The history of mathematics [electronic book] / Anne Rooney.
By: Rooney, Anne [author]
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Material type:
BookSeries: History of science.Publisher: New York : Rosen Publishing, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: online resource (208 pages) : color illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781448872275 (hardback); 9781448873692 (e-book).Subject(s): Mathematics -- Philosophy| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | |
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| eBook | MTU Online eBook | 510.9 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | CIT Module MATH 6028 - Core reading. |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Mathematics has come a long way throughout its history. Readers are offered a peek into a world that is too often unseen; that being the painstaking development of mathematical principals that serve as the blueprint of our universe. Readers will learn about how mathematics plays an integral role in our understanding of concepts as vast as black holes to those as ordinary today as the common GPS device.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the magic of numbers -- Starting with numbers -- Numbers put to work -- The shape of things -- In the round -- The magic formula -- Grasping the infinite -- Numbers at work and play -- The death of numbers -- Proving it.
CIT Module MATH 6028 - Core reading.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.