Morris Kline Knihy

Part of a set of volumes that trace the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the men responsible for them, this text focuses on calculus, the rise of analysis in the 19th century, and the number theories of Dedekind and Dirichlet.

Part of a set of volumes that trace the development of mathematical ideas and the careers of the mathematicians responsible for them, this text covers the revival of projective geometry, the emergence of abstract algebra, the beginnings of topology, and the influence of Godel on recent study.

A vision of mathematics expressed in essays on change, dimension, quantity, shape, and uncertainty, each of which illustrate fundamental strands for mathematics. These essays allow us to realize the importance of providing hands-on experience and the development of a curriculum that enables students to apply their knowledge to diverse problems.

Part of a set of volumes that trace the development of mathematical ideas, this study examines the discipline's origins in Babylon and Egypt, the creation of geometry and trigonometry by the Greeks, and the role of mathematics in the medieval and early modern periods.

Книга известного американского математика, популяризатора науки Мориса Клайна ярко и увлекательно рассказывает о роли математики в сложном многовековом процессе познания человеком окружающего мира, ее месте и значении в физических науках. Имя автора хорошо знакомо читателям: его книга "Математика. Утрата определенности" (М.: Мир. 1984) пользуется заслуженным успехом в нашей стране. Предназначена для читателей, интересующихся историей и методологией науки.