A Wealth of Numbers : : An Anthology of 500 Years of Popular Mathematics Writing / / ed. by Benjamin Wardhaugh.
Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from th...
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A Wealth of Numbers : An Anthology of 500 Years of Popular Mathematics Writing / ed. by Benjamin Wardhaugh. Course Book Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2012] ©2012 1 online resource (392 p.) : 39 halftones. 19 line illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. "Sports and Pastimes, Done by Number": Mathematical Tricks, Mathematical Games -- 2. "Much Necessary for All States of Men": From Arithmetic to Algebra -- 3. "A Goodly Struggle": Problems, Puzzles, and Challenges -- 4. "Drawyng, Measuring and Proporcion": Geometry and Trigonometry -- 5. Maps, Monsters, and Riddles: The Worlds of Mathematical Popularization -- 6. "To Ease and Expedite the Work": Mathematical Instruments and How to Use Them -- 7. "How Fine a Mind": Mathematicians Past -- 8. "By Plain and Practical Rules": Mathematics at Work -- 9. "The Speedier Expedition of Their Learning": Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Mathematics -- 10. "So Fundamentally Useful a Science": Reflections on Mathematics and Its Place in the World -- 11. The Mathematicians Who Never Were: Fiction and Humor -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing, bringing to life a little-known side of math history. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, A Wealth of Numbers includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics; mathematical histories and biographies; accounts of higher mathematics; explanations of mathematical instruments; discussions of how math should be taught and learned; reflections on the place of math in the world; and math in fiction and humor. Featuring many tricks, games, problems, and puzzles, as well as much history and trivia, the selections include a sixteenth-century guide to making a horizontal sundial; "Newton for the Ladies" (1739); Leonhard Euler on the idea of velocity (1760); "Mathematical Toys" (1785); a poetic version of the rule of three (1792); "Lotteries and Mountebanks" (1801); Lewis Carroll on the game of logic (1887); "Maps and Mazes" (1892); "Einstein's Real Achievement" (1921); "Riddles in Mathematics" (1945); "New Math for Parents" (1966); and "PC Astronomy" (1997). Organized by thematic chapters, each selection is placed in context by a brief introduction. A unique window into the hidden history of popular mathematics, A Wealth of Numbers will provide many hours of fun and learning to anyone who loves popular mathematics and science.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Mathematics. Science. MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy. bisacsh Wardhaugh, Benjamin, editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt print 9780691147758 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400841981 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400841981 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400841981.jpg |
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A Wealth of Numbers : An Anthology of 500 Years of Popular Mathematics Writing / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. "Sports and Pastimes, Done by Number": Mathematical Tricks, Mathematical Games -- 2. "Much Necessary for All States of Men": From Arithmetic to Algebra -- 3. "A Goodly Struggle": Problems, Puzzles, and Challenges -- 4. "Drawyng, Measuring and Proporcion": Geometry and Trigonometry -- 5. Maps, Monsters, and Riddles: The Worlds of Mathematical Popularization -- 6. "To Ease and Expedite the Work": Mathematical Instruments and How to Use Them -- 7. "How Fine a Mind": Mathematicians Past -- 8. "By Plain and Practical Rules": Mathematics at Work -- 9. "The Speedier Expedition of Their Learning": Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Mathematics -- 10. "So Fundamentally Useful a Science": Reflections on Mathematics and Its Place in the World -- 11. The Mathematicians Who Never Were: Fiction and Humor -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. "Sports and Pastimes, Done by Number": Mathematical Tricks, Mathematical Games -- 2. "Much Necessary for All States of Men": From Arithmetic to Algebra -- 3. "A Goodly Struggle": Problems, Puzzles, and Challenges -- 4. "Drawyng, Measuring and Proporcion": Geometry and Trigonometry -- 5. Maps, Monsters, and Riddles: The Worlds of Mathematical Popularization -- 6. "To Ease and Expedite the Work": Mathematical Instruments and How to Use Them -- 7. "How Fine a Mind": Mathematicians Past -- 8. "By Plain and Practical Rules": Mathematics at Work -- 9. "The Speedier Expedition of Their Learning": Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Mathematics -- 10. "So Fundamentally Useful a Science": Reflections on Mathematics and Its Place in the World -- 11. The Mathematicians Who Never Were: Fiction and Humor -- Index |
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