Mathematics
Title | Mathematics PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Kline |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9780195030853 |
This work stresses the illogical manner in which mathematics has developed, the question of applied mathematics as against 'pure' mathematics, and the challenges to the consistency of mathematics' logical structure that have occurred in the twentieth century.
Mathematics, the Loss of Certainty
Title | Mathematics, the Loss of Certainty PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Kline |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9781435108479 |
Mathematics in Western Culture
Title | Mathematics in Western Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Kline |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 1964-12-31 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0195345452 |
This book gives a remarkably fine account of the influences mathematics has exerted on the development of philosophy, the physical sciences, religion, and the arts in Western life.
Mathematics for the Nonmathematician
Title | Mathematics for the Nonmathematician PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Kline |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 676 |
Release | 2013-04-15 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0486316130 |
Erudite and entertaining overview follows development of mathematics from ancient Greeks to present. Topics include logic and mathematics, the fundamental concept, differential calculus, probability theory, much more. Exercises and problems.
Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge
Title | Mathematics and the Search for Knowledge PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Kline |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 1985-07-18 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0198020619 |
Requires a minimum of technical knowledge and gives an illuminating oversight of the historical developments...with many interesting observations along the way.--Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society The lively writing makes this suitable supplementary reading for advanced undergraduates from many disciplines. An extensive and often technical bibliography is included for those who want to go further.
Mathematics and the Physical World
Title | Mathematics and the Physical World PDF eBook |
Author | Morris Kline |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 2012-03-15 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0486136310 |
Stimulating account of development of mathematics from arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, to calculus, differential equations, and non-Euclidean geometries. Also describes how math is used in optics, astronomy, and other phenomena.
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries
Title | Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries PDF eBook |
Author | Marvin J. Greenberg |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 1993-07-15 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 9780716724469 |
This classic text provides overview of both classic and hyperbolic geometries, placing the work of key mathematicians/ philosophers in historical context. Coverage includes geometric transformations, models of the hyperbolic planes, and pseudospheres.