Mathematics : from the birth of numbers

by Jan Gullberg

Paper Book, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

510/.9

Collection

Publication

New York : W.W. Norton, c1997.

Description

An illustrated exploration of mathematics and its history, beginning with a study of numbers and their symbols, and continuing with a broad survey that includes consideration of algebra, geometry, hyperbolic functions, fractals, and many other mathematical functions.

Media reviews

The American Mathematical Monthly
"[T]here is a veritable cornucopia of excellent mathematics books for the general reader. … Gullberg's book is clearly the overall winner."

User reviews

LibraryThing member jrgoetziii
This was easily one of my favorite books as a kid (I took Calculus as a sophomore in high school, Multi-Variable Calculus as a junior, and Linear Algebra/Differential Equations as a senior). And now, after many years of no math, it looks like I'm going to be tutoring students in high-school level
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mathematics.

So where am I going? Not to the standard Algebra text, or any massive textbook that they use in schools. I'm going to Gullberg. Glad I kept it.
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LibraryThing member NeveMaslakovic
A great resource.
LibraryThing member neobardling
This is a combination history of mathematics and encyclopedic reference text.

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Language

Physical description

xxii, 1093 p.; 27 cm

ISBN

9780393040029

Barcode

91100000188364

DDC/MDS

510/.9
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