Elements of Algebra

Euler, Leonard

ISBN 10: 0387960147 / ISBN 13: 9780387960142

Published by Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1984

Very Good condition hardcover book, no jacket. Very slight smudging and spotting to covers and spine. Very slight sunning to spine. Very slight bumping to spine edges and bottom cover corners. Very small tears to bottom spine edge, none larger than 1/4 inch. Slight smudging and toning to text block edges. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such. Seller Inventory # 2501-9443

Review: "This is a facsimile reprint of John Hewlett's 1840 translation of Euler's Algebra and Lagrange's Additions thereto. Most of Euler's contribution is elementary, nothing more advanced than solving quartic equations, but worth having in order to appreciate his leisurely and effective style---would that more great mathematicians wrote so well and to such pedagogic effect. However, one third of the book is his lucid treatment of questions in number theory, and it is this material that drew Lagrange's comments. Here for the first time are the rigorous treatments of continued fractions and "Pell's" equation, and of quadratic forms. The combination of Euler's and Lagrange's tests, of experimental and theoretical research in Weil's description, is justly celebrated by the editors of Euler's Opera omnia, who print the two together, and it is good to see this classic back in print in English. Every library without much Euler should at least have this volume. It is accompanied by an excerpt of Horner's memoir on the life of Euler, and a eulogy by Truesdell, with a useful bibliography." -- MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS

Bibliographic Details

Title: Elements of Algebra
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket