Mathematical Masterpieces : Further Chronicles by the Explorers
- Author
- Arthur Knoebel, Jerry Lodder, Reinhard Laubenbacher …
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Mathematics and Statistics
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Experience the discovery of mathematics by reading the original work of some of the greatest minds throughout history. Here are the stories of four mathematical adventures, including the Bernoulli numbers as the passage between discrete and continuous phenomena, the search for numerical solutions to equations throughout time, the discovery of curvature and geometric space, and the quest for patterns in prime numbers. Each story is told through the words of the pioneers of mathematical thought. Particular advantages of the historical approach include providing context to mathematical inquiry, perspective to proposed conceptual solutions, and a glimpse into the direction research has taken.
Keywords: Mathematics and Statistics / Isaac Newton / Mathematica / Prime / Prime number / Algorithms / Calculus / Curvature / Patterns
