The math book /
The math book /
Karl Warsi, consultant editor [and seven other contributors]
- New York ; DK Publishing, c2019
- 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Big ideas simply explained .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Ancient and classical periods -- The middle ages -- The renaissance -- The enlightenment -- The 19th century -- Modern mathematics -- Directory -- Glossary -- Index -- Quotations -- Acknowledgments.
"Applying the Big Ideas Simply Explained series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics to chart the development of math through history, The Math Book explores and explains subjects ranging from ancient mathematical ideas and inventions, such as prehistoric tally bones and Sumerian multiplication tables, through the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe, to the more recent rise of game and group theory. Tracing math through the scientific revolution to its 21st-century use in computers, the internet, and AI, The Math Book uses an innovative graphic-led approach to make the subject accessible to everyone."
9781465480248
MATHEMATICS -- POPULAR WORKS
QA 93 .M38 2019
Includes index.
Introduction -- Ancient and classical periods -- The middle ages -- The renaissance -- The enlightenment -- The 19th century -- Modern mathematics -- Directory -- Glossary -- Index -- Quotations -- Acknowledgments.
"Applying the Big Ideas Simply Explained series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics to chart the development of math through history, The Math Book explores and explains subjects ranging from ancient mathematical ideas and inventions, such as prehistoric tally bones and Sumerian multiplication tables, through the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe, to the more recent rise of game and group theory. Tracing math through the scientific revolution to its 21st-century use in computers, the internet, and AI, The Math Book uses an innovative graphic-led approach to make the subject accessible to everyone."
9781465480248
MATHEMATICS -- POPULAR WORKS
QA 93 .M38 2019
