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The four corners of mathematics : a brief history, from Pythagoras to Perelman / Thomas Waters, University of Portsmouth, UK.

By: Waters, ThomasMaterial type: TextTextSeries: AK Peters/CRC recreational mathematics seriesPublisher: Boca Raton : AK Peters/CRC Press, 2025Edition: First editionDescription: xi,277 illustrationISBN: 9781032596518; 9781032594989Subject(s): Mathematics | Geometry | Algebra | Calculus | TopologyDDC classification: QA21 .W38 2025 Summary: "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"--
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"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"--

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