Newman J.R. The World of Mathematics (4 тома)

AK Peters, 2003. - 350 pages. This new approach to mathematics - the utilization of advanced computing technology in mathematical research - is often called experimental mathematics. The computer provides the mathematician with a "laboratory" in which she can perform experiments --- analyzing examples, testing out new ideas, or searching for patterns. This book presents the rationale and historical context of experimental mathematics, and inclu...

Chelsea Publishing, 1999. - 524 pages. Originally issued in 1893, this popular Fifth Edition covers the period from antiquity to the close of World War I, with major emphasis on advanced mathematics and, in particular, the advanced mathematics of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In one concise volume this unique book presents an interesting and reliable account of mathematics history for those who cannot devote themselves to an inte...

Springer, 2004. - 158 Pages. What is the relationship between modern mathematics - more precisely computational mathematics - and mathematical education? It is this controversal topic that the authors address with an in-depth analysis. In fact, what they present in an extremely well-reasoned account of the development of mathematics and its culture giving concrete recommendation for a much-needed reform of the teaching of mathematics. The book i...

The Rosen Publishing Group, 2011. - 538 pages. The universal language of numbers has allowed individuals to transcend cultural differences and make collaborative efforts to comprehend the world mathematically. Though many of these mathematicians may never have met the predecessors who made their own work possible, their collective works form the foundations of mathematics as it is known today. The books in this series introduce students not onl...

What does mathematics mean? Is it numbers or arithmetic, proofs or equations? Jan Gullberg starts his massive historical overview with some insight into why human beings find it necessary to "reckon," or count, and what math means to us. From there to the last chapter, on differential equations, is a very long, but surprisingly engrossing journey. Mathematics covers how symbolic logic fits into cultures around the world, and gives fascinating bio...

SAGE, 2009. - 236 pages. This book traces the first faltering steps taken in the mathematical theorization of infinity which marks the emergence of modern mathematics. It analyzes the part played by Indian mathematics through the Kerala conduit, which is an important but neglected part of the history of mathematics.

Mathematical Association of America, 2010. - 381 pages. An Episodic History of Mathematics delivers a series of snapshots of the history of mathematics from ancient times to the twentieth century. The intent is not to be an encyclopedic history of mathematics, but to give the reader a sense of mathematical culture and history. The book abounds with stories, and personalities play a strong role. The book will introduce readers to some of the gene...

Birkhauser, 1981. - 268 Pages. Once while working on a problem, someone was kind enough to point out to me that my problem was in the "Scottish Book. " I had not then heard of the Scottish Book and certainly did not realize that this book had no connection with Scotland. But, since that introduction I've become more and more aware of the magic of the mathematicians and the mathematics involved in its birth. The Scottish Book offers a unique op...

Wiley, 2011. - 688 pages. The updated new edition of the classic and comprehensive guide to the history of mathematics For more than forty years, A History of Mathematics has been the reference of choice for those looking to learn about the fascinating history of humankind’s relationship with numbers, shapes, and patterns. This revised edition features up-to-date coverage of topics such as Fermat’s Last Theorem and the Poincar? Conjecture, in a...

Facts on File, 2011. - 244 pages. Of all human activities, mathematics is one of the oldest. Mathematics can be found on the cuneiform tablets of the Mesopotamians, on the papyri of the Egyptians, and in texts from ancient China, the Indian subcontinent, and the indigenous cultures of Central America. Sophisticated mathematical research was carried out in the Middle East for several centuries after the birth of Muhammad, and advanced mathematics...