Leonard Of Pisa And The New Mathematics Of The Middle Ages

Author : Joseph Gies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.9Y/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leonard of Pisa and the New Mathematics of the Middle Ages written by Joseph Gies and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of Pisa, the 13th century capital of the commercial revolution, with emphasis on the contribution of Leonard Fibonacci to the new mathematics.

Author : L. E. Sigler
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080886507
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Leonardo Pisano (Fibonacci) written by L. E. Sigler and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-06-28 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of Squares by Fibonacci is a gem in the mathematical literature and one of the most important mathematical treatises written in the Middle Ages. It is a collection of theorems on indeterminate analysis and equations of second degree which yield, among other results, a solution to a problem proposed by Master John of Palermo to Leonardo at the Court of Frederick II. The book was dedicated and presented to the Emperor at Pisa in 1225. Dating back to the 13th century the book exhibits the early and continued fascination of men with our number system and the relationship among numbers with special properties such as prime numbers, squares, and odd numbers. The faithful translation into modern English and the commentary by the translator make this book accessible to professional mathematicians and amateurs who have always been intrigued by the lure of our number system.

Author : Laurence Sigler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461300797
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci written by Laurence Sigler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1202, Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arabic numerals and methods throughout Europe. This is the first translation into a modern European language, of interest not only to historians of science but also to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods.

Author : Keith Devlin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802778127
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Man of Numbers written by Keith Devlin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the mathematician who introduced Arabic numbers to Western Europe, including how the book "Liber Abbaci" enabled people to understand numbers, engage in commerce, and make advances in the fields of science, technology, and business.

Author : Joseph D'Agnese
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805063056
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blockhead written by Joseph D'Agnese and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Leonardo Fibonacci, the 12th century mathematician who discovered the numerical sequence named for him.

Author : Richard A Dunlap
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814496944
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Ratio And Fibonacci Numbers written by Richard A Dunlap and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1997-12-16 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this invaluable book, the basic mathematical properties of the golden ratio and its occurrence in the dimensions of two- and three-dimensional figures with fivefold symmetry are discussed. In addition, the generation of the Fibonacci series and generalized Fibonacci series and their relationship to the golden ratio are presented. These concepts are applied to algorithms for searching and function minimization. The Fibonacci sequence is viewed as a one-dimensional aperiodic, lattice and these ideas are extended to two- and three-dimensional Penrose tilings and the concept of incommensurate projections. The structural properties of aperiodic crystals and the growth of certain biological organisms are described in terms of Fibonacci sequences.

Author : Keith Devlin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691192308
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Fibonacci written by Keith Devlin and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, popularly known as Fibonacci, whose book Liber abbaci has quite literally affected the lives of everyone alive today. Although he is most famous for the Fibonacci numbers--which, it so happens, he didn't invent--Fibonacci's greatest contribution was as an expositor of mathematical ideas at a level ordinary people could understand. In 1202, Liber abbaci--the "Book of Calculation"--Introduced modern arithmetic to the Western world. Yet Fibonacci was long forgotten after his death, and it was not until the 1960s that his true achievements were finally recognized. Finding Fibonacci is Devlin's compelling firsthand account of his ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's story. Devlin, a math expositor himself, kept a diary of the undertaking, which he draws on here to describe the project's highs and lows, its false starts and disappointments, the tragedies and unexpected turns, some hilarious episodes, and the occasional lucky breaks. You will also meet the unique individuals Devlin encountered along the way, people who, each for their own reasons, became fascinated by Fibonacci, from the Yale professor who traced modern finance back to Fibonacci to the Italian historian who made the crucial archival discovery that brought together all the threads of Fibonacci's astonishing story. Fibonacci helped to revive the West as the cradle of science, technology, and commerce, yet he vanished from the pages of history. This is Devlin's search to find him. -- Back cover.

Author : Frank N. Magill
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136593063
Total Pages : 1071 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Middle Ages written by Frank N. Magill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 1071 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.

Author : Harry Henderson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0816057508
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics written by Harry Henderson and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses mathematics and how it plans an intricate part of daily life rather than an isolated science.

Author : Luetta Reimer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematicians are People, Too written by Luetta Reimer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of mathematical discoveries and the lives of great mathematicians.