Mathematics, Volume 1 - Its Contents, Methods, and Meaning (Paperback, second edition)

A comprehensive exposition of mathematics, tracing the history and cultural significance of mathematical ideas from antiquity to the present day. Mathematics, which originated in antiquity in the needs of daily life, has developed into an immense system of widely varied disciplines. Like the other sciences, it reflects the laws of the material world around us and serves as a powerful instrument for our knowledge and mastery of nature. But the high level of abstraction peculiar to mathematics means that its newer branches are relatively inaccessible to nonspecialists. This abstract character of mathematics gave birth even in antiquity to idealistic notions about its independence of the material world. In recent years, many popular books about mathematics have appeared, but many of them have neglected the twentieth century, the undisputed "golden age" of mathematics. This book undertakes the ultimate task of mathematical exposition, outlining the history and cultural significance of mathematical ideas and their continuous development from the earliest beginnings of history to the present day.

General

Imprint:	MIT Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The MIT Press
Release date:	March 1969
First published:	March 1969
Editors:	A.D. Aleksandrov • A.N. Kolmogorov • M.A. Lavrentev
Translators:	S.H. Gould • T. Bartha
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	398
Edition:	second edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-262-51005-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science
LSN:	0-262-51005-7
Barcode:	9780262510059

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