The Queen of the Sciences
Author : David M. Bressoud
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Mathematics
ISBN :
Recreations in the Theory of Numbers
Author : Albert H. Beiler
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 35,44 MB
Release : 1964-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0486210960
Book Description
Number theory proves to be a virtually inexhaustible source of intriguing puzzle problems. Includes divisors, perfect numbers, the congruences of Gauss, scales of notation, the Pell equation, more. Solutions to all problems.
Numbers in Motion
Author : Laurie Wallmark
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,51 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781939547637
Book Description
"This picture book traces the impressive career of Sophie Kowalevski, the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics requiring original research. As a girl, Sophie is fascinated by the equations her father uses to wallpaper her room. She proves herself a prodigy, and tutors are impressed enough to give her private lessons. Despite universities that refuse to allow women on campus or to pay them to teach, Sophie is able to distinguish herself with her research into partial differential equations. Sophie receives a doctorate and becomes the first female professional mathematician in Northern Europe. The book mentions several of Kowalevski's mathematical contributions and closes with an encouraging message about women in mathematics"--
The Queen of Mathematics
Author : Jay Goldman
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 22,92 MB
Release : 1997-11-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1439864624
Book Description
This book takes the unique approach of examining number theory as it emerged in the 17th through 19th centuries. It leads to an understanding of today's research problems on the basis of their historical development. This book is a contribution to cultural history and brings a difficult subject within the reach of the serious reader.
Mathematics
Author : E. T. Bell
Publisher : Mathematical Association of America
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 49,96 MB
Release : 1996-09-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780883854471
Book Description
An absorbing account of pure and applied mathematics from the geometry of Euclid to that of Riemann, and its application in Einstein's theory of relativity. The twenty chapters cover such topics as: algebra, number theory, logic, probability, infinite sets and the foundations of mathematics, rings, matrices, transformations, groups, geometry, and topology. Mathematics was republished in 1987 with corrections and an added foreword by Martin Gardner.
The Queen of Mathematics
Author : W.S. Anglin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 27,97 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9401102856
Book Description
Like other introductions to number theory, this one includes the usual curtsy to divisibility theory, the bow to congruence, and the little chat with quadratic reciprocity. It also includes proofs of results such as Lagrange's Four Square Theorem, the theorem behind Lucas's test for perfect numbers, the theorem that a regular n-gon is constructible just in case phi(n) is a power of 2, the fact that the circle cannot be squared, Dirichlet's theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions, the Prime Number Theorem, and Rademacher's partition theorem. We have made the proofs of these theorems as elementary as possible. Unique to The Queen of Mathematics are its presentations of the topic of palindromic simple continued fractions, an elementary solution of Lucas's square pyramid problem, Baker's solution for simultaneous Fermat equations, an elementary proof of Fermat's polygonal number conjecture, and the Lambek-Moser-Wild theorem.
Concepts of Modern Mathematics
Author : Ian Stewart
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2012-05-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0486134954
Book Description
In this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts of groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and other mathematical subjects. 200 illustrations.
From a Geometrical Point of View
Author : Jean-Pierre Marquis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 2008-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402093845
Book Description
From a Geometrical Point of View explores historical and philosophical aspects of category theory, trying therewith to expose its significance in the mathematical landscape. The main thesis is that Klein’s Erlangen program in geometry is in fact a particular instance of a general and broad phenomenon revealed by category theory. The volume starts with Eilenberg and Mac Lane’s work in the early 1940’s and follows the major developments of the theory from this perspective. Particular attention is paid to the philosophical elements involved in this development. The book ends with a presentation of categorical logic, some of its results and its significance in the foundations of mathematics. From a Geometrical Point of View aims to provide its readers with a conceptual perspective on category theory and categorical logic, in order to gain insight into their role and nature in contemporary mathematics. It should be of interest to mathematicians, logicians, philosophers of mathematics and science in general, historians of contemporary mathematics, physicists and computer scientists.
Exploring the World of Mathematics
Author : John Hudson Tiner
Publisher : New Leaf Publishing Group
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 37,44 MB
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 161458155X
Book Description
Numbers surround us. Just try to make it through a day without using any. It's impossible: telephone numbers, calendars, volume settings, shoe sizes, speed limits, weights, street numbers, microwave timers, TV channels, and the list goes on and on. The many advancements and branches of mathematics were developed through the centuries as people encountered problems and relied upon math to solve them. For instance: What timely invention was tampered with by the Caesars and almost perfected by a pope? Why did ten days vanish in September of 1752? How did Queen Victoria shorten the Sunday sermons at chapel? What important invention caused the world to be divided into time zones? What simple math problem caused the Mars Climate Orbiter to burn up in the Martian atmosphere? What common unit of measurement was originally based on the distance from the equator to the North Pole? Does water always boil at 212? Fahrenheit? What do Da Vinci's Last Supper and the Parthenon have in common? Why is a computer glitch called a "bug"? It's amazing how ten simple digits can be used in an endless number of ways to benefit man. The development of these ten digits and their many uses is the fascinating story you hold in your hands: Exploring the World of Mathematics.
Mathematicians and Their Gods
Author : Snezana Lawrence
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0198703058
Book Description
This is a book on the relationship between mathematics and religious beliefs. This book shows that, throughout scientific history, mathematics has been used to make sense of the 'big' questions of life, and that religious beliefs sometimes drove mathematicians to do mathematics to help them make sense of the world
