Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences: Volume Two

ISBN-13: 9781138688162 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 976 str.

Ivor Grattan-Guiness

Opis

First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Spis treści

Selected Contents: 1. Ancient and non-Western traditions 2. The Western Middle Ages and the Renaissance 3. Calculus and mathematical analysis 4. Functions, series and methods in analysis 5. Logic, set theories, and the foundations of mathematics 6. Algebras and number theory 7. Geometries and topology 8. Mechanics and mechanical engineering 9. Physics and mathematical physics, and electrical engineering 10. Probability and statistics, and the social sciences 11. Higher education and institutions 12. Mathematics and culture

O autorze

Ivor Grattan-Guinness is at Middlesex Polytechnic.