- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications; 1 edition (Aug 1 1987)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0486602559
- ISBN-13: 978-0486602554
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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#137,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50 in Books > Teens > Science & Technology > Mathematics
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent context,
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This review is from: A Concise History of Mathematics: Fourth Revised Edition (Paperback)
This is a particularly clear-minded view of the progression of mathematical history. After reading this I became convinced that understanding math requires a knowledge of its history. I don't believe that this is true for science. The great advance of twentieth century mathematics is its achievement of higher levels of abstraction. But without a knowledge of history this abstraction is just puff. This book leaves off at 1945.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pocket size Bible of History of Mathematics,
By Joel Sanchez Gonzalez (San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Concise History of Mathematics: Fourth Revised Edition (Paperback)
If you are looking for a book that clearly describes the evolution of mathematics, you don't need to try more, this book is for you.Struik's book, "A Concise History of Mathematics", is a well documented book with the main contributions, dates, and names of the people involved in the development of mathematics from their ancients origins until the first half of the 20th century. Struik's style of writing is clear and, how the title of the book says, concise, highlighting the relevant discoveries made in the field and relating them in order to give a better understanding of the subject. Reading is easy for all people because Struik avoids to use formulas where it is not necessary, focusing more in the works of the great mathematicians and describing them of a comprehensible way. Another excellent feature of the book is the great bibliography that contains, with a many references to other books not only in English, but in other languages also. Somebody would hope to find more mathematical demonstrations and more illustrations, but this is not the objective of the book, contents in a single volume of 228 pages are the most important facts of the history of the mathematics, therefore, the relationship between cost and content is excellent. A Concise History of Mathematics is a classical book, written by a world wide recognized author, of a clear and concise manner. All people interested in this area of the mathematics must have this book in their shelf.
3.0 out of 5 stars
The best introduction in _Math,
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This review is from: A Concise History of Mathematics: Fourth Revised Edition (Paperback)
If you are searching some book about introduce you in the math World, you can find it in this book.
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