The History of Approximation Theory
The problem of approximating a given quantity is one of the oldest challenges faced by mathematicians. Its increasing importance ...
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The IMO Compendium
The IMO has sparked off a burst of creativity among enthusiasts in creating new and interesting mathematics problems. In ...
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The IMO Compendium
The IMO has sparked off a burst of creativity among enthusiasts in creating new and interesting mathematics problems. In ...
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The Legacy of Mario Pieri in Geometry and Arithmetic
The Italian mathematician Mario Pieri (1860-1913) played an integral part in the research groups of Corrado Segre and Giuseppe ...
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The Shaping of Arithmetic after C.F. Gausss Disquisitiones Arithmeticae
A book that traces the profound effect Gauss’s masterpiece has had on mathematics over the past two centuries. … The ...
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The Universe of General Relativity
Topics discussed include the prehistory of special relativity, early attempts at a relativistic theory of gravitation, the ...
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Thomas Harriots Artis Analyticae Praxis
The present work is the first ever English translation of the original text of Thomas Harriot's Artis Analyticae Praxis, ...
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Tool and Object : A History and Philosophy of Category Theory
The book is first of all a history of category theory from the beginnings to A. Grothendieck and F.W. Lawvere. Category theory ...
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"Mechanics and Natural Philosophy before the Scientific Revolution
This volume deals with a variety of moments in the history of mechanics when conflicts arose within one textual tradition, ...
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