History of Mathematics: Highways and Byways (Spectrum) - Hardcover

Dahan-Dalmédico, Amy; Peiffer, Jeanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0883855623 ISBN 13: 9780883855621

Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America, 2010

Synopsis

This is a novel, short, and eminently readable history of mathematics. Many histories provide a chronological history of the entire subject, which can sometimes make it difficult to follow the development of a particular branch over time. Dahan-Delmmédico and Pfeiffer succeed splendidly in tracing each branch from its beginnings forward. They also give an outstanding account of how the Arabs not only preserved Greek mathematics, but extended it in the 800 year period from 400–1200. The large number of informative illustrations support the text and contribute to what is a great read.

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About the Authors

Amy Dahan-Dalmedico is director of research at CNRS and assistant director of the Center Alexandre Koyré. Her research has focused on mathematics in the second half of the twentieth century and climate change.

Jeanne Peiffer is a researcher at CNRS and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the History of Mathematics. Her research interests focus mainly on geometry and the connections with Renaissance art; in particular Albrecht Dürer. She has also written extensively about women in mathematics.

Sanford Segal is the author of 44 journal articles in mathematics, the history of mathematics, or mathematical education and the author of two books. His main interest in recent years has been the history of mathematics. He was a professor of the mathematics department at the University of Rochester from 1977 to 2008.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0883855623
• ISBN 13: 9780883855621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 342