Introducing mathematics / Ziauddin Sardar; Jerry Ravetz & Borin Van Loon.

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Sardar, Ziauddin [autor.]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: IntroducingPublisher: London : Icon Books Ltd, [2013]Description: 176 páginas : ilustraciones ; 17 cmContent type:

texto

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magen fija
sin mediación

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volumen

ISBN:

9781848312975

Other title:

Introducing mathematics : a graphic guide

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LOC classification:

QA93 S37 2013

Summary: What is mathematics, and why is it such a mystery to so many people? Mathematics is the greatest creation of human intelligence. It affects us all. We depend on it in our daily lives, and yet many of the tools of mathematics, such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry, are descended from ancient or non-Western civilizations. Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an accessible introduction to such topics as number-systems, geometry and algebra, the calculus, the theory of the infinite, statistical reasoning and chaos theory. It shows how the history of mathematics has seen progress and paradox go hand in hand - and how this is still happening today.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libros	Mediateca	Bibliográfica	QA93 S37 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		13579

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What is mathematics, and why is it such a mystery to so many people? Mathematics is the greatest creation of human intelligence. It affects us all. We depend on it in our daily lives, and yet many of the tools of mathematics, such as geometry, algebra and trigonometry, are descended from ancient or non-Western civilizations. Introducing Mathematics traces the story of mathematics from the ancient world to modern times, describing the great discoveries and providing an accessible introduction to such topics as number-systems, geometry and algebra, the calculus, the theory of the infinite, statistical reasoning and chaos theory. It shows how the history of mathematics has seen progress and paradox go hand in hand - and how this is still happening today.

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