Featuring a new supplement that completely updates the work, this lucid presentation examines how mathematics shaped and was in turn shaped by the course of history. The authors explore the growth, development, and far-reaching applications of trigonometry, navigation, cartography, logarithms, algebra, and calculus through ancient, medieval, post-Renaissance, and modern times.
| ISBN: | 9780486789224 |
| Publication date: | 24th April 2015 |
| Author: | H L Resnikoff, R O Wells |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 480 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Mathematics |
| Genres: |
History of mathematics |
Featuring a new supplement that completely updates the work, this lucid presentation examines how mathematics shaped and was in turn shaped by the course of history. The authors explore the growth, development, and far-reaching applications of trigonometry, navigation, cartography, logarithms, algebra, and calculus through ancient, medieval, post-Renaissance, and modern times.
Mathematics in Civilization features in the following genres: History of mathematics
Mathematics in Civilization is available in Paperback
Mathematics in Civilization was written by H L Resnikoff, R O Wells and published by Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc.
Mathematics in Civilization has 480 pages
Yes it is part of Dover Books on Mathematics series