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16 produkter
New Era in American Mathematics, 1920–1950
Inbunden, 2022
1449 kr
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A meticulously researched history on the development of American mathematics in the three decades following World War IAs the Roaring Twenties lurched into the Great Depression, to be followed by the scourge of Nazi Germany and World War II, American mathematicians pursued their research, …
James Joseph Sylvester: Life and Work in Letters
Life and Work in Letters
E-bok, 2013
806 kr
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In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, sword-cane-wielding, nineteenth-century British Jew who, together with the taciturn Arthur Cayley, developed a theory and language of invariants that then died spectacularly in the 1890s as a result …
James Joseph Sylvester: Life and Work in Letters
Inbunden, 1998
1417 kr
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In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, sword-cane-wielding, nineteenth-century British Jew who, together with the taciturn Arthur Cayley, developed a theory and language of invariants that then died spectacularly in the 1890s as a result …
James Joseph Sylvester
Life and Work in Letters
Häftad, 2013
1098 kr
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In the folklore of mathematics, James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897) is the eccentric, hot-tempered, sword-cane-wielding, nineteenth-century British Jew who, together with the taciturn Arthur Cayley, developed a theory and language of invariants that then died spectacularly in the 1890s as a result …
Taming the Unknown
A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
Av Victor J. Katz, Karen Hunger Parshall
Inbunden, 2014
574 kr
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What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. Taming the Unknown considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved and …
Taming the Unknown
A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
Av Victor J. Katz, Karen Hunger Parshall
Häftad, 2020
436 kr
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What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y’s. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. Taming the Unknown considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved and …
New Era in American Mathematics, 1920-1950
E-bok, 2022
685 kr
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A meticulously researched history on the development of American mathematics in the three decades following World War I As the Roaring Twenties lurched into the Great Depression, to be followed by the scourge of Nazi Germany and World War II, American mathematicians pursued their research, …
New Era in American Mathematics, 1920–1950
Häftad, 2022
505 kr
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A meticulously researched history on the development of American mathematics in the three decades following World War IAs the Roaring Twenties lurched into the Great Depression, to be followed by the scourge of Nazi Germany and World War II, American mathematicians pursued their research, …
Experiencing Nature
Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Allen G. Debus
Av P. Theerman, Karen Hunger Parshall
Inbunden, 1997
1095 kr
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This volume, honoring the renowned historian of science, Allen G Debus, explores ideas of science - `experiences of nature' - from within a historiographical tradition that Debus has done much to define. As his work shows, the sciences do not develop exclusively as a result of a progressive and …
Emergence of the American Mathematical Research Community, 1876-1900
J.J.Sylvester, Felix Klein and E.H.Moore
Av Karen Hunger Parshall, David E. Rowe
Häftad, 1994
1504 kr
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This volume traces the transformation of the United States from a mathematical backwater to a major presence during the quarter-century from 1876 to 1900. Presenting a detailed study of the major figures involved in this transformation, it focuses on the three most influential individuals - the …
Episodes in the History of Modern Algebra (1800-1950)
Av Jeremy J. Gray, Karen Hunger Parshall
Häftad, 2011
1500 kr
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Algebra, as a subdiscipline of mathematics, arguably has a history going back some 4000 years to ancient Mesopotamia. The history, however, of what is recognized today as high school algebra is much shorter, extending back to the sixteenth century, while the history of what practicing …
Taming the Unknown
A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
Av Karen Hunger Parshall, Victor J. Katz
E-bok, 2014
599 kr
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What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x''s and y’s. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. Taming the Unknown considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved …
Experiencing Nature
Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Allen G. Debus
Av P. Theerman, Karen Hunger Parshall
Häftad, 2012
1130 kr
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This volume, honoring the renowned historian of science, Allen G Debus, explores ideas of science - `experiences of nature' - from within a historiographical tradition that Debus has done much to define. As his work shows, the sciences do not develop exclusively as a result of a progressive and …
Experiencing Nature
Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Allen G. Debus
Av Karen Hunger Parshall, P. Theerman
E-bok, 2013
1455 kr
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This volume, honoring the renowned historian of science, Allen G Debus, explores ideas of science - `experiences of nature'' - from within a historiographical tradition that Debus has done much to define. As his work shows, the sciences do not develop exclusively as a result of a progressive and …
James Joseph Sylvester
Jewish Mathematician in a Victorian World
Inbunden, 2006
810 kr
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Here, in this first biographical study of James Joseph Sylvester, Karen Hunger Parshall makes a signal contribution to the history of mathematics, Victorian history, and the history of science. A brilliant Cambridge student at first denied a degree because of his faith, Sylvester came twice to …
Bridging Traditions
Alchemy, Chemistry, and Paracelsian Practices in the Early Modern Era
Av Karen Hunger Parshall, Michael T. Walton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
622 kr
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