Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge

Morris Kline

ISBN 10: 019503533X / ISBN 13: 9780195035339

Published by Oxford University Press, 1985

Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G019503533XI4N01

Synopsis:

Morris Kline is that rare scientist with the ability to convey the complexity and richness of his specialty in terms the general reader can appreciate. In this book, he provides a provocative and lucid account of how mathematics has been used as a powerful instrument in our exploration of the physical world. Kline probes the world of mathematics from the days of the Greeks to the present day, illuminating the inner workings of the science that enables us to penetrate the secrets of our world's natural phenomena

Review: "Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments...with many interesting observations along the way."--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society
"The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further."--Zentralblatter/Abstract Journals
"Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments...with many interesting observations along the way."--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society
"The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further."--Zentralblatter/Abstract Journals
"Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments...with many interesting observations along the way."--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society
"The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further."--Zentralblatter/Abstract Journals
"Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments...with many interesting observations along the way."--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society

"The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further."--Zentralblatter/Abstract Journals

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket