European Mathematical Awakening: A Journey Through the History of Mathematics, 1000-1800 (Dover Books on MaTHEMA 1.4tics) - Softcover

Swetz, Swetz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486498050 ISBN 13: 9780486498058

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2013

Synopsis

A global survey of the history
of mathematics, this collection
of 32 articles traces the subject from AD 1000 to 1800. Newly
corrected and updated, the highly readable essays by such
distinguished educators as Carl Boyer and Morris Kline introduce
fascinating studies by Fibonacci, Descartes, Cardano,
Kepler, Galileo, Pascal, Newton, Euler, and others. Suitable
for readers with no background in math.
Reprint of selected material from From Five Fingers to Infinity:
A Journey Through the History of Mathematics, Open Court
Publishing Company, Chicago, 1994.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Emeritus at Penn State University, Frank J. Swetz is co-founding editor of Convergence, an e-journal devoted to the history of mathematics. He is also the author of 20 books and more than 300 articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0486498050
• ISBN 13: 9780486498058
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224