Mathematics [French]

By David Bergamini

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: B000NVT9G2
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Time, inc.
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Math history and application (no math needed to enjoy).

Once again, the Life Science Library brings a presentation to fill the void. Yes, we all had an opportunity at math; some people dive into the deep end, and others ask Why me. Well, this survey book will satisfy both the curiosity as to where math came from and its significance. It is not a how-to book. Ch 1: Numbers: A Long Way from Zero. Picture essay: Computing: From Human Fingers to Man-made Brains. Ch 2: The Shapely Thinking of the Ancient Greeks. Picture essay: A Portfolio: Eminent Masters of Mathematics. Ch 3: An Alphabet for Deciphering the Unknown. Picture essay: The Magnificent Heritage of Ancient Cultures. Ch 4: A Happy Marriage of Curves and Quantities. Picture essay: The Mathematics of Beauty in Nature and Art. Ch 5: Mastering the Mysteries of Movement. Picture essay: Calculus: A Way of Probing the Changing World. Ch 6: Figuring the Odds in An Uncertain World. Picture essay: The Fascinating Game of Probability & Chance. Ch 7: A Logical Leap Into The Wild Blue Yonder. Picture essay: Three Who Changed Man's Concept of the Universe. Ch 8: Mathematics Today: Deeds, Doubts, Dreams. Picture essay: Topology: The Mathematics of Distortion. Also: The new mathematics: a revolution in the classroom Future reading Index Acknowledgments and picture credits. A lot of pictures and diagrams to help explain. I was intrigued by the picture of the Jacquard Loom.