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- This text has been developed and class tested for over 15 years
- Uses original sources to teach the history of mathematics
- Heavily illustrated with line drawings and half-tones, and each chapter is accompanied by exercises
- Each chapter is self-contained and could be used independently
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics (UTM)
Part of the book sub series: Readings in Mathematics (READINMATH)
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
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"This book is closely related to courses of mathematics held for students at New Mexico State University … . An important aspect of the book is the numerous exercises, which should help students to gain a deeper insight into the presented material. Numerous references and well-organized indices make the book easy to use. It can be recommended for university libraries and students with an interest in the history of mathematics presented from a modern point of view." (EMS Newsletter, September, 2008)
"This book consists of four chapters, each of which presents a ‘sequence of selected primary sources’ leading up to a ‘masterpiece of mathematical achievement’. … Each chapter contains … lots of historical comments sketching the further development of the topic. There are also a lot of exercises. … This is a well written and entertaining book that can (and should) be used in seminars or reading courses." (Franz Lemmermeyer, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1140, 2008)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematical Masterpieces
Book Subtitle: Further Chronicles by the Explorers
Authors: Arthur Knoebel, Jerry Lodder, Reinhard Laubenbacher, David Pengelley
Series Title: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33062-4
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-33060-0Published: 14 August 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-33061-7Published: 14 August 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-33062-4Published: 16 October 2007
Series ISSN: 0172-6056
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5604
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 340
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Algorithms, Differential Geometry, Number Theory