Journey Through Genius - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Journey Through Genius write by William Dunham. This book was released on 1991-08. Journey Through Genius available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve. Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity. “It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash.” —Isaac Asimov
Journey through Genius
Journey through Genius - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Journey through Genius write by William Dunham. This book was released on 1991-01-16. Journey through Genius available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Praise for William Dunham s Journey Through Genius The GreatTheorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader throughthe verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questionsand proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatestmathematicians from ancient to modern times presented theirarguments." Ivars Peterson Author, The Mathematical TouristMathematics and Physics Editor, Science News "It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; afascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity andinsight. It is mathematics by lightning flash." Isaac Asimov "It is a captivating collection of essays of major mathematicalachievements brought to life by the personal and historicalanecdotes which the author has skillfully woven into the text. Thisis a book which should find its place on the bookshelf of anyoneinterested in science and the scientists who create it." R. L.Graham, AT&T Bell Laboratories "Come on a time-machine tour through 2,300 years in which Dunhamdrops in on some of the greatest mathematicians in history. Almostas if we chat over tea and crumpets, we get to know them and theirideas ideas that ring with eternity and that offer glimpses intothe often veiled beauty of mathematics and logic. And all the whilewe marvel, hoping that the tour will not stop." Jearl Walker,Physics Department, Cleveland State University Author of The FlyingCircus of Physics
The Mathematical Universe
The Mathematical Universe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mathematical Universe write by William Dunham. This book was released on 1994-08-16. The Mathematical Universe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist "Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature "If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe." * New Scientist
Genius and Lust
Genius and Lust - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Genius and Lust write by Henry Miller. This book was released on 1976. Genius and Lust available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Norman Mailer, without a doubt the most important literary figure of his generation, here celebrates the genius of "the greatest living American writer" from an earlier generation in an extended essay of unequalled brilliance as well as in a generous selection from Miller's work to point the way to "the center of the power of his writing." --from front flap.
Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others Expanded Second Edition
Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others Expanded Second Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others Expanded Second Edition write by William P. Berlinghoff. This book was released on 2021-04-29. Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others Expanded Second Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Where did math come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols, and why? What is the story behind π π? … negative numbers? … the metric system? … quadratic equations? … sine and cosine? … logs? The 30 independent historical sketches in Math through the Ages answer these questions and many others in an informal, easygoing style that is accessible to teachers, students, and anyone who is curious about the history of mathematical ideas. Each sketch includes Questions and Projects to help you learn more about its topic and to see how the main ideas fit into the bigger picture of history. The 30 short stories are preceded by a 58-page bird's-eye overview of the entire panorama of mathematical history, a whirlwind tour of the most important people, events, and trends that shaped the mathematics we know today. “What to Read Next” and reading suggestions after each sketch provide starting points for readers who want to learn more. This book is ideal for a broad spectrum of audiences, including students in history of mathematics courses at the late high school or early college level, pre-service and in-service teachers, and anyone who just wants to know a little more about the origins of mathematics.
