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780486490618
• ISBN-10: 0486490610
• Artikelnr.: 35562195

Autorenporträt

Raymond Wilder (1896-1982) was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan and a Research Associate and lecturer at The University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Dover's Introduction to the Foundations of Mathematics.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction 1. Preliminary Notions 2. Early Evolution of Number 3.
Evolution of Geometry 4. The Real Numbers: Conquest of the Infinite 5. The
Processes of Evolution 6. Evolutionary Aspects of Modern Mathematics
Bibliography Index