The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of MathematicsMath’s infinite mysteries and beauty unfold in this follow-up to the best-selling The Science Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, it covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares from centuries ago, the discovery of pi and calculus, and the butterfly effect. Each topic gets a lavishly illustrated spread with stunning color art, along with formulas and concepts, fascinating facts about scientists’ lives, and real-world applications of the theorems.
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Review: The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics (The ... Book: 250 Milestones in the History of ...)
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Contents
Introduction | 20 |
Brotherhood | 44 |
B C Euclids Elements | 56 |
Polyhedra | 64 |
Juvenes | 82 |
Golden Ratio | 112 |
Slide Rule | 130 |
Fermats Spiral J 32 | 132 |
Bessel Functions | 216 |
Babbage Mechanical Computer | 218 |
Cauchys Le Calcul Infinitesimal | 220 |
Barycentric Calculus | 222 |
NonEuclidean Geometry | 224 |
Mobius Function | 226 |
Group Theory | 228 |
Pigeonhole Principle | 230 |
Fermats Last Theorem | 134 |
Descartes La Geometrie | 136 |
Cardioid | 138 |
Logarithmic Spiral | 140 |
Projective Geometry | 142 |
Torricellis Trumpet | 144 |
Pascals Triangle | 146 |
The Length of Neiles Semicubical Parabola | 148 |
Vivianis Theorem | 150 |
Discovery of Calculus | 152 |
Newtons Method | 154 |
Tautochrone Problem | 156 |
Astroid J 58 | 160 |
Rope around the Earth Puzzle | 162 |
Law of Large Numbers | 164 |
Eulers Number e | 166 |
Stirlings Formula | 168 |
Normal Distribution Curve | 170 |
EulerMascheroni Constant | 172 |
Konigsberg Bridges | 174 |
St Petersburg Paradox | 176 |
Goldbach Conjecture | 178 |
Agnesis Instituzioni Analitiche | 180 |
Eulers Formula for Polyhedra | 182 |
Eulers Polygon Division Problem | 184 |
Knights Tours | 186 |
BayesTheorem | 188 |
Franklin Magic Square | 190 |
Minimal Surface | 192 |
Buffons Needle | 194 |
ThirtySix Officers Problem | 196 |
Sangaku Geometry | 198 |
Least Squares | 200 |
Constructing a Regular Heptadecagon | 202 |
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra | 204 |
Gausss Disquisitiones Arithmeticae | 206 |
ThreeArmed Protractor | 208 |
Fourier Series | 210 |
Laplaces Theorie Analytique des Probability | 212 |
Prince Ruperts Problem | 214 |
Quaternions | 232 |
Transcendental Numbers | 234 |
Catalan Conjecture | 236 |
The Matrices of Sylvester | 238 |
FourColor Theorem | 240 |
Boolean Algebra | 242 |
Icosian Game | 244 |
Harmonograph | 246 |
The Mobius Strip | 248 |
Holditchs Theorem | 250 |
1S59 Riemann Hypothesis | 252 |
Beltramis Pseudosphere | 254 |
Weierstrass Function | 256 |
Gross Theorie du Baguenodier | 258 |
The Doctorate of Kovalevskava | 260 |
Reuleaux Triangle | 266 |
Venn Diagrams | 272 |
Tower of Hanoi | 278 |
Peano Axioms | 284 |
Sylvesters Line Problem | 290 |
Morleys Trisector Theorem | 296 |
Bovs Surface | 302 |
Poincare Conjecture | 308 |
Jordan Curve Theorem | 314 |
Normal Number | 320 |
Hairv Ball Theorem | 326 |
Information Theory | 394 |
Nash Equilibrium | 400 |
Cellular Automata | 406 |
Turning a Sphere Inside Out | 412 |
Newcombs Paradox | 418 |
Ulam Spiral | 424 |
Fuzzy Logic | 430 |
Sprouts | 436 |
Donald Knuth and Mastermind | 442 |
Penrose Tiles | 448 |
Chaitins Omega | 454 |
Notes and Further Reading | 518 |
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