A History of Mathematics

Carl Benjamin Boyer (November 3, 1906 – April 26, 1976) was a historian of mathematics. He wrote the books History of Analytic Geometry, History of the Calculus, A History of Mathematics, and The Rainbow: From Myth to Mathematics.[1]

出版者:John Wiley & Sons

作者:Carl B. Boyer

页数:736

出版时间:1991-03-06

价格:GBP 26.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780471543978

图书标签:数学史数学historyMathmatics通史美國歷史數學

"Boyer and Merzbach distill thousands of years of mathematics into this fascinating chronicle. From the Greeks to Godel, the mathematics is brilliant; the cast of characters is distinguished; the ebb and flow of ideas is everywhere evident. And, while tracing the development of European mathematics, the authors do not overlook the contributions of Chinese, Indian, and Arabic civilizations. Without doubt, this is—and will long remain—a classic one-volume history of mathematics and mathematicians who create it." —William Dunham Author, Journey Through Genius, The Great Theorems of Mathematics "When we read a book like A History of Mathematics, we get the picture of a mounting structure, ever taller and broader and more beautiful and magnificent—and with a foundation, moreover, that is as untainted and as functional now as it was when Thales worked out the first geometrical theorems nearly 26 centuries ago." —From the Foreword by Isaac Asimov "One of the most useful and comprehensive general introductions to the subject." —J. W. Dauben The City University of New York "Both readable and scholarly, this book can serve as a fine introduction to the topic and also a reference book." —J. David Bolter University of North Carolina Author of Turing’s Man Revised to make it more accessible to a general audience, A History of Mathematics paints a vivid picture of humankind’s relationship with numbers. Updated and expanded, it now offers broadened coverage of twentieth century advances in probability and computers, and updated references to further reading. A feature that will be of interest to every reader is an appendix containing an extensive chronological table of mathematical and general historical developments.

读后感

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第三卷和第四卷 　　入们普遍推测，《几何原本》前两卷的内容是毕达哥拉斯学派的作品。另一方面，第三卷和第四卷处理圆的几何学，这两卷的材料被认为主要取自希俄斯岛的希波克拉底。这两卷的内容跟今天的教科书中关于圆的定理并无不同。比方说，第三卷的定理1要求作一个圆的圆...  

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