A Concise History of Mathematics - Dirk J. Struik

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Résumé :
This compact, well-written history covers major mathematical ideas and techniques from the ancient Near East to 20th-century computer theory, surveying the works of Archimedes, Pascal, Gauss, Hilbert, and many others. The author's ability as a first-class historian as well as an able mathematician has enabled him to produce a work which is unquestionably one of the best. - Nature. ...

Biographie:

Dirk J. Struik: A Birthday Celebration
Dirk. J. Struik was born in Rotterdam in 1894 and spent most of his teaching career at MIT...

Sommaire:
INTRODUCTION I. THE BEGINNINGS II. THE ANCIENT ORIENT III. GREECE IV. THE ORIENT AFTER THE DECLINE OF GREEK SOCIETY V. THE BEGINNINGS IN WESTERN EUROPE VI. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY VII. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VIII. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IX. THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY INDEX...