The four corners of mathematics : (Record no. 16691)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01186cam a22002298i 4500 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781032596518 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781032594989 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA21 .W38 2025 |
| Item number | 2 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Waters, Thomas |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The four corners of mathematics : |
| Remainder of title | a brief history, from Pythagoras to Perelman / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Thomas Waters, University of Portsmouth, UK. |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First edition. |
| Copyright Date | |
| Place of publication | Boca Raton : |
| Name of publisher | AK Peters/CRC Press, |
| Year of publication or production | 2025. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi,277 |
| Other physical details | illustration |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | AK Peters/CRC recreational mathematics series |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "This book describes the historical development of the 'big ideas' in mathematics in an accessible and intuitive manner. In delivering this bird's-eye view of the history of mathematics, the author uses engaging diagrams and images to communicate complex concepts while also exploring the details of the main results and methods of high-level mathematics. As such, this book involves some equations and terminology, but the only assumption on the readers' knowledge is A-level or high school mathematics"-- |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematics |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Geometry |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Algebra |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Calculus |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Topology |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 10/08/2025 | QA21 .W38 2025 | 0198555 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 10/08/2025 | QA21 .W38 2025 | 0198532 | Books |