ISBN: 9780131856271

""It is the aim of this book to...present the evolution of number as the profoundly human story which it is."--Tobias Dantzig""This is beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolut… Mehr…

""It is the aim of this book to...present the evolution of number as the profoundly human story which it is."--Tobias Dantzig""This is beyond doubt the most interesting book on the evolution of mathematics which has ever fallen into my hands. If people know how to treasure the truly good, this book will attain a lasting place in the literature of the world. The evolution of mathematical thought from the earliest times to the latest constructions is presented here with admirable consistency and originality and in a wonderfully lively style."--Albert Einstein""Tobias Dantzig' s Number: The Language of Science is one of the truly great classics of mathematical exposition, perhaps the most lucid history of the number concept ever written. Its republication should be a cause for celebration by every scientifically minded person, regardless of his or her mathematical background."--Eli Maor, author of "e: The Story of a Number and "To Infinity and Beyond"Tobias Dantzig' s Number is a classic. A fascinating account of the evolution of mathematics, it deserves a place on the bookshelf of anyone who is interested in the history of thought."--Charles Seife, author of "Zero and "Alpha and Omega""A classic! Anyone interested in the history of numbers and mathematics should read this book."--Mario Livio, author of "The Golden RatioFrom the rudimentary mathematical abilities of prehistoric man to the counterintuitive and bizarre ideas at the edges of modern math, this masterpiece of science writing tells the story of mathematics through the history of its most central concept: number.Dantzig succeeds in his aim to reveal a human story, and in making thatstory accessible to the non-expert. In his friendly and welcoming style, he shows how math developed from basic faculties present in us all, beginning with our "number sense"--the ability to discern that an object has been added Media > Book, [PU: Prentice Hall]<

2005, ISBN: 9780131856271

Pi Press, Hardcover, Auflage: 2nd, 416 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-03-10T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.54 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1481128, History, Mathematics, Science & Math, Subjects, Books… Mehr…

Pi Press, Hardcover, Auflage: 2nd, 416 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-03-10T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.54 kg, Verkaufsrang: 1481128, History, Mathematics, Science & Math, Subjects, Books, Number Theory, Pure Mathematics, Science & Mathematics, New, Used & Rental Textbooks, Specialty Boutique, Pi Press, 2005<