Mathematics and Its History (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics) 3rd ed . – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 144196052X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1441960528
• Author: David Parrott, Australian Mathematical Society

This book offers a collection of historical essays detailing a large variety of mathematical disciplines and issues; it’s accessible to a broad audience. This third edition includes new chapters on simple groups and new sections on alternating groups and the Poincare conjecture. Many more exercises have been added as well as commentary that helps place the exercises in context.

Table contents:

– The Theorem of Pythagoras.

– Greek Geometry.

– Greek Number Theory.

– Infinity in Greek Mathematics.

– Number Theory in Asia.

– Polynomial Equations.

– Analytic Geometry.

– Projective Geometry.

– Calculus.

– Infinite Series.

– The Number Theory Revival.

– Elliptic Functions.

– Mechanics.

– Complex Numbers in Algebra.

– Complex Numbers and Curves.

– Complex Numbers and Functions.

– Differential Geometry.

– Non-Euclidean Geometry.

– Group Theory.

– Hypercomplex Numbers.

– Algebraic Number Theory.

– Topology.

– Simple Groups.

– Sets, Logic, and Computation.

– Combinatorics.

– Bibliography.

– Index.