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Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics: From Counting to Chaos Theory - How Numbers Changed the World
From early humans carving notches in bones to the discovery of quantum mechanics, mathematics has certainly come a long way.
Fully illustrated and augmented with helpful timelines and diagrams, Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics explores some of history's greatest mathematical breakthroughs. Covering topics from Ancient Egyptian geometry to chaos theory, readers will learn about Euclid of Alexandria, Brahmagupta, Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing and more. Whether solving practical or abstract problems, these mathematicians have each sought to improve our lives, and have bought us to the world we know today.
With each concept explained in easy-to-understand language, there's no need to be a calculus genius to marvel at these incredible feats of problem-solving brilliance.
ABOUT THE Arcturus Publishing's Great Breakthroughs series provides lavishly illustrated and highly accessible introductions different scientific fields. Each title maps a history of a discipline through the its central breakthroughs and the scientists which have changed the world.
Fully illustrated and augmented with helpful timelines and diagrams, Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics explores some of history's greatest mathematical breakthroughs. Covering topics from Ancient Egyptian geometry to chaos theory, readers will learn about Euclid of Alexandria, Brahmagupta, Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing and more. Whether solving practical or abstract problems, these mathematicians have each sought to improve our lives, and have bought us to the world we know today.
With each concept explained in easy-to-understand language, there's no need to be a calculus genius to marvel at these incredible feats of problem-solving brilliance.
ABOUT THE Arcturus Publishing's Great Breakthroughs series provides lavishly illustrated and highly accessible introductions different scientific fields. Each title maps a history of a discipline through the its central breakthroughs and the scientists which have changed the world.
192 pages, Hardcover
Published October 30, 2020
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February 10, 2025
Delivers just what the title promises--a quick overview of key concepts to unfold in the history of the maths department. Both key ideas and contributing figures receive the spotlight. Click below for full review.
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November 18, 2023
"From Counting to Chaos Theory - How Numbers Changed the World" is the subtitle. Not so much here about the world being changed, but a very readable outline of the history of mathematics, with plenty of anecdotes about the personalities, and numerous illustrations. No hard mathematics is included.
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