Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, 2013
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781477704103 MWT15508018, 1477704108 15508018
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The achievements of great mathematical thinkers from ancient times to the modern age are examined through engaging, accessible text. Fascinating profiles of time-measurers like the Mayans and Huygens, arithmeticians like Pythagoras and al-Khwarizmi, logicians like Aristotle and Russell, and many more. Readers can follow along on these thinkers' quests to explain the patterns in the world around them and to solve a wide range of theoretical and practical problems
Mode of access: World Wide Web