| Who Gave You the Epsilon?: And Other Tales of Mathematical History Contributor(s): Anderson, Marlow (Author), Katz, Victor (Author), Wilson, Robin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0883855690 ISBN-13: 9780883855690 Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA) OUR PRICE: $74.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy |
| Dewey: 510.9 |
| LCCN: 2008935288 |
| Series: Spectrum |
| Physical Information: 439 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book picks up the history of mathematics from where Sherlock Holmes in Babylon left it. The 40 articles of Who Gave You the Epsilon? continue the story of the development of mathematics into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The articles have all been published in the Mathematical Association of America journals and are in many cases written by distinguished mathematicians such as G. H. Hardy and B. van der Waerden. The articles are arranged thematically to show the development of analysis, geometry, algebra and number theory through this period of time. Each chapter is preceded by a foreword, giving the historical background and setting and the scene, and is followed by an afterword, reporting on advances in our historical knowledge and understanding since the articles first appeared. This book is ideal for anyone wanting to explore the history of mathematics. |
Contributor Bio(s): Anderson, Marlow: - After earning his Ph.D. in 1977, Marlow Anderson taught at Indiana-Purdue University in Fort Wayne before coming to Colorado. His graduate work at the University of Kansas was in algebra, specifically lattice ordered groups, and he maintained his interest and research momentum when he joined the department at Colorado College in 1982. Anderson has always had wide ranging interests in mathematics. Logic was an early fascination, geometry was one of the courses he enjoyed designing and teaching, and the history of mathematics became a strong interest.Katz, Victor: - Victor J. Katz, born in Philadelphia, received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Brandeis University in 1968 and was for many years Professor of Mathematics at the University of the District of Columbia. He has long been interested in the history of mathematics and, in particular, in its use in teaching. His well-regarded textbook, A History of Mathematics: An Introduction, is now in its third edition. Its first edition received the Watson Davis Prize of the History of Science Society, a prize awarded annually by the Society for a book in any field of the history of science suitable for undergraduates.Wilson, Robin: - Robin Wilson is Professor of Pure Mathematics at the Open University (UK), a Fellow in Mathematics at Keble College, Oxford University, and Emeritus Gresham Professor of Geometry, London (the oldest mathematical Chair in England). He has written and edited about thirty books, mainly on graph theory and the history of mathematics. His research interests focus mainly on British mathematics, especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and on the history of graph theory and combinatorics. |