Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
de William Dunham
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- Estado
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0471500305
- ISBN 13
- 9780471500308
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Sinopsis
Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve. Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity.
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- Librería
- Wonder Book (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- S17B-03414
- Título
- Journey Through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics
- Autor
- William Dunham
- Estado del libro
- Used - Good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0471500305
- ISBN 13
- 9780471500308
- Editorial
- John Wiley & Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 1990
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