Richard Elwes
1) Mathematics 1001: absolutely everything that matters in mathematics, in 1001 bite-sized explanations
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Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Provides a practical reference to all aspects of mathematics, using clear explanations of such key mathematical concepts as analysis, logic, metamathematics, and mathematical physics.
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Math in 100 Key Breakthroughs offers a series of short, clear-eyed essays explaining the fundamentals of the mathematical concepts everyone should know. Professor Richard Elwes profiles the most important, groundbreaking, and astonishing discoveries, which together have profoundly influenced our understanding of the universe. From the origins of counting--traced back to more than 35,000 years ago--to such contemporary breakthroughs as Wiles' Proof...