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PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486248232

ISBN-139780486248233

eBay Product ID (ePID)274360

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Number of Pages672 Pages

Publication NameMathematics for the Nonmathematician

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1985

SubjectHistory & Philosophy, Pre-Calculus, General, Homeschooling

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorMorris K Line

Subject AreaMathematics, Education

SeriesDover Books on Mathematics Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight27.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN84-025923

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal510

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisErudite and entertaining overview follows development of mathematics from ancient Greeks, through Middle Ages and Renaissance to the present. Chapters focus on logic and mathematics, the number, the fundamental concept, differential calculus, the theory of probability, and much more. Exercises and problems., Practical, scientific, philosophical, and artistic problems have caused men to investigate mathematics. But there is one other motive which is as strong as any of these -- the search for beauty. Mathematics is an art, and as such affords the pleasures which all the arts afford." In this erudite, entertaining college-level text, Morris Kline, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at New York University, provides the liberal arts student with a detailed treatment of mathematics in a cultural and historical context. The book can also act as a self-study vehicle for advanced high school students and laymen. Professor Kline begins with an overview, tracing the development of mathematics to the ancient Greeks, and following its evolution through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to the present day. Subsequent chapters focus on specific subject areas, such as "Logic and Mathematics," "Number: The Fundamental Concept," "Parametric Equations and Curvilinear Motion," "The Differential Calculus," and "The Theory of Probability." Each of these sections offers a step-by-step explanation of concepts and then tests the student's understanding with exercises and problems. At the same time, these concepts are linked to pure and applied science, engineering, philosophy, the social sciences or even the arts. In one section, Professor Kline discusses non-Euclidean geometry, ranking it with evolution as one of the "two concepts which have most profoundly revolutionized our intellectual development since the nineteenth century." His lucid treatment of this difficult subject starts in the 1800s with the pioneering work of Gauss, Lobachevsky, Bolyai and Riemann, and moves forward to the theory of relativity, explaining the mathematical, scientific and philosophical aspects of this pivotal breakthrough. Mathematics for the Nonmathematician exemplifies Morris Kline's rare ability to simplify complex subjects for the nonspecialist., 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.

LC Classification NumberQA37.2.K6

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