The Story of Mathematics
By Unknown Author.
Description
Pythagoras, Einstein, and the Brilliant Ideasthat Have Revolutionized Our Lives.Ever since early man first began counting on his fingers and toes, one of our greatest desires has been to order our world through numbers. Now the authors of The Story of Physics present a sweeping narrative that traces the history of mathematics from ancient Greece to modern calculus to the superhighways of today's computer communications.Absorbing and accessible, The Story of Mathematics introduces us to Euclid, to the mystical teachings of Pythagoras, to Descartes' discovery of analytic geometry, a...
ISBN(s)
0380724588, 9780380724581
