Encyclopedia of mathematics / James Tanton.
Material type:
TextSeries: Facts on File science libraryPublication details: New York : Facts on File, c2005.Description: viii, 568 p. : ill. ; 29 cmISBN: - 0816051240 (acidfree paper)
- 9780816051243 (acid-free paper)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Encyclopedia of Mathematics is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia designed for high school through early college students. More than 1,000 entries, more than 125 photographs and illustrations, and numerous essays cover the principal areas and issues that characterize this ""new"" area of science. This valuable resource unites disparate ideas and provides the meaning, history, context, and relevance behind each one. The easy-to-use format makes finding straightforward and natural answers to questions within arithmetic - such as algebra, trigonometry, geometry, probability, combinatorics, numbers, logic, calculus, and statistics - simple. Encyclopedia of Mathematics also gives historical context to mathematical concepts, with entries discussing ancient Arabic, Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, and Mayan mathematics, as well as entries providing biographical descriptions of important people in the development of mathematics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 546-550) and index.
A to Z entries -- Feature essays : "History of equations and algebra" -- "History of calculus" -- "History of functions" -- "History of geometry" -- "History of probability and statistics" -- "History of trigonometry" -- Appendixes : Appendix I. Chronology -- Appendix II. Bibliography and Web resources -- Appendix III. Associations.