Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Grattan-Guinness, Ivor

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 176 articles compiled by contributors of 18 nationalities this work is the first to cover all the principle lines and themes of the history and philosophy of mathematics from ancient times to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 1840
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134957491
• Artikelnr.: 39179402

Autorenporträt

Ivor Grattan-Guinness is at Middlesex Polytechnic.

Inhaltsangabe

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1. Ancient and non-Western traditions
2. The Western Middle Ages and the Renaissance
3. Calculus and mathematical analysis
4. Functions, series and methods in analysis
5. Logic, set theories, and the foundations of mathematics
6. Algebras and number theory
7. Geometries and topology
8. Mechanics and mechanical engineering
9. Physics and mathematical physics, and electrical engineering
10. Probability and statistics, and the social sciences
11. Higher education and institutions
12. Mathematics and culture