Mathematics A Concise History And Philosophy

Author : W.S. Anglin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461208750
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy written by W.S. Anglin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a concise introductory textbook for a one-semester (40-class) course in the history and philosophy of mathematics. It is written for mathemat ics majors, philosophy students, history of science students, and (future) secondary school mathematics teachers. The only prerequisite is a solid command of precalculus mathematics. On the one hand, this book is designed to help mathematics majors ac quire a philosophical and cultural understanding of their subject by means of doing actual mathematical problems from different eras. On the other hand, it is designed to help philosophy, history, and education students come to a deeper understanding of the mathematical side of culture by means of writing short essays. The way I myself teach the material, stu dents are given a choice between mathematical assignments, and more his torical or philosophical assignments. (Some sample assignments and tests are found in an appendix to this book. ) This book differs from standard textbooks in several ways. First, it is shorter, and thus more accessible to students who have trouble coping with vast amounts of reading. Second, there are many detailed explanations of the important mathematical procedures actually used by famous mathe maticians, giving more mathematically talented students a greater oppor tunity to learn the history and philosophy by way of problem solving.

Author : W.S. Anglin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387942807
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy written by W.S. Anglin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1994 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise introduction explores the key mathematical and philosophical aspects of the history of mathematics. Detailed explanations of mathematical procedures used by famous mathematicians give readers a greater opportunity to learn the history and philosophy through problem solving. 23 illustrations.

Author : W.S. Anglin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9780387942803
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy written by W.S. Anglin and published by Springer. This book was released on 1996-04-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a concise introductory textbook for a one-semester (40-class) course in the history and philosophy of mathematics. It is written for mathemat ics majors, philosophy students, history of science students, and (future) secondary school mathematics teachers. The only prerequisite is a solid command of precalculus mathematics. On the one hand, this book is designed to help mathematics majors ac quire a philosophical and cultural understanding of their subject by means of doing actual mathematical problems from different eras. On the other hand, it is designed to help philosophy, history, and education students come to a deeper understanding of the mathematical side of culture by means of writing short essays. The way I myself teach the material, stu dents are given a choice between mathematical assignments, and more his torical or philosophical assignments. (Some sample assignments and tests are found in an appendix to this book. ) This book differs from standard textbooks in several ways. First, it is shorter, and thus more accessible to students who have trouble coping with vast amounts of reading. Second, there are many detailed explanations of the important mathematical procedures actually used by famous mathe maticians, giving more mathematically talented students a greater oppor tunity to learn the history and philosophy by way of problem solving.

Author : John Stillwell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108456235
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Mathematics for Philosophers . written by John Stillwell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element aims to present an outline of mathematics and its history, with particular emphasis on events that shook up its philosophy. It ranges from the discovery of irrational numbers in ancient Greece to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century discoveries on the nature of infinity and proof. Recurring themes are intuition and logic, meaning and existence, and the discrete and the continuous. These themes have evolved under the influence of new mathematical discoveries and the story of their evolution is, to a large extent, the story of philosophy of mathematics.

Author : Dirk Jan Struik
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486602554
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Concise History of Mathematics written by Dirk Jan Struik and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1967 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact, well-written history covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, surveying the works of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. "The author's ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best." — Nature.

Author : Øystein Linnebo
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069120229X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Mathematics written by Øystein Linnebo and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading thinkers Mathematics is a model of precision and objectivity, but it appears distinct from the empirical sciences because it seems to deliver nonexperiential knowledge of a nonphysical reality of numbers, sets, and functions. How can these two aspects of mathematics be reconciled? This concise book provides a systematic, accessible introduction to the field that is trying to answer that question: the philosophy of mathematics. Øystein Linnebo, one of the world's leading scholars on the subject, introduces all of the classical approaches to the field as well as more specialized issues, including mathematical intuition, potential infinity, and the search for new mathematical axioms. Sophisticated but clear and approachable, this is an essential book for all students and teachers of philosophy and of mathematics.

Author : Jeff Suzuki
Publisher : MAA
ISBN 13 : 9780883855706
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics in Historical Context written by Jeff Suzuki and published by MAA. This book was released on 2009-08-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the interaction between mathematics, mathematicians and society. What would Newton see if he looked out his window?

Author : Mark Colyvan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521826020
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mathematics written by Mark Colyvan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey through intriguing mathematical and philosophical territory - a lively introduction to this contemporary topic.

Author : David Eugene Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Modern Mathematics written by David Eugene Smith and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stewart Shapiro
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0192893068
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking about Mathematics written by Stewart Shapiro and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-07-13 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thinking about Mathematics covers the range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics. The text describes the questions about mathematics that motivated philosophers throughout history and covers historical figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Mill. It also presents the major positions and arguments concerning mathematics throughout the twentieth century, bringing the reader up to the present positions and battle lines.