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The Mathematical Traveler

Exploring the Grand History of Numbers

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  • © 1994

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  1. Calvin C. Clawson
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 1-4

  3. How Do We Count?

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 5-17

  4. Early Counting

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 19-36

  5. Counting in Other Species

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 37-48

  6. Ancient Numbers

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 49-76

  7. Chinese and New World Numbers

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 77-94

  8. Problems in Paradise

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 95-120

  9. The Negative Numbers

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 121-133

  10. Dealing with the Infinite

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 135-159

  11. Dedekind’s Cut

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 161-180

  12. The Story of π

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 181-206

  13. Expanding the Kingdom

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 207-222

  14. Really Big

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 223-232

  15. The Genius Calculators

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 233-246

  16. What Does It All Mean?

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 247-262

  17. Numbers

    • Calvin C. Clawson
    Pages 263-279

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 281-307
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Mathematical Traveler

  • Book Subtitle: Exploring the Grand History of Numbers

  • Authors: Calvin C. Clawson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6014-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Calvin C. Clawson 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44645-0Published: 01 January 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6014-6Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 307

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences

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